tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post4405935286704720981..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: I'm Baffled At the Committee Fog.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-13329205092613501862012-03-29T08:15:08.207-04:002012-03-29T08:15:08.207-04:00If I were the RGM I would give this one a P.O.W. ...If I were the RGM I would give this one a P.O.W. Go Hiram.Frog and Toadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06377542172335502858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-80668277811515509402012-03-28T18:35:41.287-04:002012-03-28T18:35:41.287-04:00As I expected, not a denial at all. Told. You. So....As I expected, not a denial at all. Told. You. So.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-31708615841841093582012-03-28T17:25:16.476-04:002012-03-28T17:25:16.476-04:00Frod, I know the piece in question, but haven'...Frod, I know the piece in question, but haven't read it. I will endeavor. Thanks for the tip.<br /><br />Alas our urinal just looks at an old photo of campus. And it wasn't very pretty then either!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-58012215250947121192012-03-28T16:30:15.452-04:002012-03-28T16:30:15.452-04:00@Hiram: Ever read "The Castle," by Franz...@Hiram: Ever read "The Castle," by Franz Kafka?<br /><br />I've noticed that committees, and admin in general, quite often acts primarily to justify its own existence. They often find themselves doing things they're not qualified to be doing, and really should not be doing. They certainly generate lots of unnecessary work, such as reports that no one ever reads, from Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-8879782684580669872012-03-28T16:16:44.895-04:002012-03-28T16:16:44.895-04:00Yes, a man of my education could quite possibly co...Yes, a man of my education could quite possibly come up with something better, but this really doesn't warrant much more. Get help, man.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-76111890323292533522012-03-28T16:15:30.818-04:002012-03-28T16:15:30.818-04:00Oh, your mama's mama.Oh, your mama's mama.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-58406252778342802752012-03-28T14:42:05.619-04:002012-03-28T14:42:05.619-04:00I remember when Hiram first came in. He had some c...I remember when Hiram first came in. He had some critical things to say, which I took out of context. I didn't recognize his name. I thought he was a troll. But he persisted in spite of my accusations of trolldom and had some great observations to share with us all. And now he's one of my favorite posters on this blog. <br /><br />He's Hiram. And he's baffled. :)Academic Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07086078244493768565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-79115800507845526202012-03-28T13:49:53.605-04:002012-03-28T13:49:53.605-04:00I'm going to post this comment on two differen...I'm going to post this comment on two different threads because it's important everyone sees it.<br /><br />What angers me the most about this page is the moderator, the self-styled Fab Sun who is clearly writing most of the material for the page.<br /><br />To a doubter elsewhere, I really am a linguist (and as crafty and clever as one you'll ever meet, with a shelf of pubs that Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-24282114418396117512012-03-28T13:05:37.568-04:002012-03-28T13:05:37.568-04:00Sounds like you are on the Committee to Help Make ...Sounds like you are on the Committee to Help Make the Committee Members' Days a Little Bit Better. That's an awesome committee assignment. Don't ever quit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-63998850991626284522012-03-28T10:14:29.271-04:002012-03-28T10:14:29.271-04:00Hiram, I might be my campus's Committee Carla!...Hiram, I might be my campus's Committee Carla! And I can tell you that I fuss with the coffee and the muffins (or bagels) because it gives me something to do when I'm bored with the committee. Don't tell anyone though.<br /><br />There are committees of all types, though, and you've found one of the archetypal ones. The committee that exists because, well, it exists.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com