tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post1611498979911260165..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: Tenured Professor Fired For Telling Student He’d “Ride Him Hard."Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-85171868510244819632016-02-16T14:21:34.128-05:002016-02-16T14:21:34.128-05:00Ah, yes, those fecund little professors.Ah, yes, those fecund little professors.Conan the Grammarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05958152840132897163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-75588112927091017442016-02-16T13:28:02.814-05:002016-02-16T13:28:02.814-05:00Professors are the real bunnies? That would work ...Professors are the real bunnies? That would work better if bunnies were an endangered species, which they're highly unlikely to be almost anywhere (where two or more bunnies are gathered together, there will soon be more -- well, as long as there's at least one female). Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-72764314578766820512016-02-15T16:50:59.043-05:002016-02-15T16:50:59.043-05:00You may already know this about me, but my soul is...You may already know this about me, but my soul is somewhat bent. I blame years and years of bullying.<br /><br />Yup. Picking on all those kids sure did a number on me.Conan the Grammarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05958152840132897163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-65997121512491619542016-02-15T16:35:57.535-05:002016-02-15T16:35:57.535-05:00Or he can use mixed metaphors of both categories t...Or he can use mixed metaphors of both categories to avoid any confusion.<br /><br />"I thought you were an intellectual Destrier. Maybe there was a Palfrey hiding in the woodpile somewhere along the way."Conan the Grammarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05958152840132897163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-70132978115765020962016-02-15T12:44:42.109-05:002016-02-15T12:44:42.109-05:00doesn't it seem odd that there is no remediati...doesn't it seem odd that there is no remediation? One comment and you're out seems a little harsh. Especially in light of St. Mary's presidents comments. Academic Charlotte Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06617435890922621735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-14321959101438121662016-02-15T07:47:29.641-05:002016-02-15T07:47:29.641-05:00Well, regarding the thoroughbred allegory, I was t...Well, regarding the thoroughbred allegory, I was thinking that if one does NOT relate it to horse-racing, then it has other connotations (which Conan has since nailed -- as in, with a hammer -- above).<br /><br />So I was going to suggest that Latham henceforth stick to metaphors involving motorbikes. I was thinking of Harley-Davidson, and how "ride" is pretty asexual in that context. Ogre Proctor Hephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17428431147495287413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-85610998125278292872016-02-15T06:37:35.495-05:002016-02-15T06:37:35.495-05:00I can commend you on having good taste. That won&...I can commend you on having good taste. That won't suffice, but it's a start.Perplexed Peternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-30809796008470319212016-02-15T04:38:19.124-05:002016-02-15T04:38:19.124-05:00The spam is getting better! Horse-racing. Excellen...The spam is getting better! Horse-racing. Excellent choice for this article, Spambot.<br /><br />If I mention my Debbie Harry obsession, can you do something with that?EC1https://www.blogger.com/profile/13414931249618049097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-76766772969622985742016-02-15T00:10:04.325-05:002016-02-15T00:10:04.325-05:00http://thebonusbustersreviews.com/bet-masters-revi...<a href="http://thebonusbustersreviews.com/bet-masters-review/" rel="nofollow">http://thebonusbustersreviews.com/bet-masters-review/</a><br />Sports betting has become a popular way to enjoy your favorite games and make money out of it as well. With the convenience of the internet, it has also become a good means to make money online. Aside from being fun, you can also make money out of it.<br />annelewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11532885182100682860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-85186958582591833042016-02-15T00:05:02.800-05:002016-02-15T00:05:02.800-05:00http://thebonusbustersreviews.com/bet-masters-revi...<a href="http://thebonusbustersreviews.com/bet-masters-review/" rel="nofollow">http://thebonusbustersreviews.com/bet-masters-review/</a><br />Horse racing is a sport that has been around for many years and it has also become more exciting as horse race betting has become popular as well. Like any other sport, horse racing has become more interesting and exciting with betting, but you have to keepannelewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11532885182100682860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-43663175264733104552016-02-14T23:27:33.447-05:002016-02-14T23:27:33.447-05:00Lol I just saw the vaguely racist implications of ...Lol I just saw the vaguely racist implications of saying someone was an intellectual thoroughbred.<br /><br />What is our standard for being an intellectual thoroughbred? Is it acceptable if merely their last eight grandfathers were intellectual thoroughbreds? Or does a drop poison the well?Conan the Grammarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05958152840132897163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-51430519068676329642016-02-14T23:23:53.691-05:002016-02-14T23:23:53.691-05:00Either way, I hope the professor is reinstated and...Either way, I hope the professor is reinstated and can get back in the saddle again.Conan the Grammarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05958152840132897163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-60844698582681548462016-02-14T22:52:22.751-05:002016-02-14T22:52:22.751-05:00It's a pretty convincing statement. On the ot...It's a pretty convincing statement. On the other hand, it appears that at least some of his colleagues accept/support the decision. This is one of those situations that it's really hard to judge from the outside, so I'm not going to even try. I have to admit I don't much like the "ride" language (or,for that matter, the "thoroughbred" language), but that'Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-36891710788465232032016-02-14T22:22:01.076-05:002016-02-14T22:22:01.076-05:00http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english...http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/that-really-takes-the-biscuit<br /><br />Sadly, yes.EC1https://www.blogger.com/profile/13414931249618049097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-12674902448939634872016-02-14T22:21:56.764-05:002016-02-14T22:21:56.764-05:00You seem to have the inside track.You seem to have the inside track.Ogre Proctor Hephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17428431147495287413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-9926343227645823022016-02-14T22:06:13.443-05:002016-02-14T22:06:13.443-05:00Was that a play on "takes the cake" with...Was that a play on "takes the cake" with "takes Seabiscuit" pronounced "Zeh biscuit"?Conan the Grammarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05958152840132897163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-35173907184350387602016-02-14T21:52:17.092-05:002016-02-14T21:52:17.092-05:00This place takes Seabiscuit.This place takes Seabiscuit.EC1https://www.blogger.com/profile/13414931249618049097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-87352881961768857852016-02-14T21:44:05.968-05:002016-02-14T21:44:05.968-05:00I love this place.I love this place.Conan the Grammarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05958152840132897163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-6556284068722300872016-02-14T21:36:59.179-05:002016-02-14T21:36:59.179-05:00It sounds like the proffie and grad student were j...It sounds like the proffie and grad student were jockeying for position from the get go.Pat from Peorianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-15756015261589019042016-02-14T15:38:19.692-05:002016-02-14T15:38:19.692-05:00It would have been interesting for Latham's co...It would have been interesting for Latham's colleagues to issue a statement that his detractors should go "ride" themselves. Ogre Proctor Hephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17428431147495287413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-18996023963694743262016-02-14T14:16:32.574-05:002016-02-14T14:16:32.574-05:00I've read Latham's statement to the Regent...I've read Latham's statement to the Regents: this really does belong in the "Misery" category, because it's a fine example of how principles and procedures designed to protect students also get used to attack faculty who present themselves as problems to administrators, and "zero tolerance" only seems to apply to people who aren't straight white guys.Jonathan Dresnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04356112719229675996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-8146414030660942302016-02-14T11:13:52.150-05:002016-02-14T11:13:52.150-05:00This sounds like it's on the level of a Beavis...This sounds like it's on the level of a Beavis and Butthead episode.<br /><br />"Huhuh. He said 'ride me'."Rosencrantz Andor Guildensternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05095512139776536635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-4812796805457633932016-02-14T08:39:15.523-05:002016-02-14T08:39:15.523-05:00Actually, it started out OK, but wasn't furlon...Actually, it started out OK, but wasn't furlong.EC1https://www.blogger.com/profile/13414931249618049097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-47029306436077482122016-02-14T08:34:04.298-05:002016-02-14T08:34:04.298-05:00I'd bet that the relationship with that studen...I'd bet that the relationship with that student had been strained... out of the gate.Ogre Proctor Hephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17428431147495287413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-5104612733210884212016-02-14T00:57:20.133-05:002016-02-14T00:57:20.133-05:00Given the thoroughbred reference, it's pretty ...Given the thoroughbred reference, it's pretty clear that this is a horse analogy that he's... RUNNING with.Conan the Grammarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05958152840132897163noreply@blogger.com