On 19:59 18 Oct 2020, dsi1 said:

> On Sunday, October 18, 2020 at 7:29:40 AM UTC-10, Bryan Simmons wrote:
>> On Sunday, October 18, 2020 at 12:08:42 PM UTC-5,
>> wro
> te:
>> > On 10/18/2020 12:42 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>> > > On 2020-10-18 12:22 p.m., jmcquown wrote:
>> > > how would you know, since you never watched?
>> > >>>
>> > >> I've never watched it either, but I vaguely get your references,
>> > >> Gar
> y.
>> > >> To me, it's like watching Sean Penn in whatever that other stoner
>> > >> movie was. Not my cup of tea.
>> > >>
>> > >> I have no idea why Bryan is bragging about smoking pot before
>> > >> going
> to
>> > >> class.
>> > >
>> > > It is a form of virtue signalling. Back in his school days he
>> > > thought
> it
>> > > was cool to go to class stoned, so now he is advertising that he
>> > > was
>
>> > > cool back then... in his own mind.
>> > >
>> > Call it what you want, apparently lots of us were "cool" back in the
>> > day. We just didn't get stoned before going to class. I, for one,
>> > paid
>
>> > attention in class and got very good grades. I was serious about
>> > school; fun time was reserved for after school let out.
>>
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXIw1BvfEQ8
>>
>> Life greatly improved after I tested out of high school.
>> >
>> > Jill
>>
>> --Bryan
>
> Things generally improve after the underachiever leaves high school. I
> don't use "underachiever" in a pejorative way. It simply means that the
> student is not performing up to the levels they're capable of. Mostly,
> it means that the student (usually male) is bored out of their skulls.

Or takes drugs.

> These students need all the diversions they can get to survive!

More drugs maybe?