tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post7412338404661801119..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: inferiorityUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-31819090257978601212013-11-21T22:53:10.095-05:002013-11-21T22:53:10.095-05:00When I give the signal, my friend
Rabbi Vole will ...When I give the signal, my friend<br />Rabbi Vole will pay the soloCollege Miseryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01371354682300032653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-61861518824599126962013-11-21T20:11:46.518-05:002013-11-21T20:11:46.518-05:00Someday somebody else besides me will call me by m...Someday somebody else besides me will call me by my stage name; they will call me Dr. Worm.<br /><br />Good morning! How are you? I'm Dr. Worm. I'm interested in things. I'm not a real doctor but I am a real worm.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02906546940408742913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-27671375960652496322013-11-20T22:39:01.163-05:002013-11-20T22:39:01.163-05:00There are people in my neck of the woods who put M...There are people in my neck of the woods who put M.A.T. after their names. Annie Oakleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02396950355961607377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-45144678943811973562013-11-20T18:11:04.843-05:002013-11-20T18:11:04.843-05:00One of the great joys of having a Ph.D. is practic...One of the great joys of having a Ph.D. is practicing medicine without a license. But then, Kurt Vonnegut pointed out in "Player Piano" that most Americans regard anyone who isn't a physician, psychiatrist, or veterinarian and still calls oneself "doctor" as a fraud. Froderick Frankenstien from Fresnohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11653942918068535424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-18028975552201642962013-11-20T18:06:23.274-05:002013-11-20T18:06:23.274-05:00A snappy comeback to this is, "I'm not as...A snappy comeback to this is, "I'm not as stupid as you think I am!"<br /><br />But then, this is easier for me, since I'm an astronomer. That I am an oddity is more readily apparent, one reason being the hours I keep. The price I pay for it is that I get all the U.F.O. reports, and all the meteorwrongs. <br /><br />(Meteorwrongs are rocks that unskilled people think are Froderick Frankenstien from Fresnohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11653942918068535424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-50378128908654407852013-11-20T17:29:10.660-05:002013-11-20T17:29:10.660-05:00In my experience people who put ",Ph.D" ...In my experience people who put ",Ph.D" after their names always end up having a Ph.D in Education, which just makes me laugh. And then I realize that high schools are run by, and educational policies designed by, people with PhDs in Education. Then I weep and vomit.Surly Templehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05057191570792423261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-73797393419169946522013-11-20T14:32:36.584-05:002013-11-20T14:32:36.584-05:00Then do that continuously until it stops hurting.Then do that continuously until it stops hurting.The Naughty Professorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11234624349205271144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-68855649859203374662013-11-20T13:19:09.035-05:002013-11-20T13:19:09.035-05:00YES! They DO think that. Once when I was saying th...YES! They DO think that. Once when I was saying that I'd worked for hours on the syllabus and in designing the course, the students asked why I hadn't just copied the syllabus out of the back of the book (like answers at the back of a teacher's textbook). They genuinely had no idea that we design our own courses and curricula.The Contemplative Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088570661592922436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-85383139581399118152013-11-20T12:33:37.104-05:002013-11-20T12:33:37.104-05:00Doctor, it hurts when I do *this*.Doctor, it hurts when I do *this*.Dr. Pablitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01642708115085543647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-33465169588300988732013-11-20T12:32:15.724-05:002013-11-20T12:32:15.724-05:00I was never sensitive about this until I had an ex...I was never sensitive about this until I had an experience two years ago. I was working on a problem in Hohmann transfer on my whiteboard. A student came in with questions about homework and this and that, and she asked me what was on my whiteboard. I said it was a Hohmann transfer, the most energy efficient way of moving from one orbit to another, and its the way you would move something fromAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08119100121479821544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-89116809150785774432013-11-20T12:31:15.085-05:002013-11-20T12:31:15.085-05:00Herr/Dame Doktor Doktor Associate Professor. Must...Herr/Dame Doktor Doktor Associate Professor. Mustn't forget every single part of the title.Prof Poopieheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00997969128824319914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-8450105484054448242013-11-20T09:31:33.629-05:002013-11-20T09:31:33.629-05:00I prefer ExChequer Direct Superlative. Let 'e...I prefer ExChequer Direct Superlative. Let 'em look it up.Sawyer in Student Serviceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16463333151790071057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-47999984648802152402013-11-20T08:48:09.868-05:002013-11-20T08:48:09.868-05:00Doctor? Doctor Who?Doctor? Doctor Who?BurntChromehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06055976331443607569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-45155943959145844392013-11-20T08:31:49.923-05:002013-11-20T08:31:49.923-05:00Doktor Doktor Associate Professor...not quite Dokt...Doktor Doktor Associate Professor...not quite Doktor Doktor Ordinarius Professor. Now, that's a title.Peter Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00754472537710161295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-75380283994225535442013-11-20T06:40:58.392-05:002013-11-20T06:40:58.392-05:00Many years ago we had a friend who was so obsessed...Many years ago we had a friend who was so obsessed with his Dr. title that he made sure it was in the phone book.<br /><br />So one night at 3am at a party we called him up quite distraught because our "baby was really sick and we needed his help". It took him forever to convince us he wasn't a medical doctor. Good fun.<br /><br />We never told him what we did. He probably stillCambridge0101https://www.blogger.com/profile/12153435765355501551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-65633482247889531542013-11-20T06:18:55.000-05:002013-11-20T06:18:55.000-05:00he's still looking for that surgery, though......he's still looking for that surgery, though....EC1https://www.blogger.com/profile/13414931249618049097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-52055732370464302692013-11-20T03:26:14.025-05:002013-11-20T03:26:14.025-05:00But another southerner, Doctor John, doesn't h...But another southerner, Doctor John, doesn't have a Ph.D. and is still cool. Whenever he's at the right place, but at the wrong time...Froderick Frankenstien from Fresnohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11653942918068535424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-89562711683033306192013-11-20T03:25:07.133-05:002013-11-20T03:25:07.133-05:00As Amnesty International will tell you, the proper...As Amnesty International will tell you, the proper way to address a dictator is "Your Excellency." (Note the capital letters.)Froderick Frankenstien from Fresnohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11653942918068535424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-11865567202203006582013-11-20T02:16:19.539-05:002013-11-20T02:16:19.539-05:00Oh, poo. I left a period instead of a comma after...Oh, poo. I left a period instead of a comma after "guardian." Blogger needs a revision tool for commenters. Ripbergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01685894007541567391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-48893861550127963652013-11-20T02:14:34.485-05:002013-11-20T02:14:34.485-05:00Why the title "doctor" or "professo...Why the title "doctor" or "professor?" Why not "overlord," "guardian." "warden," "supreme commander," "master," "grand master," "field marshal," "grand marshal," "arch demon," or any other titles that convey power, knowledge, and authority? I wouldn't mess with Overlord John Smith, Ripbergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01685894007541567391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-64615702354710095222013-11-20T01:54:17.431-05:002013-11-20T01:54:17.431-05:00What kind of rainbow am I?
I'm a colorful ra...What kind of rainbow am I? <br />I'm a <i>colorful</i> rainbow.Southern Bubba, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12050992903794385204noreply@blogger.com