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...when you answer a question in Bio class "integumentary" when the correct answer was "skin"
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...when you take the AP tests on your events without taking the class.
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When 2017 starts today (shoutout to the Rules Committees and other national officials for whom it actually does)
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Unome wrote:When 2017 starts today (shoutout to the Rules Committees and other national officials for whom it actually does)
Happy new year! Guess I should adopt my D Division signature.
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when the tech shop teacher's most complicated and grade-heavy projects look like cheap hasbro toys.
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Zioly wrote:when the tech shop teacher's most complicated and grade-heavy projects look like cheap hasbro toys.
Apply cold water to the burn.
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When you think dried pineapple slices look like Haversian systems.
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when the bottle rockets your group made in science make you want to scream and fix everything.
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When you read "so" as scioly or science olympiad.
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When participating in SSSS suddenly seems like a really productive and enjoyable way to spend your summer. Then suggest, without shame, for your friends to follow suit, feel like a complete nerd but absolutely don't care in the slightest. :)
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