tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post4359369790534506538..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: YesterdayUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-1025632118827220602013-03-11T08:15:16.731-04:002013-03-11T08:15:16.731-04:00Frod, I missed the post, but you have been a very ...Frod, I missed the post, but you have been a very kind and collegial member of this community for quite some time. Interweb snark is hard to resist sometimes, and we all have our "secret" biases (sometimes secret even to ourselves, or at least not self approved) which are perhaps more prone to come out in places like a semi anonymous internet forum. I look forward to your return.Bellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15686242633678466958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-19880718474485097172013-03-10T16:11:25.636-04:002013-03-10T16:11:25.636-04:00On other forums it's called a "suicide.&q...On other forums it's called a "suicide." The 'suicider' is not allowed back.<br /><br />Sorry to see this happen here.CrayonEaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10126396989880932207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-11971094908711911142013-03-10T15:23:14.254-04:002013-03-10T15:23:14.254-04:00I am the eggman. Goo goo gajoo.I am the eggman. Goo goo gajoo.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-24388569885315591512013-03-09T22:35:03.454-05:002013-03-09T22:35:03.454-05:00Plus, he threatened a hiatus a couple of weeks ago...Plus, he threatened a hiatus a couple of weeks ago in the comments.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-8993209812320524942013-03-09T22:33:57.117-05:002013-03-09T22:33:57.117-05:00I find this to be ridiculous. I honestly always li...I find this to be ridiculous. I honestly always liked Frod, but this dramatic leaving the page is laughable. Why is it people think they need to make an announcement about it? He has said something ridiculous. Others have noted it, and he's taken is big glass telescope and gone home.<br /><br />Oh, coming back in a year. Please hurry. What will we do without you.<br /><br />Now I want to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-91006480714942241402013-03-09T21:07:37.218-05:002013-03-09T21:07:37.218-05:009. After waking up sober on the kitchen floor tomo...9. After waking up sober on the kitchen floor tomorrow, delete previous message and write a new message.Southern Bubba, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12050992903794385204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-23641255091883650892013-03-09T21:05:35.464-05:002013-03-09T21:05:35.464-05:00In memory of this historic event, I am creating th...In memory of this historic event, I am creating the <b>"<i>Frod Flounce</i>"</b>--an original meal:<br /><br />1. Squeeze an entire lemon into a glass of bourbon. Pour into a teapot. Shake like a tempest.<br />2. Scramble three eggs.<br />3. Pour half a cup of mustard on the eggs.<br />4. Consume quickly.<br />5. Yell <i>"Hail Frod!"</i><br />6. Burp.<br />7. Shed tears (Southern Bubba, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12050992903794385204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-37037485939327975882013-03-09T20:27:36.226-05:002013-03-09T20:27:36.226-05:00I am sorry I ever said that. I have now removed it...I am sorry I ever said that. I have now removed it.<br /><br />And now, it is time for me to take another hiatus from CM. See you next year, folks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-49535743864340777732013-03-09T17:12:43.234-05:002013-03-09T17:12:43.234-05:00I wish I'd had the energy to laugh.I wish I'd had the energy to laugh.Southern Bubba, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12050992903794385204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-9056864489339368512013-03-09T11:44:50.483-05:002013-03-09T11:44:50.483-05:00Extremely bad form, Frod. I've long been a gr...Extremely bad form, Frod. I've long been a great admirer of your posts and comments A cheap and disingenuous shot at the humanities is beneath you, and is not in keeping with the spirit of CM. Surly Templehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05057191570792423261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-91773681106686956512013-03-09T08:36:55.982-05:002013-03-09T08:36:55.982-05:00Frodo, all the scientists at my college patronize ...Frodo, all the scientists at my college patronize me, so your remarks are not surprising. Disappointing to me, but not surprising.<br /><br />And Hiram never told you lecturing was bad. He was saying BUBBA is bad, unless I miss my guess.<br /><br />/shitdisturbingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-1952467674711269282013-03-09T05:18:37.171-05:002013-03-09T05:18:37.171-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-26867459584568142612013-03-09T00:51:16.350-05:002013-03-09T00:51:16.350-05:00Yup. Apparently, after JFK made his famous speech...Yup. Apparently, after JFK made his famous speech in Berlin and made his famous declaration, cartoonists were quick to portray him as such.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-12158048461586659082013-03-08T23:30:09.101-05:002013-03-08T23:30:09.101-05:00Bubba: Isn't a Berliner a jelly doughnut?Bubba: Isn't a Berliner a jelly doughnut?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-54486995815995047142013-03-08T22:29:44.677-05:002013-03-08T22:29:44.677-05:00This.This.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02906546940408742913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-82717510702782125922013-03-08T22:29:25.246-05:002013-03-08T22:29:25.246-05:00The most important question is: did you laugh when...The most important question is: did you laugh when you realized it?<br /><br />I've committed some doozies, mostly of the harmless sort where I let the class out twenty minutes early because some classes end on the hour and others at 10 past or 5 to or 20 of. <br /><br />My best Classroom Senior Moment Ever was when I presented a brilliant and up-to-the-moment lesson, complete with slides Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02906546940408742913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-13262063162379774502013-03-08T19:25:54.928-05:002013-03-08T19:25:54.928-05:00Dearest Frod. Please tell me you don't actuall...Dearest Frod. Please tell me you don't actually think that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-78330649868074457742013-03-08T19:17:08.361-05:002013-03-08T19:17:08.361-05:00Wow, let your prejudices loose, Froderick.
I lect...Wow, let your prejudices loose, Froderick.<br /><br />I lecture about half the time. <br /><br />My comment to Bubba was along the lines of YOU lecture.<br /><br />I can see how you could misunderstand my inflection, but I cannot believe how rude your own assumptions are about everything that's not a "checkable" discipline.<br /><br />It always disappoints me when someone I look up Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-23513163378129772252013-03-08T18:15:53.218-05:002013-03-08T18:15:53.218-05:00Bubba is large, he contains multitudes. Bubba is large, he contains multitudes. Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-30710199295463718732013-03-08T17:40:41.716-05:002013-03-08T17:40:41.716-05:00Ich bin ein Berliner. I am Spartacus. I am Hugo ...Ich bin ein Berliner. I am Spartacus. I am Hugo Chavez. I am a mathematician. I am a hamsterfurologist. I am Gaga. I am an underwater Wittgensteinian equestrian basket-weaver. I am doomed to remember a boy with a wrecked voice.Southern Bubba, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12050992903794385204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-47592080381820293722013-03-08T17:23:36.807-05:002013-03-08T17:23:36.807-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-14235693796976843212013-03-08T17:19:58.608-05:002013-03-08T17:19:58.608-05:00I didn't know you were a mathematician, Bubba!...I didn't know you were a mathematician, Bubba! In that case, and especially if you're a pure mathematician, it's excusable. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-10465666064389637092013-03-08T17:10:58.603-05:002013-03-08T17:10:58.603-05:00@Cassandra: If they don't ask, then I probably...@Cassandra: If they don't ask, then I probably won't bring it up. If they ask, then I'll be forthright. (I'll be <i>honest, dammit.</i>)Southern Bubba, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12050992903794385204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-60188943396626240422013-03-08T17:06:01.275-05:002013-03-08T17:06:01.275-05:00It seemed more like a manic spewing of truth--pris...It seemed more like a manic spewing of truth--pristine and concise.<br />And all of the students were wide awake and attentive.Southern Bubba, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12050992903794385204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-89110015224156240942013-03-08T14:49:49.355-05:002013-03-08T14:49:49.355-05:00Rodent Calculus! Now my favorite thing is to mode...Rodent Calculus! Now my favorite thing is to model the rodent's back as a smooth 2-manifold and apply the De Rham Cohomology (sorry if I butchered the name).<br /><br />Take as many wedge products as possible and ignore the rodent's screeches.Emergency Mathematical Hologramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15873569623797587860noreply@blogger.com