tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post1470950557642482176..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: 99 bottles of beer on the wall...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-10639730627367773942010-07-27T19:44:28.209-04:002010-07-27T19:44:28.209-04:00". . . he's new and was bringing a case o...". . . he's new and was bringing a case of beer for his new colleagues to enjoy..."<br /><br />Coors Light. Passive aggressive, then! Cheeky newcomer. <br />Add scary-quote-marks liberally.<br /><br />". . . he's new and was bringing a case of 'beer' for his new 'colleagues' to 'enjoy'..." Doesn't it read better now?Polar Bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09713477095763100821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-74372353763140371872010-07-27T19:38:05.943-04:002010-07-27T19:38:05.943-04:00It was Coors Light, Lemurpants.
And she took it o...It was Coors Light, Lemurpants.<br /><br />And she took it out before it was cold.<br /><br />So it was piss-warm Coors Light.<br /><br />;PThe_Mythhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10621186404597424842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-61969541901209101142010-07-27T19:05:38.577-04:002010-07-27T19:05:38.577-04:00Wait wait wait. . . I'm a little confused on t...Wait wait wait. . . I'm a little confused on the details here-- the O.P. is being overly vague-- <br />1) What *kind* of beer? Is it anything good?Polar Bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09713477095763100821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-77972181664740778422010-07-26T15:47:42.525-04:002010-07-26T15:47:42.525-04:00Was the campus anti-alcohol when Daddy was there?
...Was the campus anti-alcohol when Daddy was there?<br /><br />I presume Daddy is an Emeritus, so how much power could he wield?<br /><br />If you haven't already, notify your superiors and gather allies.<br /><br />Sounds like you work at some inbred state U or private SLAC.<br /><br />P.S. As Dr. Snarky suggested above, find out who is in charge of Ordinance 27/03 and have them drop in to The_Mythhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10621186404597424842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-46568959058616720022010-07-26T15:26:30.685-04:002010-07-26T15:26:30.685-04:00I wrote a sweet email to Other Dean and told him t...I wrote a sweet email to Other Dean and told him that I think that email is just dandy for communication and that Prof. Beer hasn't contacted me yet, so could he please send a slave to my office Monday morning at 9 to pick up the case.<br /><br />At midnight Sunday I get an email from Prof. Beer. He wants to meet with me to discuss all the allegations I have made (one for each bottle?). It&#Suzy from Square Statehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03085856052108645578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-39008050757763341272010-07-26T14:25:20.245-04:002010-07-26T14:25:20.245-04:00OK, it's been a few days, but something about ...OK, it's been a few days, but something about the comments strikes me as a bit odd:<br /><br />What part of "no alcohol allowed on campus" are some of you not understanding?<br /><br />No "morale-boosting social hour" allowed.<br /><br />No "take it for yourself." (unless you suggest Suzy smuggle it to her car one six-pack at a time?)<br /><br />Dean Suzy could The_Mythhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10621186404597424842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-38609840208487408762010-07-25T16:41:08.376-04:002010-07-25T16:41:08.376-04:00I hadn't even thought of the moral-boosting Fa...I hadn't even thought of the moral-boosting Faculty Social Hour! Sounds like a great plan. Though I agree, the campus police are better.Merely Academichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00452389428113097744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-22562347762474733032010-07-25T01:22:04.035-04:002010-07-25T01:22:04.035-04:00I can't tell you how many times I wanted a bee...I can't tell you how many times I wanted a beer for breakfast before teaching class. And I'm not even an alcoholic! It would just smooth everything out so nicely... But I never did it. As for that teacher's stash? Take it and drink it all, leaving no note.No Cookieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17722547269501795463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-7351953422266019012010-07-24T16:52:49.432-04:002010-07-24T16:52:49.432-04:00Can't wait to see the follow-up for this one! ...Can't wait to see the follow-up for this one! The politics here are too rich for this not to have a sequel.EnglishDochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12046114978214062491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-83842929400144581182010-07-24T07:15:13.361-04:002010-07-24T07:15:13.361-04:00Hey, you guys are great! And you're right, I&#...Hey, you guys are great! And you're right, I'm still too new at this dean-ness. Deans don't cart beer around for idiots. I have to get rid of some of my Ms. Nice alter-ego. I really like the campus police idea. I bet they can figure out something useful to do with the case. If I don't get an email by Monday morning telling me when Dr. Booze will be by to pick it up, I'll call Suzy from Square Statehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03085856052108645578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-2013521401381498962010-07-24T01:29:48.735-04:002010-07-24T01:29:48.735-04:00I'd engage in 'counter-flakiness'. Pu...I'd engage in 'counter-flakiness'. Put the case out in the hallway. Project complete and utter ignorance about its fate. "the case of beer? I dunno. it's gone? huh."Prof Poopieheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00997969128824319914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-8762410936752003882010-07-23T20:53:47.626-04:002010-07-23T20:53:47.626-04:00OMFingG. Report the incident to whomever is in cha...OMFingG. Report the incident to whomever is in charge of overseeing Ordinance 27/03. And good gravy, don't you dare port his beer to him or his dean! You're not even supposed to have it in your possession, missy! Have you already forgotten? ORDINANCE 27/03. DUH.<br /><br />Maybe Campus Police could come pick it up. After all, it IS illegal there.Dr. Snarkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927913541614307813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-3032583159262342212010-07-23T20:47:28.701-04:002010-07-23T20:47:28.701-04:00Dr. M, I'm with you. No notes, no emails, no ...Dr. M, I'm with you. No notes, no emails, no nothing. Just a case of beer for me.<br /><br />Dean Suzy, it is my view that Deans do not carry beer for faculty and (forgive my chauvinism) ladies do not carry beer for men. Under no circumstances should you or your staff drag a loose case of beer across campus. Build up morale among your faculty by having a social hour.<br /><br />Or, if youAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-41031717428219087712010-07-23T19:53:04.257-04:002010-07-23T19:53:04.257-04:00Am I the only one who's thinking WOOHOO FREE B...Am I the only one who's thinking WOOHOO FREE BEER?Dr. Mindbenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16916271564719224677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-35160604695271922602010-07-23T19:42:37.341-04:002010-07-23T19:42:37.341-04:00I was just going to say! It's not your job to...I was just going to say! It's not your job to lug his beer to him. And as for your Dean "colleague", I don't see why you should waste any time having coffee with some little twerp to "iron out your communication differences". You don't HAVE any communication differences; you've already said anything you need to say. And he's taken up enough of your timeMerely Academichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00452389428113097744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-78769363098232469212010-07-23T19:41:15.033-04:002010-07-23T19:41:15.033-04:00I'd lodge a complaint with the next-higher-up ...I'd lodge a complaint with the next-higher-up person. Unless they had permission from the administration (like you sometimes get for conferences and stuff), rules are rules are rules are rules.Snarky Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04196509615328045888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-90165781374375815072010-07-23T19:03:27.892-04:002010-07-23T19:03:27.892-04:00don't you dare take his beer to him!!!!!don't you dare take his beer to him!!!!!W.T. Pfefferlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07522687306482305195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-3755432552490051642010-07-23T18:39:31.999-04:002010-07-23T18:39:31.999-04:00Well, for one, he *is* a snowflake. Nothing "...Well, for one, he *is* a snowflake. Nothing "like" about it.<br /><br />And, for two, dump it down the drain. I mean it.<br /><br />Or call him, tell him he has 1 hour to clear it out, and then have the wall of shame there to chastise him like the idiot he is for inconveniencing the entire department and assuming he had any right to use an entire fridge for himself.<br /><br />Don'The_Mythhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10621186404597424842noreply@blogger.com