02-19-2003, 04:43 PM | #1 |
The Quite Querulous Quendi
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The Procrastination Thread
I don't know about the rest of you, but when I'm browsing the Moot it's usually because I'm avoiding doing something really urgent and/or important.
I reckon it's a definite psychopathological personality disorder which transposes unthreatening stimuli into a challenging milieu, thereby eliciting heightened levels of dissonance. Either that or I'm a lazy lob. So here's a thread for people like me. What are you putting off till the last minute and why? And more to the point, GET BACK TO WORK, YOU WASTER! cheers d. |
02-19-2003, 04:45 PM | #2 |
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Wait a minute . . . I'm supposed to actually DO my homework??!!
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02-19-2003, 04:47 PM | #3 |
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My theology paper.
[procrastinating] I've got a month to go, though... [/procrastinating] |
02-19-2003, 04:51 PM | #4 |
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Could someone explain to me in simple,understandable words what "procrastinating" means?
And what is "eliciting"? |
02-19-2003, 05:21 PM | #5 | |
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Anyway, surely you can count this as research, as long as you look in on the Religion thread, or the Gays thread, or the Evolution thread or just about any other thread d. PS - Procrastinating means to put off doing something, especially out of laziness. If you elicit something it means you make it happen or draw it out (e.g. a comedian could elicit a laugh from her audience with the joke about the two alligators sitting on the river bank) |
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02-19-2003, 05:27 PM | #6 |
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I should be doing homework or working out right now. and i need to do some laundry. i hate doing laundry,it's so boring.
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02-19-2003, 06:12 PM | #7 | |
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Bless the on-line dictionary!!! |
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02-19-2003, 06:22 PM | #8 |
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I'm supposed to be writing a Spanish paper and studying for a Spanish test. What kind of crazy teacher would have a test the same day a project is due?!
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02-19-2003, 06:25 PM | #9 |
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a CRAZY ONE? :d
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02-19-2003, 06:40 PM | #10 |
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Er...I should be studying for a quiz tomorrow....but ive been playing EarthBound and Evo all day long(love my old snes games)! *sigh*
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02-19-2003, 06:50 PM | #11 |
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Maybe the quiz will be on SNES games.
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02-19-2003, 06:55 PM | #12 |
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Is putting off doing her history A level coursework which she should have started in september and has only just started to read the book for. Also is putting off unpacking from trip down to the deep south west of england- shudder!!!! Mx
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02-19-2003, 07:00 PM | #13 |
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my paper on Manifestations of Evil in George Macdonald's "Lilith"...
It's due tomorrow, but not until 4 o' clock. I've almost finished my outline, so i think that I have plenty of time...oh, except for that darned history assignment that's due at 9:30...
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02-19-2003, 07:46 PM | #14 |
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Im telling you people if you look up procrastination in the dictionary youll find a picture of me. I was actually gonna say that three hours ago when i first saw this thread but i couldnt get around to it for some reason...
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02-19-2003, 11:04 PM | #15 |
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I saw this guy at school with a shirt that said
"Slackers unite.......tomorrow." I thought it was hilarious. |
02-20-2003, 01:13 AM | #16 |
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I'm supposed to be enrolling at uni, but as per usual, I'm leaving things for the last minute....
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02-20-2003, 01:16 AM | #17 |
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Im putting off going to bed.
Its after midnight here and I have school tomorrow.
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02-20-2003, 02:06 AM | #18 |
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I am the Queen of Procrastination. I have two pages written of a ten page paper and I have only read about the equivelant of one and a half of the four books that I'm supposed to.
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02-20-2003, 02:14 AM | #19 |
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usually homework..or cleaning my room
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02-20-2003, 03:36 AM | #20 |
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I have never in my life done anything ahead of time.
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