tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post8132624628679058531..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: How to Make a Snowflake Disappear in 60 Seconds or LessUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-40805062397577816522015-04-16T22:30:05.796-04:002015-04-16T22:30:05.796-04:00No, I think the student was feeling EMH out for th...No, I think the student was feeling EMH out for the chance he'd hire out as a ringer and take the exam for the student.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02906546940408742913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-4102914784090011962015-04-16T22:28:57.096-04:002015-04-16T22:28:57.096-04:00I demand gold-plated latinum.I demand gold-plated latinum.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02906546940408742913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-6207847202418009362015-04-16T22:14:35.108-04:002015-04-16T22:14:35.108-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Prof Panglosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06217936415069624428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-45509880719217997522015-04-16T22:11:39.088-04:002015-04-16T22:11:39.088-04:00I request payment in unobtanium. It's about th...I request payment in unobtanium. It's about that likely. Prof Panglosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06217936415069624428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-82485213226610385052015-04-16T19:36:07.057-04:002015-04-16T19:36:07.057-04:00It depends on what they'll accept as payment. ...It depends on what they'll accept as payment. U.S. currency is just printed paper to them. If they want pure carbon or zinc, no problem. If they want pure gold or dysprosium, that's harder.Froderick Frankenstien from Fresnohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11653942918068535424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-1559033533809945572015-04-16T07:51:05.027-04:002015-04-16T07:51:05.027-04:00The student engaged in enough conversation so that...The student engaged in enough conversation so that he could say, "I tried to get help from a tutor" then go back to playing video games with a clean conscience. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-4375519274489190592015-04-16T07:42:32.066-04:002015-04-16T07:42:32.066-04:00The whole figuring-out-what-you-don't-know thi...The whole figuring-out-what-you-don't-know thing is such a nuisance. Shouldn't proffies just be able to tell, by osmosis or ESP or something (maybe we need to find those aliens and hire them ourselves as consultants, Frod. But where we'd get the consulting fee ourselves, I don't know.) Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-35285006884912907552015-04-16T07:32:31.704-04:002015-04-16T07:32:31.704-04:00Love the Admiral Ackbar allusion. It is also possi...Love the Admiral Ackbar allusion. It is also possible to make snowflakes disappear via email.<br /><br />Student: Hey... I'm having trouble understanding the material. Can I stop by your office for some help.<br /><br />Reply: Dear Stu, Which material? I'm available tomorrow 10 to 11. <br /><br />Student: I guess everything you lectured on Monday.<br /><br /><em>Admiral Ackbar: [Ogre Proctor Hephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17428431147495287413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-66396800419408994522015-04-15T22:47:09.510-04:002015-04-15T22:47:09.510-04:00As the only professional astronomer working in the...As the only professional astronomer working in the Central Valley of California, I get all the U.F.O. calls. As I tell students, be kind and respectful to these people, since 9 out of 10 of them have indeed seen something remarkable in the sky. I have yet to identify a definite alien spacecraft, though, but I don’t want to be caught napping when it does come in.<br /><br />(If I could definitely Froderick Frankenstien from Fresnohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11653942918068535424noreply@blogger.com