{"id":7517,"date":"2022-12-23T06:56:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-23T14:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goldmanstate.com\/?p=7517"},"modified":"2022-12-22T22:09:45","modified_gmt":"2022-12-23T06:09:45","slug":"bad-news-for-noobs-the-worst-of-the-terse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goldmanstate.com\/2022\/12\/23\/bad-news-for-noobs-the-worst-of-the-terse\/","title":{"rendered":"Bad News for Noobs: The Worst of The Terse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;19px||23px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_module=&#8221;2637&#8243; saved_tabs=&#8221;all&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/goldmanstate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/GPB-Bank-Local-Banner_1.jpg&#8221; 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I confess that the first time I received one of those, in about the seventh grade, I thought the teacher was imitating a crow complaining about its abandonment issues.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_code disabled_on=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Adsense Horizontal&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.10.7&#8243; width=&#8221;90%&#8221; width_tablet=&#8221;90%&#8221; width_phone=&#8221;&#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; max_width=&#8221;90%&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|0px||0px|false|false&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;|0px||0px|false|false&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; global_module=&#8221;1433&#8243; saved_tabs=&#8221;all&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- gs_horizontal_new --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->     style=&#8221;display:block&#8221;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->     data-ad-client=&#8221;ca-pub-8489921453224987&#8243;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->     data-ad-slot=&#8221;5069548950&#8243;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->     data-ad-format=&#8221;auto&#8221;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->     data-full-width-responsive=&#8221;true&#8221;><\/ins><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><script><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/script>[\/et_pb_code][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.2&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>Then there was the ultimate fear inducer, usually scrawled in what I took to be ALL-CAPS ANGER at the top of a term paper I\u2019d turned in: PLEASE SEE ME ABOUT THIS.<\/p>\n<p>What was I to conclude from a note like that?<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.2&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>Had my teacher discovered I\u2019d cribbed most of the information, writing style and even punctuation for my paper on \u201cOur Friend the Steam Engine\u201d from the World Book Encyclopedia, which was the hard-copy Google of my youth?<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, had I failed to realize she may have her own set of the exact same reference books?<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_code admin_label=&#8221;Amazon &#8211; Pets Love &#8211; Native&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#eeeeee&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;15px|15px|15px|15px|true|true&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; global_module=&#8221;4920&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->amzn_assoc_placement = \"adunit0\";<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->amzn_assoc_search_bar = \"true\";<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->amzn_assoc_tracking_id = \" goldmanstate-20\";<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->amzn_assoc_ad_mode = \"manual\";<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->amzn_assoc_ad_type = \"smart\";<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->amzn_assoc_marketplace = \"amazon\";<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->amzn_assoc_region = \"US\";<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->amzn_assoc_title = \"Show Your Pets You Love 'Em\";<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->amzn_assoc_linkid = \"3ee3d44a8551c4ce351cae901cd673d5\";<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->amzn_assoc_asins = \"B07GLY131J,B0B5WVWSCJ,B018HQTXB0,B0711Y9XTF\";<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/script><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><script src=\"\/\/z-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/onejs?MarketPlace=US\"><\/script>[\/et_pb_code][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.2&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>Correspondingly, was I therefore stopping by her desk for a serious scolding on my way to suspension, a firing squad or worst of all, a note to my parents?<\/p>\n<p>That day my 50-minute class seemed to last 14 hours until it ended and I had to see my teacher about whatever \u201cthis\u201d was.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.2&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>The first time this happened, I lucked out. 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What can you say about a play being acted out in a theater in mid-Winter when the heating doesn&#8217;t work? At one point, a character screamed, &#8220;Merciful God, it&#8217;s so cold here!&#8221; and the audience applauded more than they did during the curtain call.<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, I went to see him and, sure enough, he liked everything about how I was playing the character except everything about how I was playing the character. &#8220;Why do you think a 51-year-old man would walk with the posture of a 22-year-old?&#8221; he demanded. 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