OK, that's not too weird. Look right, though, and the fun begins. A couple of Thursdays ago I had a few friends of mine over for dinner. They bustled in, red-nosed from the January cold, and admired my apartment politely. We bunched up on the couches, eating chicken and green beans off of plates on our laps.
Friends is on.
During one of the final moments before turning in an exam, a paper or a problem set, you realize you have not remembered to write out and sign the honor pledge on your work. Then, inevitably shaking your head and cursing about the pledge under your breath, you quickly scribble the sentence and affix a hasty signature. The word is tossed about so often that the idea almost has become part of our creed. They don't vote and they don't worry about issues. But their goal last week was to garner new members.