tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post267988466624879112..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: A Weekend Word Puzzle(r) from Lucy, Countess of Bedford.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-49869585558907733932013-03-25T01:22:25.520-04:002013-03-25T01:22:25.520-04:00" ...this paper is due at gloaming on the eve..." ...this paper is due at gloaming on the eve of the weekend, although I shall not have them read all ere Monday"<br /><br />Another syllabus addition from CM.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02906546940408742913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-83696970742120455722013-03-25T01:21:01.211-04:002013-03-25T01:21:01.211-04:00Ah, I never know what awaits at College Misery. Th...Ah, I never know what awaits at College Misery. Thank you, Lucy (Countess of Bedford) for the gift of incoherent tears of laughter. <br /><br />What do you think it's like to be this person's lab partner? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02906546940408742913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-23117138156648661452013-03-25T00:59:29.902-04:002013-03-25T00:59:29.902-04:00Applause.Applause.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02906546940408742913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-15724889526308439342013-03-25T00:58:04.495-04:002013-03-25T00:58:04.495-04:00But, Agent Reynard, you do have that high-tech ant...But, Agent Reynard, you do have that high-tech anti-plagiarism device ready for beta testing, don't you? (I'm referencing Annie Oakley's comment above)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02906546940408742913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-77316421597008914162013-03-25T00:54:06.782-04:002013-03-25T00:54:06.782-04:00By Grabthar's Hammer!By Grabthar's Hammer!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02906546940408742913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-61297154128953361172013-03-25T00:49:32.644-04:002013-03-25T00:49:32.644-04:00Reynard and I would tell you about those, but then...Reynard and I would tell you about those, but then we'd have to kill you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02906546940408742913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-29087985377718467772013-03-24T23:58:40.567-04:002013-03-24T23:58:40.567-04:00This is approaching schizophrenic word salad. This...This is approaching schizophrenic word salad. This student is trouble. Tell your friend to be careful: Never be alone with this person and document everything. Martian ambassador? That is what the TV told him or her to say. Krabby Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10516240444782667439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-80119008329882478752013-03-24T20:49:33.459-04:002013-03-24T20:49:33.459-04:00Even before all this translation stuff, this excus...Even before all this translation stuff, this excuse is total, total BS, for not getting the assignment in on time. I moved about 14-15 times in my 10 years of being a uni student, and not once did it involve me needing to disassemble my computer tower - which, in those days, would have been much bulkier and heavier than the stuff you find nowadays...and the only reason I ever would have had to Prof Poopieheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00997969128824319914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-78028229670509313092013-03-24T19:49:00.112-04:002013-03-24T19:49:00.112-04:00Hi Reynard! And lol CC. I now have an image of Age...Hi Reynard! And lol CC. I now have an image of Agent Reynard creating amazing technological devices so Proffie Galore can anhialate cheating snowflakes. Annie Oakleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02396950355961607377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-23106640783194964382013-03-24T13:11:54.799-04:002013-03-24T13:11:54.799-04:00I know everyone loves the Chopin thing, and so do ...I know everyone loves the Chopin thing, and so do I, but this . . . <br /><br />"My electron copy for lab 2 report will be sent to you before dusk. And my next 2 lab reports will be completed in great effort and precision. Please show some faiths in addition to the initial threat." <br /><br />. . . is my favorite part. The use of "dusk" as an indicator of due date (alright, Professor Chiltepinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10087270705989845484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-64117496194901399322013-03-24T03:22:11.522-04:002013-03-24T03:22:11.522-04:00It's possible the student is just messing with...It's possible the student is just messing with your colleague, but if so they've done a remarkably good job.Merely Academichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00452389428113097744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-34709804107236185492013-03-23T23:52:28.230-04:002013-03-23T23:52:28.230-04:00By the power of Greyskull!By the power of Greyskull!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-89795901057432821332013-03-23T20:56:34.263-04:002013-03-23T20:56:34.263-04:00How charming. No idea what the Chopin reference i...How charming. No idea what the Chopin reference is, but I have students and colleagues who write like this on their iPads or iPhones. It appears to be a victim of ye old autocorrect function. The Contemplative Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088570661592922436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-28975265625143473992013-03-23T19:05:29.358-04:002013-03-23T19:05:29.358-04:00No idea what's going on here, but speaking for...No idea what's going on here, but speaking for myself, if I am ever struck by lightning, I plan on stealing ALL the parts: heart, mind, body and fresh. Especially the fresh--I'm currently a bit short on the freshness. Miss N. Thropehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00727516842115808393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-68042762288068789832013-03-23T18:06:33.056-04:002013-03-23T18:06:33.056-04:00Dear estudent,
For this time passes. But be infor...Dear estudent,<br /><br />For this time passes. But be informed that you are now in the mark of the penalti. One more and you will be kicked into espace. I also get complains from my estudents about the reciting sessions you run and this is no good.<br /><br />But you know what? Your in the wrong bisness. Find a literary agent, get a good contract and write a novel. Imigracion from the viewpoint Peter Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00754472537710161295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-72686231402109588102013-03-23T18:03:26.328-04:002013-03-23T18:03:26.328-04:00Ah; apologies. All the Reynards I have encountered...Ah; apologies. All the Reynards I have encountered (mostly in fables) have apparently been male, but, as you note, it hardly matters here (or, really, in many contexts). Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-85994061104422669122013-03-23T17:26:32.289-04:002013-03-23T17:26:32.289-04:00I found it enjoyable and humorous. I suppose that...I found it enjoyable and humorous. I suppose that would be modified by previous interactions with the student, but my slacking snowflakes don't send me overly long explanations with mostly-correct, but oddly translated, language that has a (potentially) intriguing back-story. My students send me horrible grammar (non-native speakers and locals alike) and incomprehensible excuses made so Alan From Apexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01366176105581248496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-76809474060433391142013-03-23T15:25:51.607-04:002013-03-23T15:25:51.607-04:00Yeah, I think if one wants to reply to a perceived...Yeah, I think if one wants to reply to a perceived offense with vim and snarky righteousness, one should make damned sure one uses that language decently. This would already earn a "Eat a sack of knobs, you sensitive, presumptuous little twit" if it *were* comprehensible, but as is it earns a "The fuh?"Polar Bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09713477095763100821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-72810214961008810372013-03-23T13:34:57.724-04:002013-03-23T13:34:57.724-04:00Does this crap just exhaust anyone else as much as...Does this crap just exhaust anyone else as much as it does me? <br /><br />Let alone the fact that the zero seems well-deserved long ago, this pile of manure (despite its occult beauty) just screams "Gimme an F!" (F sharp, of course.)The_Mythhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10621186404597424842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-32164509441056187062013-03-23T12:24:39.927-04:002013-03-23T12:24:39.927-04:00Well, to be fair, the student asserts a willingnes...Well, to be fair, the student asserts a willingness to steal only "the heart and the mind," not "the body and the fresh." In profitable piracy terms, that pretty fair.<br /><br />But, yes, the colleague is on the look-out for plagiarism.Lucy, Countess of Bedfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07181713706519539554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-62806536191574687232013-03-23T12:22:51.276-04:002013-03-23T12:22:51.276-04:00@Cassandra (for some reason the "reply" ...@Cassandra (for some reason the "reply" button is not working for me; probably down to my internet settings, which I am disinclined to change) - thanks! Not that it much matters, but lest there be confusion, I'll take "foxy", but I am in fact a chick rather than a dude.<br /><br />And I was also fascinated by the unmotivated introduction of the academic-dishonesty topic, Agent Reynardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09945166981418465219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-8550918777622076182013-03-23T11:30:00.213-04:002013-03-23T11:30:00.213-04:00That's impressive. Truly impressive. I'm...That's impressive. Truly impressive. I'm guessing that the student, at some point in hir life, found learning to play the Nocturne extremely challenging (and/or was told by someone that it is extremely complicated to learn), and now uses it as a metaphor for a challenge, assuming others share the same frame of reference (this, of course, is often the key to hard-to-decipher student Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-38096301675079833522013-03-23T11:27:48.619-04:002013-03-23T11:27:48.619-04:00"I hereby claim in the name of my ancestor&qu..."I hereby claim in the name of my ancestor" is a new one on me!<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-29566109420497696082013-03-23T11:22:50.958-04:002013-03-23T11:22:50.958-04:00I'm picturing you as Proffie Galore's foxy...I'm picturing you as Proffie Galore's foxy male counterpart. Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-71477079082318437822013-03-23T11:21:45.957-04:002013-03-23T11:21:45.957-04:00Welcome, Reynard!Welcome, Reynard!Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.com