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By Tucker Iverson ’12, Second Cousin of Mirriam and Greg Ruda ’13, Uncle of Webster by Marriage 

Settle Down Gang

ph. A phrase that Librarians use in order to achieve silence, so they can play Angry Birds on their Ipads.

Actual Meaning: If you don’t shutup, I will make a Human Carpaccio out of your flesh.

Example 1:

Librarian: Settle down gang!

Rest of Library: (Silence)

Librarian’s thoughts:  Ahh angry birds 🙂

Senior Portrait

n.  The only way which you will be remembered after you leave NA.

Example: Sometime in the near future…

Stacy: I got a friend request from Greg Ruda on Facebook…who is that?

Xavier: I have no idea…

Mr. Williams: I think he’s the kid with outrageous flow from the class of 2013 Senior Portrait.

Xavier: Do you even teach at this school?

Mr. Williams: …

Lettuce

n. A cultivated plant of the daisy family, with edible leaves that are a usual ingredient of salads. Many varieties of lettuce have been developed with a range of form, texture, and color. Lactuca sativa, family Compositae.

Example:

Dennis: Would you like lettuce on your taco?

Maria Victoria Santobal Cortes: Sure.

Dennis: Hey Maria, this example is funny because that is really the definition of lettuce.