On this March-centric Dave by the Bell, University Communications' Dave Blanks asks Appalachian students to finish the old adage "In like a lion, out like a ..." and whether they consider themselves to be a lion or a lamb. He also discovers students' plans for spring break 2020.

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Dave Blanks: Hey, folks, I'm Dave Blanks from University Communications back once again with a Dave by the Bell, and on this edition it's March, the month of March. In like a lion, out like a... Right? Out like a lamb is the saying. On this podcast we're going to talk to Appalachian State students and ask them to finish the sentence, "In like a lion, out like a..." and then hopefully they'll come up with something silly. I don't know. We'll see what happens.

Dave Blanks: Well, so for today to be like a lion day, it's really nice outside. Whoop, I said that and then I got outside and it's a little chilly, but it's really pretty. A lot of people with short sleeves. Surely we'll find some people to talk to.

Robert Armstrong: I'm Robert Armstrong. I'd say I'm a lamb.

Dave Blanks: You think a lamb? And why do you believe you're a lamb?

Robert Armstrong: A little meek, honestly.

Dave Blanks: All right. Okay, cool. So also, what are you doing for spring break?

Robert Armstrong: I'm going to Chicago and watching a hockey game.

Dave Blanks: Sweet. Are you from Chicago?

Robert Armstrong: No. A lot of my family is though.

Dave Blanks: Oh, cool. Well, enjoy yourself.

Robert Armstrong: Thank you.

Dave Blanks: Hockey in Chicago for spring break.

Emily Stasiak: I'm Emily Stasiak.

Dave Blanks: In like a lion, out like a...

Emily Stasiak: ... tiger.

Dave Blanks: That's two tigers in a row. Yeah. Lions and tigers and bears, oh my! Maybe that's why. No, it's in like a lion, out like a lamb.

Emily Stasiak: Oh. I would say I'm more of a lamb. More innocent and I don't feel like I'm big enough to be a lion.

Dave Blanks: Do you think you'll grow into being a lion?

Emily Stasiak: Maybe eventually, but not right now.

Dave Blanks: Well, I hope you maintain your lambness for as long as you can. And where are you going for spring break?

Emily Stasiak: I'm going home. I'm just going to work.

Bryan Gertz: Yeah, I'm Brian Gertz.

Dave Blanks: So Brian, it is March and there's an old saying that goes along with March, and I want you to try to finish the saying. You may be familiar. In like a lion, out like a...

Bryan Gertz: ...lamb.

Dave Blanks: Good job. The first one to get it so far. All right, a check mark for Brian. So would you say, Brian, that you are more of a lion or more of a lamb and why?

Bryan Gertz: I'm a lion because I'm a go-getter. I'm always working. I'm always hustling, never really lay down for anything.

Dave Blanks: What are you doing for spring break?

Bryan Gertz: Oh, spring break I'm heading over to Wrightsville Beach. Heading down the mountain.

Dave Blanks: Cool. What are your plans there, what?

Bryan Gertz: I'm going to hang out on the beach, dip my toes in the sand. All the good stuff.

Dave Blanks: Nice. You got to take a break from the hustling sometimes. Thanks, Brian.

Bryan Gertz: Yeah, take it easy.

Nikki Parker: I'm Nikki Parker. I don't know. A cat? I don't know.

Dave Blanks: Out like a cat?

Nikki Parker: I don't know.

Dave Blanks: Okay. Well, okay. So, in like a lion, out like a lamb. Do you think that you are more of a lion or a lamb?

Nikki Parker: I don't know. Probably a lion because a lot of people just say I'm intimidating with my personality, so I just feel like that's probably it.

Dave Blanks: What are you doing for spring break?

Nikki Parker: I'm just going home to spend time with my family.

Tayah Hichue: I'm Tayah Hichue. I don't know. I'd say lamb. I'd like to think I'm more gentle.

Dave Blanks: Yeah. All right, cool. And the last part, what's spring break look like for you?

Tayah Hichue: I think I'm going to go cave camping.

Dave Blanks: What? Where?

Tayah Hichue: Worleys Cave.

Dave Blanks: Where's that?

Tayah Hichue: It's in Tennessee.

Rachel Gains: I'm Rachel Gains.

Dave Blanks: March, in like a lion, out like a...

Rachel Gains: ... lamb.

Dave Blanks: You did it. You got it. Congratulations! All right, so now would you say that you are a lion or a lamb?

Rachel Gains: You know, I think I'm more like a lion. I'm pretty straight forward and pretty strong-willed so I tend to be more forthcoming and more of a ferocious person in my daily life.

Dave Blanks: Last part, what are you doing for spring break? It's coming right up.

Rachel Gains: I am actually going on visits to PhD programs to Illinois and then to Rutgers. So what do you want to study? I'll be doing bioengineering, synthetic biology type of stuff.

Dave Blanks: Nice. What's a problem you hope to solve with bioengineering?

Rachel Gains: I want to work in biosynthesis of petroleum alternatives. So oil, gasoline, plastics, anything like that.

Dave Blanks: You make App proud. You are so very App.

Rachel Gains: Thank you!

Josh Hemphill: I'm Josh Hemphill.

Dave Blanks: And can you give me your name?

Jacob Gillard: I am Jacob Gillard. I think I'm more of a lion because I feel like I'm just strong and brave.

Dave Blanks: Right on. Okay. And Josh, are you more of a lion or a lamb and why?

Josh Hemphill: I think I see myself more as a lion because I'm aggressive and I always try to go get it any day.

Dave Blanks: And what are you guys do for spring break? Do you know yet? That's the last part.

Jacob Gillard: I'm going to Panama City.

Dave Blanks: Woo! Yeah, all right! And what about you Josh?

Josh Hemphill: Going home to Charlotte.

Dave Blanks: Okay, cool. Y'all have a great spring break. Be careful in Panama City, man.

Jacob Gillard: I'll try, I'll try.

Dave Blanks: All right, thanks guys.

Josh Hemphill: Thank you.

Jackie Christ: I am Jackie Christ.

Dave Blanks: All right, cool. So, Jackie, in like a lion, out like a...

Jackie Christ: ... lamb.

Dave Blanks: Good job. All right, you're the third one that's gotten it so far. So would you, Jackie, say that you identify more as a lion or a lamb and why?

Jackie Christ: I don't really know how to answer that question. I guess I would try to be a lion, be the predator rather than the prey. Right? I don't know.

Dave Blanks: But you feel as though you're more of a lamb?

Jackie Christ: Yeah, I guess, but I want to be a lion.

Dave Blanks: Right. You're aspiring to be a lion?

Jackie Christ: Yes, I would say so.

Dave Blanks: What are you doing for spring break? That's the last part.

Jackie Christ: Oh, hopefully winning the Sun Belt Championship for our basketball team.

Dave Blanks: Awesome. Well, good luck.

Jackie Christ: Thank you.

Dave Blanks: Thanks for answering my question.

Jackie Christ: Of course, thank you.

Beatrice Parker: Beatrice Parker.

Dave Blanks: In like a lion, out like a...

Beatrice Parker: ... bear?

Dave Blanks: A bear!

Beatrice Parker: Oh, really?

Dave Blanks: No, it's not bear. It's lamb. It's in like a lion out like a lamb. All right. So do you feel, Beatrice, that you are more of a lion or more of a lamb and why?

Beatrice Parker: Oh, just depends, man! I would say lamb, maybe.

Dave Blanks: Okay, why?

Beatrice Parker: I get more on doing my own thing, not out getting things done, just eating my grass.

Dave Blanks: Yeah. All right, I get that. Okay. And here's the last part. What are you doing for spring break?

Beatrice Parker: Spring break? I'm going to go take my boyfriend to meet my grandma.

Dave Blanks: Whoa. Where's that?

Beatrice Parker: Shelby, North Carolina.

Dave Blanks: So he's never met your grandma before.

Beatrice Parker: Yeah

Dave Blanks: Is there anything special that you informed him about your grandma? Like, "Hey, heads up about grandma... This."

Beatrice Parker: She likes to go to the bathroom with the door open.

Dave Blanks: Is he prepared for that?

Beatrice Parker: No, but it's okay. She's got a dog that humps everything. And she's going to offer him food 24/7 so...

Dave Blanks: That sounds like not such a bad deal.

Beatrice Parker: Yeah, she's a good lady. She's awesome.

Dave Blanks: Well Beatrice, have fun on spring break.

Beatrice Parker: Awesome. You too, man.

Dan Davidson: Yeah. My name is Dan Davidson.

Dave Blanks: March, in like a lion, out like a...

Dan Davidson: ... elephant.

Dave Blanks: I like that guess. It's actually "in like a lion, out like a lamb."

Dan Davidson: Okay.

Dave Blanks: So would you say that you're more of a lion or a lamb and why?

Dan Davidson: I would say lamb in terms of the weather, because I love warmer weather.

Dave Blanks: Nobody's worked it back to the weather. Everybody's made it about their personality. But you were like, no, weather-wise, this is what I like. This is pretty nice weather in Boone right now. Are you sticking around for spring break or going somewhere else?

Dan Davidson: I'm going down to Florida. I'm going to Disney World.

Dave Blanks: Cool. Have you been before?

Dan Davidson: Yes, I have. My family actually has season passes so been few times this past year.

Dave Blanks: Awesome. What's the best part of Disney World for you?

Dan Davidson: Probably the Magic Kingdom just because if you go to Disney, that's the place that you have to go for sure.

Dave Blanks: Right on. Okay, cool. Well, Dan, thanks for your answers.

Dan Davidson: Thank you, have a good day.

Dave Blanks: Thanks, Dan. You too. Have fun at Disney.

Dave Blanks: Everybody on their iPhone.

Devin Mullins: I'm Devin Mullins.

Dave Blanks: Okay, so Devin. In like a lion, out like a...

Devin Mullins: ... fish? First thing that came to mind.

Dave Blanks: Are you into aquariums and stuff?

Devin Mullins: No, I just really want some fish right now.

Dave Blanks: So it's actually "in like a lion, out like a lamb." Would you say that you're more of a lion or more of a lamb?

Devin Mullins: I'm more of a lion because of Game of Thrones.

Dave Blanks: So isn't the lion the House Lannister?

Devin Mullins: Yeah. There's a quote Tyrion's dad says which is, "A lion does not concern himself with the opinion of sheep." Which I know is not a lamb necessarily, but it works.

Dave Blanks: It works. All right, that's great. I love Game of Thrones so much. And here's the last part is where are you going for spring break? What are you doing?

Devin Mullins: I'm going to Washington DC to visit my sister.

Dave Blanks: Cool. Well thanks for your answers so much. I really appreciate it.

Devin Mullins: Where can I check out your podcast?

Dave Blanks: Please check it out on iTunes or Spotify.

Devin Mullins: I will, awesome.

Dave Blanks: Thanks, man. All right. Game of Thrones. So awesome. Good answer like that.

Danielle Lapensee-Rankine: I'm Danielle Lapensee-Rankine.

Dave Blanks: So, Danielle. There's a saying that goes with the month of March and that saying goes "in like a lion, out like a..."

Danielle Lapensee-Rankine: ... Mmm, I don't know. Kitten.

Dave Blanks: Out like a kitten, all right. That's not bad. You got the sentiment right, but it's "in like a lion, out like a lamb."

Danielle Lapensee-Rankine: Ah, okay.

Dave Blanks: Would you say, Danielle, that you are more of a lion or more of a lamb?

Danielle Lapensee-Rankine: I'm not sure. I want to say lion. Because everyone wants to be the lion. They want to be powerful and strong, I guess.

Dave Blanks: I feel the same way. I want to say lion.

Danielle Lapensee-Rankine: I want to say lion, but I guess I'd say lamb. I'm calmer and less outgoing, I suppose.

Dave Blanks: Right. And the last part is what are you doing for spring break?

Danielle Lapensee-Rankine: Oh, I'm helping my mom move into an apartment near her work.

Dave Blanks: She could have hired somebody else but you were "like, no, I got you."

Danielle Lapensee-Rankine: We're all going down to help her.

Dave Blanks: Okay. It's a team effort. Oh nice.

Danielle Lapensee-Rankine: My sister and my dad and I, yeah.

Dave Blanks: Cool. Well, I hope it goes well. Don't pull anything and you should feel good cause you're a good daughter.

Danielle Lapensee-Rankine: Thank you.

Rachel Tilley: I am Rachel Tilley.

Dave Blanks: Okay. And I want you to finish it. In like a lion, out like a...

Rachel Tilley: ... light.

Dave Blanks: Out like a light? That's pretty good. That's not bad. It's not accurate, but I like it. All right, you got the alliteration part right. It's "in like a lion, out like a lamb." Have you ever heard that?

Rachel Tilley: No, I have not.

Dave Blanks: Never before. Would you say that you are more of a lion or more of a lamb.

Rachel Tilley: I'm more of a lion, because my personality is really out there and I would say I have a pretty aggressive go-getter nature.

Dave Blanks: Right. Okay, here's the last part. What are you doing for spring break?

Rachel Tilley: I'm going to go to New Mexico and Arizona to study on native American reservations.

Dave Blanks: Oh, cool. Do you know the reservation you're studying at?

Rachel Tilley: I'm going to Hopi, Zuni and Navajo.

Dave Blanks: What do you want to learn there?

Rachel Tilley: How their college process goes, their access to college. Why is the rate of tribal colleges they go to higher than universities like this one.

Dave Blanks: I didn't know it was.

Rachel Tilley: It is. They have a different access rate, basically, or they don't feel as comfortable coming to big public schools because a lot of people aren't familiar with native American history or their culture and things like that.

Dave Blanks: Very interesting. Well, cool. I hope you have fun and learn a lot.

Rachel Tilley: Okay, thank you.

Dave Blanks: I don't know if like... Does lamb have negative connotations? I guess lamb kind of does. I don't think it does.

Dave Blanks: Hey, excuse me. Hi, my name's Dave and I have a podcast called Dave by the Bell where I... It looks like you want to go. All right, she's leaving. People run away.

Sarah: Sarah.

Dave Blanks: So hey, Sarah. There's a saying that goes with the month of March and that is "in like a lion out like a..."

Sarah: ... okay...it's..Dandelion.

Dave Blanks: Out like a dandelion, that's good. So it's actually "in like a lion, out like a lamb." Would you say, Sarah, that you're more of a lion or more of a lamb and why?

Sarah: Well, okay, so probably more like a lamb, I guess. Okay. So I wouldn't consider myself a lion because I wouldn't consider myself to have a fierce personality. So, I mean I wouldn't consider myself to be very direct or blunt or anything like that. Or how should I say? I guess if you think of a lion, in a sense, I guess you think of leadership also. But I mean I'm not the kind of person that likes to lead. I like to help those that are leading.

Dave Blanks: Right, a facilitator.

Sarah: Yeah, pretty much.

Dave Blanks: Very helpful lamb. So what are you doing for spring break is the last part.

Sarah: I'm going home to visit my family.

Dave Blanks: Cool.

Emma Frost: I'm Emma Frost.

Dave Blanks: Okay. So Emma, there's a saying that goes with the month of March. Are we going in here?

Emma Frost: Yeah.

Dave Blanks: Okay, it's in like a lion, out like a... You don't know?

Emma Frost: No.

Dave Blanks: All right. It's in like a lion, out like a lamb. Would you say, Emma, that you're more of a lion or more of a lamb?

Emma Frost: I feel like I'm a mixture, though. I guess a lion because I go after what I want, but then I'm also like a lamb. I'm a little bit shy about it, I guess. But I still really work for it.

Dave Blanks: I think everybody is innately some kind of hybrid, but they think they're one or the other. So I feel like that's a very honest answer. Okay. And the last part is what are you doing for spring break?

Emma Frost: I am going to the beach. It'll be a nice break.

Dave Blanks: What beach?

Emma Frost: Charleston.

Dave Blanks: Yeah. Oh cool, right on. Good food down there. Lots of waves.

Emma Frost: Shopping.

Dave Blanks: A lot of shopping. All right, cool. Well, Emma, thanks so much for your answers.

Emma Frost: Thank you.

Jordan McKay: I'm Jordan McKay.

Dave Blanks: So Jordan, it's March, in like a lion, out like a...

Jordan McKay: ... tiger.

Dave Blanks: In like a lion, out like a lamb.

Jordan McKay: Interesting.

Dave Blanks: It pertains to the weather. Do you think that you are more of a lion or a lamb?

Jordan McKay: I'm more of a lion because that's my astrology sign as a Leo and I have red hair that used to look like a mane when it was really long.

Dave Blanks: Right on. I love those answers. That's perfect reasoning. And then the last part is what are you doing for spring break?

Jordan McKay: I'm going on an ASE program to DC to help out with some LGBTQ populations.

Dave Blanks: What is ASE for people who don't know what that is?

Jordan McKay: It's Alternative Service Experience and we do an alternative break, basically.

Dave Blanks: Like you could go to the beach, but instead...

Jordan McKay: Right, we're doing service. Maybe at the beach.

Dave Blanks: Right. Okay, cool. Well I hope you enjoy yourself and help lot of people.

Jordan McKay: Thank you so much.

Dave Blanks: Yeah, thank you.

Dave Blanks: Fantastic answers. Not many people know the old saying. Thanks to everybody who let me bother them. All the students. I appreciate your time. That's another one in the books, y'all. I'm Dave Blanks. This has been Dave by the Bell.

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