Driveway Moment^SM

100 Words
The 100 words college students (and their parents) should know.
All Things Considered - Sep. 17, 2002

Suggested by Jim, who listens to WBFO in Buffalo, NY:

Actually, it wasn't technically a driveway moment since I actually had parked on the lawn.

Still, my 'Driveway Moment' was when I was listening to the piece on the '100 Words Every High School Student Should Know.'

Meanwhile, my girlfriend was standing on front porch wondering what in heaven's name I was doing just sitting in the car. Once I told what I'd been listening to, she immediately demanded to know what words were specified. She laughed when I mentioned the word 'filibuster,' since she'd asked me the meaning of the word a couple of weeks before after it had come up in conversation."

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