History in Living Colour - Friday, Period 3 (Week 1)

[veryarthurdent.livejournal.com]

The Danger Shop was the place to be for students who were taking the Doctor's class. Conveniently, the Doctor was there and had programmed it to look like a cocktail party. People seemed to be mingling about and there were little holographic canapés and non-alcoholic drinks being served.

The Doctor met the students at the door. "Hello, I'm the Doctor. This is History in Living Colour and there's a syllabus to grab on the way out if you don't want to be surprised by what's coming up. I went to a lot of trouble to make those, so don't go making paper aeroplanes out of them or anything." They did make for great paper aeroplanes though. He'd tried it earlier. "The class will be about Earth's history, so if you know absolutely nothing about Earth, I suggest picking up a book and giving yourself a crash course or asking around. I'll be assuming you know at least something about the planet you're on by next week. Right! Lesson one. History is about the people. Inside you'll find three different men who have played a significant role in the development of Earth's history.

Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States and one of the most significant. Gave some great speeches. Never gets old listening to them. He's the fellow with the big hat.

Socrates is the guy in the toga. Greek. He's one of the founders of Western philosophy and has a good appreciation for irony.

Then there's Sigmund Freud. He's the one in the suit with the cigar. He had a lot on his mind and an obsession with mothers and phallic objects. Well, there's more to it, but I don't want to spoil all the fun.

Today's class is simple. Go in there, mingle, get to know each other, introduce yourselves and then go corner Abe, Socrates or Freud and ask them a question or two, and for the purposes of the exercise, they can all speak English."

Comments

Re: Sigmund Freud

[notyourpawn.livejournal.com]

"Oh, I see," Alice beamed. "I can't say that for sure, why you are chewing on it. Perhaps it tastes pleasant, or perhaps you needed a hand free and are using your teeth to secure it. As for why I focused on it, I can't say for sure. Perhaps because I never chew pens, but I know others who do, and I've never understood the tendency. I hate receiving soggy pens back from acquaintances."

(OOC: Do you think we're going in circles?)

Re: Sigmund Freud

[canlendyouahand.livejournal.com]

He smiled at her. "Do you like to know why people do the things they do?"

[ooc: Are not circles the most awesome of shapes?]

Re: Sigmund Freud

[notyourpawn.livejournal.com]

"Only when it results in myself receiving soggy pens," Alice said. "Though I suppose it's more important to know who does it than why, that I might remember not to lend them pens in the future."

(OOC: What's wrong with squares?)