Five-Fajita Tornado
I once taught a course of freshmen-level Meteorology. I explained how tornadoes are rated on the Fujita scale (named for Dr. Fujita), from F0 waterspouts and dust devils to the F5 pavement-eating monsters that terrorize the Great Plains.

So, I tested the students on the material. Some students weren't very bright. One student got the concept right, but called it the Fajita scale instead. So, fail him I did.

But there is something whimsical about rating whirlwinds by Mexican foodstuffs, so afterwards I adopted the Fajita standard to describe all powerful winds. Last October, we had a windstorm through here that had to be worth at least one fajita....
(Perv With A Dog had his eyes pecked out by scrub jays on, Fri 9 Jul 2010, 7:35, 6 replies)

universal constant...
talking to a colleague a few weeks ago and they had a student who had actually referenced the film 'Happy Gilmore' in one of their assignments for their sports management degree!
(Lip Up Fatty Fatty Reggae still loves BBQ food on, Fri 9 Jul 2010, 8:01, closed)

And from a student point.........
I recently completed an aircraft type course, where our instructor demanded that we be absolutely correct in our terminology, and quote publication references, pub.No. chapter, paragraph and note etc, by maintaining that we should be "very pacific" Great guy though.
(M61A1 CUPID- STUNTS, Fri 9 Jul 2010, 8:57, closed)

A former law tutor of mine constantly referred to 'malice aforethought' as 'malice afterthought'
which made it sound as if the murderer only really meant it afterwards.
(Juan Quar is clinging to her front teeth on, Fri 9 Jul 2010, 12:17, closed)

He failed because he skim-read?
If you really did fail someone for knowing how the scale works and how to apply it, but not knowing the name, then you should not be trying to educate anyone.
(Me, I'm not... in any way intoxicated, Fri 9 Jul 2010, 18:22, closed)

Don't Worry - I Wasn't So Cruel
But the fellow was slow, which ultimately led to his educational demise. Part of education is learning how to prepare when power-mad despots come flying into one's life, as they always do in universities. Like being able to distinguish between Japanese family names and tortillas fried with peppers, steak, and onions.

Sorry about the Mockery - one of the privileges of "Absolute Power." There is a place in this world for the slow but whimsical, however, and I honor this fellow's delightful 'Fajita Scale' here.
(Perv With A Dog had his eyes pecked out by scrub jays on, Fri 9 Jul 2010, 20:01, closed)

I'll be honest, I read tornadoes as Tomatoes, and was thoroughly confused...

( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 11:48, closed)