tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post2822894343800589856..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: Surly + Meetings = RageUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-61550964475802183952012-08-28T13:29:10.978-04:002012-08-28T13:29:10.978-04:00Whoah. Jeezus. Ex-wife jokes? This sounds like ...Whoah. Jeezus. Ex-wife jokes? This sounds like absolute hell. What if you brought a flask and passed it around during meetings? Or, more boldly, called a boycott of them?Frog and Toadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06377542172335502858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-91841446112859453012012-08-28T13:11:21.590-04:002012-08-28T13:11:21.590-04:00Oh, my. The only reasonable response I can think ...Oh, my. The only reasonable response I can think of to this is a mass attack of flu (stomach, at this time of year, I think)/long-scheduled doctor's appointments/car breakdowns/childcare issues (preferably communicated via emails including the phrase "I asked my ex if he could get time off from work at the last moment to take care of the kids, but he called me a shrill harpy with no Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-81954560255051049832012-08-28T12:04:56.463-04:002012-08-28T12:04:56.463-04:00There ARE open mic nights at comedy clubs; maybe C...There ARE open mic nights at comedy clubs; maybe Chair Chuckles would like to try out his material on average people?<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVQnRtkZlMA<br />(Patton Oswalt meets the weirdest open mic comic ever.)Strelnikovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12660962615198939441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-12974760103918670242012-08-28T09:27:21.003-04:002012-08-28T09:27:21.003-04:00Sounds like a true comedic genius. Perhaps he has ...Sounds like a true comedic genius. Perhaps he has some thoughts on the modern state of air travel? Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16403289509523215570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-17923475449395522892012-08-28T07:47:29.334-04:002012-08-28T07:47:29.334-04:00Surly, I have bad news for you. Once your chair g...Surly, I have bad news for you. Once your chair gets to know you, the jokes don't get any funnier. In fact, familiarity may enbolden him to make the remarks in front of students. That's been my experience.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-67061208472273972782012-08-28T03:38:01.699-04:002012-08-28T03:38:01.699-04:00In other news, the "100 Reasons" anti-gr...In other news, the "100 Reasons" anti-grad school website seems to be stuck at 85 posts; it was last updated in July.<br /><br /><br />http://100rsns.blogspot.com/<br /><br />Strelnikovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12660962615198939441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-39081263109347993722012-08-27T23:26:49.246-04:002012-08-27T23:26:49.246-04:00Since students don't listen to us anymore, the...Since students don't listen to us anymore, the only consolation for being department chair has to be the captive audience.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com