tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post2335652008023559955..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: Moscow Does Not Believe in Ducks: A CM Fable by The Tuba Playing Prof.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-40540996516582202082013-10-03T10:52:42.107-04:002013-10-03T10:52:42.107-04:00Sometimes a swan is merely a hamster masquerading ...Sometimes a swan is merely a hamster masquerading as a swan. But the first rule of hamster lake is that there is no hamster lake.Southern Bubba, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12050992903794385204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-73488709353227193942013-10-02T19:21:38.937-04:002013-10-02T19:21:38.937-04:00Hmmmm.... I'm trying to take umbrage, but I m...Hmmmm.... I'm trying to take umbrage, but I may have mistaken the metaphor.<br /><br />If "being a swan" means STEM then I'm annoyed in one way, and if "being a swan" means research then I'm annoyed in another, because I think some elementary facts about lake ecosystems are being left out which might make things clearer to the ducks, if the ducks chose to take Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08119100121479821544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-56776936283884539992013-10-02T09:36:40.821-04:002013-10-02T09:36:40.821-04:00Wow. This could be the academic version of 'G...Wow. This could be the academic version of 'Go the fuck to sleep.' If there were illustrations to go with this, I'd buy the book. I'd buy multiple copies, and then send them anonymously to all the higher admin at my uni. And if I was feeling particularly ornery that day I'd include a little card that said "Here's some bedtime reading for you, fuckers!"Prof Poopieheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00997969128824319914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-430240820922923952013-10-02T09:00:17.801-04:002013-10-02T09:00:17.801-04:00I'm not sure I understand all the analogies, b...I'm not sure I understand all the analogies, but this is moving.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16403289509523215570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-50626824178269791182013-10-02T07:08:19.731-04:002013-10-02T07:08:19.731-04:00Another harsh lesson is that your pedigree matters...Another harsh lesson is that your pedigree matters. Froderick Frankenstien from Fresnohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11653942918068535424noreply@blogger.com