welcome to elaney!

“elaney, what are you going to do when ruffles are no longer fashionable?” – Reader g-love

“If a man is called to be a street sweeper, he should sweep streets even as Michelangelo painted, or Beethoven composed music, or Shakespeare wrote poetry. He should sweep streets so well that all the hosts of heaven and earth will pause to say, here lived a great streetsweeper who did his job well.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

“Wanna know my First World problem, elaney?  The car we keep at Sea Island is a Subaru, and I hate driving it to tibi.”  - Reader Mo

One thing we love is the venacular of groups of people, especially creative college students with extra time on their hands.  This weekend at VU Homecoming, we were reminded of great things subgroups say all the time that have less meaning to the public at large.

“He showed up,” – a description for someone who really made themselves known at a social engagement
“This ain’t her first rodeo,” - a description useful for a woman who looks like she might be more versed in any particular area of expertise
“Wash your mouth!” – a command whenever you don’t agree with something another party is saying
“Baaaa”  – an expression of emotion for anything you don’t like (the number of a’s corresponds to degree of dislike)
“SKIRT” – a an expression of emotion that can be used for scared, excited, skeptical, nervous, hopeful, disappointed, etc all by changing tone and inflection
“Don worry ’bout me.” - just another wonderful phrase from the great Carter Woolfolk

What college speak / funny expressions do you love?

“I was like, why are you so obsessed with me?” – Mariah Carey
“Are you obsessed with me?” - Reader Frances to Reader Kenny, circa 2000, showing early signs of cleverness

“Well if I can’t look skinny, I might as well look rich.” – Columbus, GA Woman Wisdom