This book is sick -- "The Overachievers"

Pre-College Issues High School Life
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<p>lol o man I'm watching it now, it's great. When he mentioned Bush's approval rating, I could just hear the audience being like "Oh $|-|!7" under their breath </p>

<p>hahahahahah "The last third is usually back wash".</p>

<p>I love that he's not afraid to look right at Bush as he says stuff too. I love Colbert now...ok back to the vid.</p>

<p>O DAYAM "Obviously loves his wife...call's her his better half...and polls show America agrees". OOOOOO lol</p>

<p>and the part about rearranging deck chairs on the titanic. daaaaaayam lol</p>

<p>wow and the iceburg thing</p>

<p>and he definitely did the "eff you" symbol to the justice when he started doing that hand movement (the first thing he did with his hands)</p>

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<p>lol yep...</p>

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<p>ok people, it might be long, but definitely watch it...it is amazing lol. Go Colbert!</p>

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<p>I just watched the Colbert interview online a few minutes ago. It was pretty funny. I would actually like to hear more of what she has to say...Colbert didn't let her speak too much. I'll definately read her book if I can get my hand on it.</p>

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<p>Haha, we read that in my AP Lang class as an example of satire. It was awesome.</p>

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<p>I just watched it for the first time. I LOVED the Helen Thomas part at the end, haha.</p>

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<p>wow, I'm definitely going to read that book even though the first chapter was pretty scary... (I liked pledged even though it also scared me).</p>

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<p>Oh my GOSH!!!!!!!
IM going to whitman high!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
omg!!!</p>

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<p>wow. well that explains your personality. hahaha. i liked the comment in the first chapter where the kid goes.....</p>

<p>University of Chicago? That's not an ivy league. It's a safety school, right?</p>

<p>AHAHA!</p>

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<p>I read the first chapter online last night. I do think it's sick, and I do think it's true. Sorry to take the Marxist approach here, but I think there are going to be some serious changes to the American college education system in the next 20 years. Capitalist competition has gone too far!</p>

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<p>chriscap...do u mean sick as in
a.) bad, disgusting, terrible</p>

<pre><code> or
</code></pre>

<p>b.) cool, really good.</p>

<p>because i generally use it in the second context, it's a slang term for "good" around here.</p>

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<p>wait, so is this fiction or based on real people? cuz some people said they know the characters in the book....or so they say</p>

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<p>of course it's fiction, real life isn't exciting.</p>

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<p>green day, sick as in sad. sorry to confuse you, gangsta-speak isnt big in ma neck-o-da-woods.</p>

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<p>sun_surf, it is based on real people.</p>

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<p>how do you put sick in a sentence and make it mean: cool. it makes no sense.</p>

<p>Youy can't say: S/he is so sick! about someone you think is cool.</p>

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<p>Quote 1: of course it's fiction, real life isn't exciting.</p>

<p>Quote 2: sun_surf, it is based on real people.</p>

<p>so based one those two quotes, the answer to my question is: it's fiction but based on real people.....hmmmm interesting</p>

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<p>its called REALISTIC FICTION.</p>

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<p>"wow genious" is what im going to say</p>

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<p>realistic fiction doesn't sound that bad.</p>