Modern-day Gladiator Gifts

"I feel your pain."

Rage.

I only root so hard for my time because I hate your team so much.

His family thought he'd been wasting his life, but Steve Wiebe was about to prove everyone wrong.

"This is a test. This is only a test. IF this had been the real world it'd be your job you'd be fighting for, not a letter of the alphabet."

I'm Spartacus.

Hear me, Graduates!

'So...worked in 'IT' long?'

'On the other hand, if I never finish anything I can't be a complete failure...'

"It was your father's idea - He can't bear to miss a second of the game."

"Just a routine ID check, Mr. Spartacus - there are lots of people with the same name, you know."

Waiting for the results.

'I'm just your average suburban gladiator mum.'

"Are you not infotained?!!"

Another entry from the encyclopedia of gaming: Pixel sprain - any physical injury incurred from intense video game play.

Monster chariot races

"It just isn't the same without the fans."

"If he'd done that to me, I'd have got up and given him a good thump!"

"I don't know where his dip in form came from."

'It's so cool we have another test today.'

Power Point Hell

'Smog, pollen, acid-rain, holes in the ozone-layer, crime, road rage, terrorists - HERE I COME!'

"Yes, it's report card time again."

"Learning percentages has made me realize there's a 50% chance I'll flunk math."

'Better put this on. . . health and safety.'

SNOW WARS: The fight-back

"Well, it's the end of the school year...when everyone finally gets serious about getting a good grade."

'Tell me. Did the 253 internships come before or after the Ph.D in English?'

Boxer with glasses.

Body builder flexs his muscles so much that his head disappears inside them.

'He was just a temp.'

Things get heated at the outing.

"Oh, boo hoo! While you're playing around the Coliseum all day, I'm stuck in this house!"

"I figure participation marks are my only hope for a good grade in this class."

'I wish they hadn't voted out instant replay.'