Class Today Was Long, Then Embarrassing

During a long, well only three hour but it seems much longer, class, the teacher gave us an additional break to go ‘walk around and wake up’ because no student was really participating other than taking notes quietly. I guess sometimes not actively learning passes off in extra caffeine splurges and potty breaks…


I also embarrassed myself completely but was able to at least save myself in part.


My teacher asked the definition of “Procedural” Law. I quickly found it in the text book and read, right out of the book, “body of rules that determines the proceeding by which legal rights are enforced”. which by the textbook’s first sentence under Procedural Law was correct. He wanted me to give an example. I had none because that one sentence I read was the only thing I knew about Procedural Law.


Turns out I’m terrible at being quick by my feet or whipping examples out of my head and started blabbing about how I once went on a date with a Cop and he explained to me that it’s not worth their time to pull someone over if they aren’t going over ten miles about the speed limit.


As soon as I stated “Well I once went on a date with a Cop…” the teacher exaggeratedly started freaking out and hiding behind the screen sprouting laughter from the other students while I continued my example, only louder.


After folks had calmed down and I was probably red in the face, the teacher stated that whenever he heart anything that has to do with a ‘date’ and procedural law, the limerick “There once was a man from Nantucket…” came to mind and therefore hid. We both know that nothing ever comes out good when someone says any like the “Nantucket” joke.


I then, while laughing along I said I will never use that prelude again in this class.


Oh well. I guess this will reaffirm that my classmates will now know my name.