I have to go to a meeting...I mean, get some coffee...er, go to the restroom.
--Mrs. Cunningham
Sarah, you're in charge. Christen, you're in charge of Sarah.
--Mrs. Cunningham
When you all come to visit me in the nursing home, I'm going to run over Sarah's toes with my rocking chair.
--Mrs. Cunningham
They started the American Tree Movement. People thought it was some communist action just because they cared about trees.
--Mrs. Cunningham.
And it basically said to the Welsh, "I'm the King and you're not"
--Mrs. C
Most people would say "wow, it's a model parliament, the model for future parliaments and democracy. Well Edward had so such intentions. To him, parliament was just one big ATM machine.
--Mrs. C
Well, actually his brother owed him, and he took Normandy as collateral.
--Mrs. Cunningham
He build bridges...mended fences...promoted checkered tablecloths...
--Mrs. Cunningham
Which is why we still learn about King Arthur and Knights and Old Men in boats that catch fish that are worthy opponents.
--Mrs. Cunningham
Some time in the future your grandchildren might ask you about this. And you'll be sitting in your rocking chair trying to remember what a precedent is. And I'll be up in heaven throwing lightning down at you.
--Mrs. Cunningham, discussing the NATO stuff going on now.
You know what Charlemagne's mother was called? Bertha Bigfoot. Bertha au Grande Pieds.
--Mrs. Cunningham
Ok. We've degenerated into a shoe size discussion when we should be talking about Charlemagne.
--Mrs. Cunningham
This is called The National Enquirer's Scoop on Charlemagne
--Mrs. Cunningham
I've never been that thrilled about French medieval history. I don't know why.
--Mrs. Cunningham
Ok. Say the 7th grade is attacking. And you hold the door open on the stairwell and DIE saving the others.
--Mrs. Cunningham, teaching us about the Song of Roland.
No one knows, no one cares.
--Mrs. Cunningham
When life gives you lemons, PUCKER UP!
--Mrs. Cunningham
You brainstormed and your brains were ON???
--Mrs. Cunningham
What's Justinian got to do with an Arab in Spain? Nothing! Ok...now let's play 6 degrees of Kevin Bacon.
--Mrs. Cunningham
Maybe if we took the time to read a giant 3 volume encyclopedia on Muslims we'd know!
--Mrs. Cunningham