# The latest assessment essay gems **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 23, 2014, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-latest-assessment-essay-gems/686736 "2014-04-23T03:21:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 11
**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2016, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-latest-assessment-essay-gems/686736/201 "2016-03-09T02:42:01Z")
I always wondered who was running the country of Europe. ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2016, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-latest-assessment-essay-gems/686736/202 "2016-05-21T01:57:21Z")
Got more! * * * I remember it like it was yesterday probably because it was yesterday. My self-a-steem went down about myself. My mentors always told me that everything is impossible. Life is a mystery and it works in mysterious ways which no one can explain. ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2016, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-latest-assessment-essay-gems/686736/203 "2016-06-08T03:35:04Z")
A man’s ego is the most dominant and lethal trait yet it’s also his biggest weakness. An exaggeration of a particular subject and the way it’s praised [phrased?] could be the difference between best bros hugging or serving 15 to life for chopping a guy’s tongue off. ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2016, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-latest-assessment-essay-gems/686736/204 "2016-06-08T04:26:36Z")
That escalated quickly. ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2016, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-latest-assessment-essay-gems/686736/205 "2016-06-08T06:32:21Z")
Makes you wonder if the writer was speaking from experience. D: ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2016, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-latest-assessment-essay-gems/686736/206 "2016-06-08T06:49:20Z")
> [@vivalostwages](#): > > My mentors always told me that everything is impossible. For some mentees, this is probably true. ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2016, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-latest-assessment-essay-gems/686736/207 "2016-06-08T15:04:37Z")
> [@vivalostwages](#): > > A man’s ego is the most dominant and lethal trait yet it’s also his biggest weakness. An exaggeration of a particular subject and the way it’s praised [phrased?] could be the difference between best bros hugging or serving 15 to life for chopping a guy’s tongue off. I think “praised” could be intended. “Dude, jumping off that cliff proved you got a set of balls bigger than Texas.” “Thanks, bro. Bring it in!.” vs. “Mmmm, you’re hung like a horse…\Mmmmph mmmmph.” ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2016, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-latest-assessment-essay-gems/686736/208 "2016-06-08T15:16:24Z")
> [@vivalostwages](#): > > A man’s ego is the most dominant and lethal trait yet it’s also his biggest weakness. An exaggeration of a particular subject and the way it’s praised [phrased?] could be the difference between best bros hugging or serving 15 to life for chopping a guy’s tongue off. This shows a pretty high level of understanding of the language, though a poor understanding of American culture. In America, it wouldn’t be “chopping a guy’s tongue off”, it would be “blowing a guy’s head off.” ---
**Author:** ![Bill\_Door](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/50afbb/32.png) [@Bill\_Door](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bill_Door)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2016, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-latest-assessment-essay-gems/686736/209 "2016-06-08T17:05:04Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > This shows a pretty high level of understanding of the language, though a poor understanding of American culture. In America, it wouldn’t be “chopping a guy’s tongue off”, it would be “blowing a guy’s head off.” And a poor understanding of the law as well. You’d never get 15 to life for chopping a tongue off. That’s only two to five. ---
**Author:** ![swampspruce](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampspruce/32/261_2.png) [@swampspruce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampspruce)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2016, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-latest-assessment-essay-gems/686736/210 "2016-06-08T19:46:18Z")
My self-a-steem went down about myself. Wasn’t this the opening scene in “Shortbus”? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2016, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-latest-assessment-essay-gems/686736/211 "2016-06-08T20:15:29Z")
Naw, It’s “self-a-steam”. I saw it on Shark Tank. It’s a wrinkle reducing gizmo for old folks. ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2016, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-latest-assessment-essay-gems/686736/212 "2016-06-16T17:12:31Z")
One from yesterday: * * * More commonly you hear of abominable occurrences such as war, murder, and politics. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2016, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-latest-assessment-essay-gems/686736/213 "2016-06-16T17:32:08Z")
This is just a restatement of the old canard, “War is politics by other means.” ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2016, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-latest-assessment-essay-gems/686736/214 "2016-07-14T17:17:55Z")
Two more… * * * Regret is a fickled bitch. Jesus had to hit rock bottom before he hit the top. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2016, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-latest-assessment-essay-gems/686736/215 "2016-07-14T19:17:41Z")
> [@vivalostwages](#): > > Jesus had to hit rock bottom before he hit the top. Did he bounce? ---
**Author:** ![Encinitas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@Encinitas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Encinitas)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2016, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-latest-assessment-essay-gems/686736/216 "2016-07-14T21:12:47Z")
I’d like some regret with a side of fickled bitch please. ---
**Author:** ![JoseB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/joseb/32/1530_2.png) [@JoseB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoseB)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2016, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-latest-assessment-essay-gems/686736/217 "2016-07-16T10:47:20Z")
> [@vivalostwages](#): > > Queen Elizabeth is an example due to the amount of people looking up to her for running the country of Europe. And the Brits were complaining all this time that Europe was imposing its will on them, when it actually was the other way round…! ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2016, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-latest-assessment-essay-gems/686736/218 "2016-07-22T00:31:06Z")
The embarrassment I’ve experienced, well, it was really embarrassing. * * * A once in a lifetime opportunity lost for a burrito. ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2016, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-latest-assessment-essay-gems/686736/219 "2016-08-05T03:42:46Z")
## One from today: Mistakes don’t want to be made. ---
**Author:** ![Punoqllads](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d2c977/32.png) [@Punoqllads](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Punoqllads)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2016, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-latest-assessment-essay-gems/686736/220 "2016-08-05T07:20:34Z")
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