tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post5978344847210804948..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: A Perfectly Reasonable Morning Rant From Academic Charlotte Anne.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-62284293070331983672013-03-22T13:30:14.113-04:002013-03-22T13:30:14.113-04:00Yep. There goes MY morning coffee.Yep. There goes MY morning coffee.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02906546940408742913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-75944629024272715542013-03-22T11:53:25.717-04:002013-03-22T11:53:25.717-04:00"No, no! No worries! I just came by to take a... "No, no! No worries! I just came by to take a crap!" OMG Mrs. C!!! DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br /><br />and then report back!Bellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15686242633678466958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-14130661837416145662013-03-22T08:49:24.047-04:002013-03-22T08:49:24.047-04:00I feel your pain. Here in Public Secondary Level ...I feel your pain. Here in Public Secondary Level Hell, I once had my own little maker in my room for this very reason. The Fire Marshal confiscated it. I did not get it back.<br /><br />And here's another level of insult: I belong to the only department on campus that must share its lavs with all visitors and the general public. That means the personal hygiene effects we stash in "Mrs. Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00398436173535554878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-90637694748922138102013-03-22T06:55:31.499-04:002013-03-22T06:55:31.499-04:00It's an institution.
Whether that's for c...It's an institution.<br /><br />Whether that's for child care, insanity or anti-social individuals depends on your department.Grumpy Academichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02896982515031823267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-63142764715555004712013-03-21T20:02:20.212-04:002013-03-21T20:02:20.212-04:00Whoever buys the fucking coffee gets to control th...Whoever buys the fucking coffee gets to control the fucking coffee. That's not petty. I concur that you leave the mixed coffee and get your own pot for your office. The Contemplative Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088570661592922436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-72073874428467359842013-03-21T20:01:31.515-04:002013-03-21T20:01:31.515-04:00We used to have a department coffee maker that our...We used to have a department coffee maker that our secretary maintained. Our department head often proclaimed that chatting around the coffee pot seemed to be the happiest part of some professors' day. It was the first thing cut when the budget got tight. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-21436236897182220912013-03-21T17:26:01.111-04:002013-03-21T17:26:01.111-04:00In the department I used to teach in, people tende...In the department I used to teach in, people tended to be petty and were all too willing to take offence at the slightest thing.<br /><br />An act like what was described would, at best, be seen as a simple mistake and treated accordingly and likely nothing would happen. However, to some of my colleagues, it would have been seen as a declaration of war, leading to an endless cycle of tit-for-tatAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-23926963629369040072013-03-21T17:22:23.428-04:002013-03-21T17:22:23.428-04:00I love this rant. It truly IS college misery.
I&#...I love this rant. It truly IS college misery.<br /><br />I'd go with the one cupper in the office. Fuck those moochers.Compound Calicohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00059155949950433688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-1858234816149581952013-03-21T17:15:56.616-04:002013-03-21T17:15:56.616-04:00μῆνιν ἄειδε θεὰ Πηληϊάδεω Ἀχιλῆος
οὐλομένην, ὅτε τ...μῆνιν ἄειδε θεὰ Πηληϊάδεω Ἀχιλῆος<br />οὐλομένην, ὅτε τις ἔκλεψε τὴν κάφην Professor Chiltepinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10087270705989845484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-46071732947056640342013-03-21T16:18:27.030-04:002013-03-21T16:18:27.030-04:00I concur with getting your own mini coffee pot and...I concur with getting your own mini coffee pot and hiding your stash. No contribution to the coffee fund = go fuck yourself.Maybellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01470091893270064951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-62425648141969031312013-03-21T16:15:22.748-04:002013-03-21T16:15:22.748-04:00Ditto to what Ben and jblog said. Out here in coff...Ditto to what Ben and jblog said. Out here in coffee country, where we have drive-through espresso huts dotting the landscape, this is a hanging offense.<br /><br />Sic Strelnikov on them, I say. Prof. Poirothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10692220552576961642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-36800966493341205642013-03-21T14:50:06.152-04:002013-03-21T14:50:06.152-04:00I agree with Beaker Ben. This is not merely a slig...I agree with Beaker Ben. This is not merely a slight or breach of protocol, this is a transgression against civilization itself. One might say that it is a crime against humanity.<br /><br />Rage, Rage. Even Achilles had less to anger him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-27640500591482732072013-03-21T13:49:42.280-04:002013-03-21T13:49:42.280-04:00A good cup of coffee is just that, a good cup of c...A good cup of coffee is just that, a good cup of coffee. A bad cup of coffee, a truly terrible brew, forces you to relive the experience of every good cup of coffee you've ever had in order to cope with the taste of what is in your mouth right then. In other words, when drinking a good cup of coffee you're drinking just the one good cup. When you drink a bad cup of coffee, though, you The Mad Dreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10104841422695591759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-13000267307350628352013-03-21T13:06:03.754-04:002013-03-21T13:06:03.754-04:00I agree. I have never seen a clearer instance of ...I agree. I have never seen a clearer instance of casus belli.TK-421https://www.blogger.com/profile/04816780722607630224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-31494615044742124872013-03-21T12:53:24.590-04:002013-03-21T12:53:24.590-04:00Keep your own coffee pot and personal stash in you...Keep your own coffee pot and personal stash in your office. There are really cute coffee makers that are small, one cup versions. The coffee maker in the break room will gather cobwebs and everyone will wonder where the eternal coffee went.CrayonEaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10126396989880932207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-67680897211028600692013-03-21T12:15:36.150-04:002013-03-21T12:15:36.150-04:00There's an easy fix to this. If you're th...There's an easy fix to this. If you're the only one that buys, makes, and cleans up after the coffee, you should be the only one to drink the coffee. Move everything out of the department office and into your office.Pat from Peoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10005657976057072299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-71821448600541419452013-03-21T12:13:13.755-04:002013-03-21T12:13:13.755-04:00This is an act of war. No UN rules or Just War Do...This is an act of war. No UN rules or Just War Doctrine covers retaliation for coffee-related provocations. May God have mercy on their souls.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com