tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post7704307007268307946..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: Advice for the young in body and mind from Dr. Amelia.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-57404698468291473292012-10-28T00:33:40.810-04:002012-10-28T00:33:40.810-04:00Eh. Whatever brings them a little joy. Here are ...Eh. Whatever brings them a little joy. Here are my Rules Of Dressing An Undergraduate Student Body (or, on reflection, anybody):<br /><br />1. Don't dress like you're about to have sex with someone unless you actually are. (Hint: if, e.g., you are in class, you cannot be about to have sex with someone.)<br />2. Bathe.<br />3. Have fun. Froggie rainboots, big hair bows, leopard-print Merely Academichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00452389428113097744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-33668600331313217822012-10-27T18:51:23.898-04:002012-10-27T18:51:23.898-04:007. Iron? College students? Sorry, the last era wh...7. Iron? College students? Sorry, the last era when college students wore ironed clothes, I think they had servants to do it for them.<br /><br />But I'd submit:<br />9. Piercings. Maybe you think they make you look rebellious. No, just skeevy. On your nose, they look like dried snot. On your tongue or lips, they look like herpes sores. Those big thick plugs in your ears? When you take Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02906546940408742913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-91966415660032886352012-10-27T13:54:50.613-04:002012-10-27T13:54:50.613-04:00Come on, folks. ANYTHING is better than those tigh...Come on, folks. ANYTHING is better than those tight, white pants and bikini bottom underwear on GUYS that were fashionable when we were undergrads. If one tried to run in those outfits, the big, ugly medallions that went with them would hit you right in the eye. And the big ol' platform shoes that went with them were even worse than Crocs. <br /><br />Whenever I look back at the '70s, I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-76228085606504340722012-10-27T11:36:26.282-04:002012-10-27T11:36:26.282-04:00My feelings exactly.
If the majority my students...My feelings exactly. <br /><br />If the majority my students would do the reading, participate in class discussion, and show a modicum of interest in being in the classroom, they could be wearing crocs with knee socks, leggings, and a pajama top for all I care.<br /><br />Defunct Adjuncthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12954331373226016090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-50451542720413367792012-10-26T18:40:30.305-04:002012-10-26T18:40:30.305-04:00Pajamas! They are wearing pajamas! And I don't...Pajamas! They are wearing pajamas! And I don't mean those pajama-like things that are still best worn at home. I mean honest to goodness pajamas. Sarcastic Bastardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01407507896787403097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-80567062065104453352012-10-26T17:15:02.121-04:002012-10-26T17:15:02.121-04:00I think every campus needs a certain number of fas...I think every campus needs a certain number of fashion disasters among the faculty. There are a few doozies here at Tuk U., and I'm glad they have found a home here. So maybe this is a double standard, but I'm not sure students can get away with it. We earn our right to fashion disasterdom by spending much of our lives pondering complex equations, Renaisance literature, or hamsters (orRosencrantz Andor Guildensternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05095512139776536635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-9120043639927050302012-10-26T16:25:17.392-04:002012-10-26T16:25:17.392-04:00Say what? Say what? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-45889244591487975692012-10-26T16:25:07.278-04:002012-10-26T16:25:07.278-04:00Say what?Say what?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-72008008494211425442012-10-26T16:24:53.375-04:002012-10-26T16:24:53.375-04:00I'm glad when their various zippers are up.
M...I'm glad when their various zippers are up.<br /><br />My clothing misery at work is a colleague who is STILL wearing mandals even though it's 38 degrees out. At least the cold keeps the smell down...a bit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-24669966013754384752012-10-26T16:00:13.189-04:002012-10-26T16:00:13.189-04:00Crocs are the only shoes I can wear comfortably. C...Crocs are the only shoes I can wear comfortably. Certainly Crocs are not worse than 8-inch heels worn with short shorts. Karen Ackoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01527412523732265688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-71001202561293666562012-10-26T15:47:52.398-04:002012-10-26T15:47:52.398-04:00To be honest, I could care less what they wear. I&...To be honest, I could care less what they wear. I'm happy if they do some reading and give me decent ratings on my evals.Pennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01271277547113047876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-63747328254023753062012-10-26T15:42:21.151-04:002012-10-26T15:42:21.151-04:00When The Doctor proclaims them cool, maybe we'...When The Doctor proclaims them cool, maybe we'll talk, until then, crocs are for river wading only.Irritated Isishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15415532947857584043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-33465130675693561502012-10-26T15:32:55.112-04:002012-10-26T15:32:55.112-04:00What's wrong with froggie rainboots?What's wrong with froggie rainboots?Iyrrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06272150097841691708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-32722073472604186192012-10-26T15:32:44.191-04:002012-10-26T15:32:44.191-04:00What's wrong with froggie rainboots?What's wrong with froggie rainboots?Iyrrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06272150097841691708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-72443533591115250012012-10-26T13:38:32.711-04:002012-10-26T13:38:32.711-04:00While I do not do any of these things, I am a terr...While I do not do any of these things, I am a terrible dresser. Terrible. I use the level of color saturation rule to match my clothes, I appear frequently in patterned knee socks, and sometimes I even come to school with baby residue on my shirt. I thought that one of the few advantages of this job is that it's okay to look bad? Oh man, if that isn't true, maybe I should rethink this Untenured Ursulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12107788326951579690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-31163164848167890672012-10-26T13:21:50.423-04:002012-10-26T13:21:50.423-04:00You've just illustrated another advantage of p...You've just illustrated another advantage of pseudo-anonymity on this blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-28115678063812558512012-10-26T12:56:27.885-04:002012-10-26T12:56:27.885-04:00Oh, and by "academics" I mean academia i...Oh, and by "academics" I mean academia in general, not just people in academia (Though people do plenty of joy-sucking sometimes).Matilda (who told lies)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16855283684379312888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-43959123818956814322012-10-26T12:53:58.628-04:002012-10-26T12:53:58.628-04:00I WEAR CROCS IN PUBLIC!!! DAMN YOU PEOPLE! CROCS ...I WEAR CROCS IN PUBLIC!!! DAMN YOU PEOPLE! CROCS ARE COOL!StellafromSparksburghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17584701718285662953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-65597873299519070832012-10-26T12:13:00.534-04:002012-10-26T12:13:00.534-04:00I agree with most of these, except for the rainboo...I agree with most of these, except for the rainboot thing. If it's raining substantially when I leave in the morning, then I wear rainboots. I'm going to keep wearing them until I get home again. I'd really rather not carry around another pair of shoes all day, nor do I want to leave a pair in my lab or car, just so I can run and change when the sky clears and my boots become Matilda (who told lies)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16855283684379312888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-83218473981365840882012-10-26T11:50:23.683-04:002012-10-26T11:50:23.683-04:00It is a sad commentary on our world that #3 needs ...It is a sad commentary on our world that #3 needs to even be said.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com