tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post7355226741389335108..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: Real Goddamned Mail. Jerkface Edition.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-32440520734208650642011-03-27T13:19:34.147-04:002011-03-27T13:19:34.147-04:00I think people are being just a bit sensitive. I ...I think people are being just a bit sensitive. I posted some articles griping about some students (like we all do). But, because they happen to be female then that makes me a misogynist?<br /><br />That's like the student who says "You failed me 'cause I'm black."Emergency Mathematical Hologramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15873569623797587860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-3278601532016351972011-03-17T22:07:57.719-04:002011-03-17T22:07:57.719-04:00@Leslie K: I think you're doing a fine job, an...@Leslie K: I think you're doing a fine job, and I don't think there's anything wrong with you commenting too. When, however, you speak of your "fondest memories of undergrad days concerning gifted lecturers 'pontificating' me into a sublime fullness," I think, "Hmmm..." :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-86045800267616816352011-03-17T21:08:43.468-04:002011-03-17T21:08:43.468-04:00Dear God. Rimi brought out all the trolls, or all...Dear God. Rimi brought out all the trolls, or all the sockpuppets, or whatever they are. OK, let's do it: this is the TROLL THREAD. Troll away, but leave the rest of the threads alone, 'kay? That way you can have a little nasty-party room in the compound and the rest of it will stay tidy.Frog and Toadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06377542172335502858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-61212650733649605742011-03-17T20:45:32.379-04:002011-03-17T20:45:32.379-04:00FYI, Samantha, if you're still reading this si...FYI, Samantha, if you're still reading this site, I miss your cartoons!Middle-Aged and Morosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09058963404500281265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-47389208403707598582011-03-17T20:43:04.512-04:002011-03-17T20:43:04.512-04:00I have come to prefer "Bridge Substructure Sy...I have come to prefer "Bridge Substructure Symbionts" to "trolls"Middle-Aged and Morosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09058963404500281265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-61167364595158932132011-03-17T20:37:36.601-04:002011-03-17T20:37:36.601-04:00Love these, Leslie K. So are you going to move my ...Love these, Leslie K. So are you going to move my post to the top and leave it there all day, or what?<br /><br />I even love the fact that Rimi seems to think that proffies should be the be-all and end-all of all information and knowledge. Personally, I could use a student who thinks I am all knowing and never make mistakes. It helps my god complex. <br /><br />I love this blog BECAUSE people Ack-ademichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07662600560663571219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-61204685434019249402011-03-17T19:23:33.077-04:002011-03-17T19:23:33.077-04:00Sorry, but I don't believe Leslie copied these...Sorry, but I don't believe Leslie copied these verbatim. <br /><br />"So, could you move my post to the top tomorrow and leave it there all day?"<br /><br />That's just a little tooooo slimy. Oh, I believe the context is accurate, but I think that in tweaking to maintain anonymity, some exaggeration got out of control...<br /><br />Nevertheless: LESLIE K STAY STRONG!Academic Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07086078244493768565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-10830150418374877692011-03-17T14:22:06.853-04:002011-03-17T14:22:06.853-04:00How appropriate for a day when belligerence is eve...How appropriate for a day when belligerence is even more accepted as a form of social interaction than usual...<br /><br />To Leslie: Sláinte.buddhaontheroadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03839390074273473377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-40629083077417622282011-03-17T14:14:23.502-04:002011-03-17T14:14:23.502-04:00I suppose I figure trollishness has its place in a...I suppose I figure trollishness has its place in a thread responding to email complaints. I mean, where else would a troll feel at home? To everything its place.Merely Academichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00452389428113097744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-52666000531350919692011-03-17T14:12:48.004-04:002011-03-17T14:12:48.004-04:00Hey Rimi, you're a hypocrite and a moron.
Hav...Hey Rimi, you're a hypocrite and a moron.<br /><br />Have a look at how Rimi actually responded to crazyprof's "unsubtle insinuations:"<br /><br />http://collegemisery.blogspot.com/2011/02/crack-head-soccer-moms-are-best.htmlSchmittyRKDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06813236338090309452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-87255054932388561652011-03-17T14:02:16.985-04:002011-03-17T14:02:16.985-04:00Does anyone else feel like they are right in the c...Does anyone else feel like they are right in the classroom, dealing with a disgruntled student that is acting out to get attention?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-66285017335224789812011-03-17T13:29:24.557-04:002011-03-17T13:29:24.557-04:00I completely missed the deliciousness of the last ...I completely missed the deliciousness of the last entry the first time I read through the list. Beautiful.<br /><br /><i>I used to read this page but I don't anymore.</i>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-70652779780987158712011-03-17T13:23:01.604-04:002011-03-17T13:23:01.604-04:00Thanks for sharing the 'flakery with us--alway...Thanks for sharing the 'flakery with us--always a fun read!BurntChromehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06055976331443607569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-76531101238283043072011-03-17T13:18:15.128-04:002011-03-17T13:18:15.128-04:00Well, it is a free country - or so I hear - and I ...Well, it is a free country - or so I hear - and I suppose Rimi is free to come here and shit on the folks who traffic this blog.<br /><br />But, I could do the same on a blog for tennis players, a sport I have no respect for. (Ping pong for actives?) But I wouldn't. The rules of the CM community are pretty clear, and I don't mind at all if Leslie K puts a stop to this shit.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-3208963941231052862011-03-17T13:15:07.228-04:002011-03-17T13:15:07.228-04:00Is there any way we can make Rimi the new moderato...Is there any way we can make Rimi the new moderator?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-33261834456076722022011-03-17T13:13:17.276-04:002011-03-17T13:13:17.276-04:00It's way too easy to say "start your own ...It's way too easy to say "start your own blog" or "read somewhere else". This sounds to me like "you don't like the laws in this country, move to another". Certainly we can come up with a better solution than to push individuals with different opinions out.abysshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07262945566870649768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-38479637913632089572011-03-17T13:08:28.337-04:002011-03-17T13:08:28.337-04:00Geez, I remember everybody piling on crazyprof lik...Geez, I remember everybody piling on crazyprof like a ton of bricks myself, and calling him out on his misogyny, both times he tried it. I can't remember if I commented myself but if I didn't it was because I thought it had been well handled by everyone else already.<br /><br />No idea what rimi's so angry about, though. If you don't like the blog why are you reading it?Merely Academichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00452389428113097744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-26578662066207187492011-03-17T13:04:40.414-04:002011-03-17T13:04:40.414-04:00Nat, I couldn't help but notice, with a GREAT ...Nat, I couldn't help but notice, with a GREAT deal of amusement, that you think only 'jerkfaces' would read your cherished site. Your poor inadvertant clown. English IS your mother-tongue, isn't it? It isn't mine.<br /><br />And that, cupcake, is terribly telling. Of your quality as a college professor.Rimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04344200811838569151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-72534270751953319902011-03-17T12:40:35.632-04:002011-03-17T12:40:35.632-04:00[above removed because of a couple of stupid typin...[above removed because of a couple of stupid typing errors, which made me feel vulnerable given the context]<br />@Rimi: your rant shows some lack of reading comprehension, I think (but I don't have time to go back and search for the relevant posts, since, bad teacher that I am, I'm busy reading student papers). However, it does have the virtue of at least attempting to adduce evidence, Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-40022732095756632012011-03-17T12:31:39.799-04:002011-03-17T12:31:39.799-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-12220393221383838152011-03-17T12:28:37.081-04:002011-03-17T12:28:37.081-04:00As much as Rimi overstates (with high emotion) his...As much as Rimi overstates (with high emotion) his concerns, it is interesting to hear them. I hope he understands that there is a very wide range of types who read and post here (see the email comments to the moderator).<br /><br />Some of us are second-string, some are angry, some are quite pleased with our professions. I think the strength here is that we get to hear from *all* types (abysshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07262945566870649768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-66413889248552009582011-03-17T12:23:10.206-04:002011-03-17T12:23:10.206-04:00I was pleased when "douchebag" made a co...I was pleased when "douchebag" made a comeback as an insult. "Jerkface" is fantastic. That was a favorite of mine when I was but a wee small beaker.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-26855789070826977602011-03-17T12:10:27.751-04:002011-03-17T12:10:27.751-04:00I meant my criticism honestly, and with sincerity....I meant my criticism honestly, and with sincerity. Still waiting for RIMI and me to be deleted...<br />10,<br />9<br />8<br />7<br />... waiting,<br />and, duh, winning!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-47588731374498398822011-03-17T12:09:06.778-04:002011-03-17T12:09:06.778-04:00Okay, let's start the countdown until MOTHER e...Okay, let's start the countdown until MOTHER erases RIMI from the comments. It's a shame. Rimi speaks truth to power, and this dying-website won't even recognize their sad-sack-faces in that stunning and brilliant SMACKUP!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-26923012059666151752011-03-17T11:52:14.153-04:002011-03-17T11:52:14.153-04:00Rimi: Why are you here? (Answer: you're a jerk...Rimi: Why are you here? (Answer: you're a jerkface.)<br /><br />Leslie K: Who is commentator A? Enquiring minds!Three Sigmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10822893039310439770noreply@blogger.com