tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post6588231044837678134..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: Ol' RedUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-84192212067238493742011-10-01T23:52:23.601-04:002011-10-01T23:52:23.601-04:00Best. Post. Ever.Best. Post. Ever.Dr. Crankyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01544814759723000405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-43202846326134984512011-09-30T10:43:34.981-04:002011-09-30T10:43:34.981-04:00Southern Bubba, I think you are mixing up Ol' ...Southern Bubba, I think you are mixing up Ol' Red and me on a Friday night. OK, Friday late afternoon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-3696477416932518622011-09-30T05:19:35.352-04:002011-09-30T05:19:35.352-04:00Perhaps it would be a comfort, Beaker, to realize ...Perhaps it would be a comfort, Beaker, to realize that you imbued Ol' Red's life with meaning. Without you he was useless, incoherent, unresponsive. Only when you held him could he express the truth about your chemistry.Eskarinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14854383335265386899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-6413970143759125292011-09-30T02:08:13.451-04:002011-09-30T02:08:13.451-04:00But that was a hell of a post, Beaker.But that was a hell of a post, Beaker.Southern Bubba, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12050992903794385204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-12688356318817672072011-09-30T02:06:10.429-04:002011-09-30T02:06:10.429-04:00I never liked Ol' Red. He was a lazy, irrespo...I never liked Ol' Red. He was a lazy, irresponsible drunk. He couldn't stand on his own; he always had to be held up. I never once saw him sober. He was uncultured. He was a liar. Every day, he criticized other people. He won't be missed.Southern Bubba, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12050992903794385204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-62846887680133839432011-09-30T00:07:40.005-04:002011-09-30T00:07:40.005-04:00You know what would be cool? Scratch and sniff gra...You know what would be cool? Scratch and sniff grading.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01968887834295143047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-78948091610529162402011-09-29T23:01:36.525-04:002011-09-29T23:01:36.525-04:00Wombat, it's kind of cute. It goes with your ...Wombat, it's kind of cute. It goes with your former avatar of the wombat juxtaposed with technological non-sequiturs (copiers, school buses). We love you.Frog and Toadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06377542172335502858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-81093033529130872402011-09-29T22:35:22.186-04:002011-09-29T22:35:22.186-04:00Ben, you totally could have replaced the ink! Then...Ben, you totally could have replaced the ink! Then Ol' Red would have lived on.<br /><br />I actually don't grade in red. It's more because it's hard on my soul (although I tell the flakes it's for their benefit -- anything to help the evals). I grade in purple. Afterall, purple is my favorite color. ;)Crazy Math Professorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09409653814917911532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-17514766782911737692011-09-29T21:44:04.577-04:002011-09-29T21:44:04.577-04:00Thank you to all who expressed their condolences a...Thank you to all who expressed their condolences and especially to Gordo for elevating Ol' Red's story to POW and the header theme. My favorite pen would be flattered and a little embarrassed (hard to tell since he was already red) by all this attention.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-54829495825597180632011-09-29T20:45:03.247-04:002011-09-29T20:45:03.247-04:00Ooops - I didn't mean to be a pain in the ass....Ooops - I didn't mean to be a pain in the ass. I'm like Bones sometimes. I think I have asperger's syndrome. I have a tendancy to be too literal and a little annoying. Sorry.Wombat of the Copierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14847183793780076028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-72472400345325914742011-09-29T19:34:44.606-04:002011-09-29T19:34:44.606-04:00@DrNathaniel: Fresh human blood is scarlet, not cr...@DrNathaniel: Fresh human blood is scarlet, not crimson. Remember: Harvard crimson, U.S. Marine Corps scarlet (consider what it is that marines do).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-42376460309754505952011-09-29T18:32:03.686-04:002011-09-29T18:32:03.686-04:00Blame me for the dates on Ol' Red. I couldn...Blame me for the dates on Ol' Red. I couldn't stand Beaker Ben's lovely post not having a graphic. I spent several seconds scouring the World Wise Web looking for just the right example, and I made up the birth and death dates. I just assume that Ben's equanimity would result in only the lightest and tenderest of ink-ages, so I thought Ol' Red might have lasted so long.<br /><College Miseryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01371354682300032653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-71876276080260382312011-09-29T17:41:40.066-04:002011-09-29T17:41:40.066-04:00I hoist my Chili's To Go cup to you, Ol' R...I hoist my Chili's To Go cup to you, Ol' Red.<br /><br />May your marks remain indelibly on those you corrected and credited.Sawyer in Student Serviceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16463333151790071057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-72334968261848741702011-09-29T17:38:18.998-04:002011-09-29T17:38:18.998-04:00Holy crap - I really am a grading Nazi. I don'...Holy crap - I really am a grading Nazi. I don't think I've ever had a red last 2 months, let alone 2 years. <br /><br />RIPWombat of the Copierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14847183793780076028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-26071713917692958212011-09-29T17:06:40.640-04:002011-09-29T17:06:40.640-04:00I've been told by various people that using re...I've been told by various people that using red pen is (gasp!) just too HARSH on the little snowflakes, and that I should be using a more gentle color like green or brown.<br /><br />I usually have to restrain myself from dipping my pen in their blood to get just the right shade of crimson.Three Sigmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10822893039310439770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-21282465194470732012011-09-29T14:52:27.082-04:002011-09-29T14:52:27.082-04:00Hear, hear, P of the muthafuckin' W.Hear, hear, P of the muthafuckin' W.Prof Poopieheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00997969128824319914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-91321996871472567132011-09-29T14:30:09.476-04:002011-09-29T14:30:09.476-04:00Post of the week!Post of the week!M. Paulehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08925739628467279898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-16575783961894958162011-09-29T13:44:20.357-04:002011-09-29T13:44:20.357-04:00And ensconce him in Ol' Red Square, diorama-st...And ensconce him in Ol' Red Square, diorama-style. Get out the popsicle sticks, toothpicks, and shoeboxes.Dr. Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02187820711962025818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-31470299331194982702011-09-29T13:18:09.432-04:002011-09-29T13:18:09.432-04:00Beaker Ben, you must now make a small Lucite recta...Beaker Ben, you must now make a small Lucite rectangle and encase Ol' Red in it for he is <br /><br />THE LENIN OF CORRECTION PENS.Strelnikovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12660962615198939441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-58093332850739235332011-09-29T13:07:44.596-04:002011-09-29T13:07:44.596-04:00All hail Ol'Red!
As one who long embraced one...All hail Ol'Red!<br /><br />As one who long embraced one of Red's distant relatives, it warmed my soul to see an appropriate tribute to those who have been spuriously implicated as poison to self-esteem.<br /><br />Long live Red!Aware and Scaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14700345349806280657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-55004866909325163772011-09-29T13:03:57.461-04:002011-09-29T13:03:57.461-04:00My condolences on your loss. Ol' Red sounds l...My condolences on your loss. Ol' Red sounds like a most faithful companion in difficult endeavors.Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.com