Overheard . . .

I want to share a conversation that took place during my shift at the computer lab, the names have been changed to protect the ignorant:

Stacey: Could you hand me that carabiner?
Ted: Huh?
Stacey: The carabiner, right there (pointing), could you hand it to me?
Ted: You mean this clippy thing?
Stacey: Yes.
Ted: I didn't know that was called a carabiner. (Turning to John) Hey John, what do you call this thing?
John: I have no idea, I've never seen anything like it before. What would you use it for?
Stacey: Well, it is supposed to be used for rock climbing and things like that, but most people just put their keys on them.
Ted gets out his cell phone, calling a friend. [aparently this is Who wants to be a millionaire?]
Ted (to phone): Hey Jim, do you know what a carabiner is? (pause) OK, thanks.
Ted: Jim said that it is that thing between your nostrils.
Ted (to another unnamed person in the room): Do you know what a carabiner is?
John Doe: Isn't that the word for someone from the Caribbean?
Stacey: You guys are hopeless.

I suppose that the moral of our little story here is that Trinity has a student body that comes from a variety of backgrounds. It is funny, we can all quote Luther word for word, but pop culture, well that is a different story.