They Are Who We Thought They Were...

Let me start by saying the original post for this evening was going to be entitled "Spoiled Bitch Syndrome".  That should let you know a little bit where I'm at right now. So, with that said, I apologize in advance for the undertones of this post.

But, I digress..

Denny Green, former Head Coach of Super Bowl Runner-up Arizona Cardinals, is probably most famous for his outburst in a press conference after a game in which his team led by (I think) 3hree touchdowns and ultimately ended up losing in Overtime. During that conference he was asked by a reporter if the Steelers (team they lost to) did anything in particular that the Cardinals weren't ready for - anything that may have led to the stunning comeback victory. To this, Coach Green answered, and rather belligerently might I add, "THEY ARE WHO WE THOUGHT THEY WERE... AND WE LET 'EM OFF THE HOOK!"

What an apt quote. After going to school here for four years, I pretty much know the ins and outs of this place; the different personality types; the different "quiet spots" on campus; who to go to when I need something; who to stay away from - the list goes on. 

This place is what I think it is. 

Now with that said, I don't know why I was shocked when some (expletives deleted) peers of mine acted in a manner... well indicative of how I've known them to act: selfish, spoiled, sanctimonious, passive-aggressive, repugnant, sessile, filthy - the list goes on when describing these explatives deleted- to say the least. I think it is the fact that we all like to think that when we see a different side of somebody (or somebodies) we attribute that different side some sort of drastic personality change when in reality its just a ray of decency shining through the sometimes porous armor of self-interest. People do not change; a b*itch will always be a b*tch, its only a matter of how much; a b*stard will always be a b*stard, its only a matter of how much; an expletive deleted will always be an expletive deleted. Period. End of Story. 

So, Simple (expletive deleted), I apologize for holding you to a standard that you've shown you cannot, or will not, meet. In the future, I will remember that you have been but mere idiots, are but mere idiots, and if my theories hold true, will be but mere idiots. 

They will always be who you think they are...

JbP