Friday, October 29, 2010

First Ever College Misery Pool!


My school has an all-campus Halloween Event starting at 2:30 pm. A coworker has a class starting at 3:00 pm. Shall we have a pool on how many students attend a Friday afternoon class that conflicts with a Halloween party? It’s a class of mostly freshmen with an enrollment of 32. It’s a liberal arts class, mostly lecture. The instructor is both a good teacher and popular with the students, so attendance is normally good. I will post the correct answer later when I find out the final figure.

I’ll let Fab Sun (all hail his name) decide if there’s a prize for winning.


UPDATE: I have an unofficial count. (I stood in the doorway and counted) I'll have an official count as soon as my colleague emails me. In the meantime post your guesses before 9 pm EDT.

24 comments:

  1. ArchieOctober 29, 2010 at 2:42 PM

    12

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  2. New England NatalieOctober 29, 2010 at 3:18 PM

    20

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  3. Sawyer in Student ServicesOctober 29, 2010 at 3:27 PM

    17

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  4. StellafromSparksburgOctober 29, 2010 at 3:48 PM

    13

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  5. Suzy from Square StateOctober 29, 2010 at 4:01 PM

    5

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  6. Suzy from Square StateOctober 29, 2010 at 4:02 PM

    And 4 of the 5 will be enrolled in the wrong course.

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  7. Motor City MitchOctober 29, 2010 at 4:21 PM

    19

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  8. Contingent CassandraOctober 29, 2010 at 4:33 PM

    18

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  9. Ruby from RichmondOctober 29, 2010 at 4:46 PM

    24 (I'm feeling optimistic today)

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  10. AnonymousOctober 29, 2010 at 4:59 PM

    Ten sounds right to me.

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  11. AnonymousOctober 29, 2010 at 5:00 PM

    Can I pick more than one number?

    Archie stole my number! That was my number! Can I pick the same number someone else did (especially because I *was* going to pick that number but I had to be away from campus because my grandmother got sick)?

    This isn't fair. I didn't grow up in a culture that emphasized integers.

    Is it ok if my dad's secretary picks the number for me?

    When's the make-up pool?

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  12. AnonymousOctober 29, 2010 at 5:22 PM

    12

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  13. That's meOctober 29, 2010 at 6:15 PM

    15

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  14. Dr DOctober 29, 2010 at 6:26 PM

    30

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  15. StrelnikovOctober 29, 2010 at 6:41 PM

    9, because some flakes are like vampires and werewolves - a pool party or a keg is their full moon.

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  16. cmtOctober 29, 2010 at 7:48 PM

    16

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  17. AnastasiaOctober 29, 2010 at 8:15 PM

    33

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  18. Crazy Math ProfessorOctober 29, 2010 at 8:17 PM

    19

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  19. Middle-Aged and MoroseOctober 29, 2010 at 9:07 PM

    OK. My UNOFFICIAL count was 22. Blogless AR guessed that first. I will post the OFFICIAL count when I hear from my coworker....

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  20. AnonymousOctober 30, 2010 at 9:39 AM

    22? Wow!

    My Friday class starts on the last block. The most recent class was held on a blustery, cold, sunny day. Of the 21 enrolled students, 10 showed up. Guess who got bonus points for participating in class?

    32 students? A party? Hmm... I would have chosen 17.

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  21. Prof PoopieheadOctober 31, 2010 at 3:02 AM

    8

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  22. Southern Bubba, Ph.D.October 31, 2010 at 4:27 AM

    @ Middle-Aged: Actually, Blogless AR guessed 21. Are you high?

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  23. Blogless A.R.October 31, 2010 at 9:41 AM

    By "Price is Right" rules, I was the closest without going over (no one guessed 22). Actually, introvert.prof and I were the closest in either direction.

    I have no guess, however, about MA&M's relative "highness." Might of been one crazy Halloween party at that school.

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  24. Prof PoopieheadOctober 31, 2010 at 1:31 PM

    7.

    No, wait, um...yeah, 7.

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