April 2010
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“What happened to her? Other than that she was almost raped…which is...”
– 18th Century Lit. Professor on Samuel Richardson’s Pamela.
Apr 30th
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Hail to the Ch-ch-ch-chief
Day 1 So for Christmas, my mom got me a Barack Obama Chia Pet. A fan of Obamerchandise, of which I have previously written articles about at Suburban Justice, I was elated. I was poised to start growing a Chia-fro on the the president, until I realized I had to return to college on an airplane, not by driving as I had planned. The Chia inauguration had been put on hold. It wasn’t until I...
Apr 29th
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Apr 29th
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“Journalists, by their very nature, are bums. Speaking as one, trust me. I know.”
– War Journalism Professor, on journalists
Apr 28th
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“Well after the Berlin Wall fell, Vaclav Havel organized a conference on the Cold...”
– Second Acts by Mark Updegrove International politics. Just like junior high.
Apr 27th
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Apr 27th
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“One should say happy birthday and congratulations to a society that values...”
– Economics Professor
Apr 26th
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“Never tell someone with a big cutlass they’re not being grammatically...”
– English Language Professor, on correcting pirates.
Apr 25th
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Apr 24th
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Apr 23rd
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Apr 23rd
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Apr 22nd
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Economics 101 - Last Class
I haven’t had any stories lately because I’ve been too frustrated to actually transcribe them from the margins of my notes. We hit an unexpected turn in our education when the professor who I had been teaching the class, and who offered the nuggets of wisdom I’ve written about here, took a leave of absence with a few weeks left in the semester. The department’s idea to...
Apr 22nd
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“It’s always good to do your paper on something you’re mildly...”
– 18th Century Literature Professor
Apr 21st
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The West Wing, Season 2 Episode 4
Leo McGarry: You have an interesting conversational style, you know that?
Ainsley Hayes: It's a nervous condition.
Leo McGarry: I used to have a nervous condition.
Ainsley Hayes: How did yours manifest itself?
Leo McGarry: I drank a lot of scotch.
Ainsley Hayes: I get sick when I drink too much.
Leo McGarry: I get drunk when I drink too much.
Apr 13th
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Animated GIF of the Day: Look at that dot.
thedailywhat: Now look at Carl Sagan. He’s on a horse. [reddit.]
Apr 11th
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Selected Answers from an Exam on Early Modern...
Q. What three works were highly influential in establishing EModE's reputation as the fullest flowering of the English language?
A. In the wake of the printing boom, how can one put a label like this on only three of the works penned within this time period? It seems a shame to choose only three works and cast aside the oft forgotten comedies of Shakespeare's brother, Alex.
Q. What influence did the inkhorn controversy have on the English language?
A. The Inkhorns ultimately caused millions of 20th Century schoolchildren the pain of carrying around those 400 lb. Warriner's English Grammar books.
Apr 7th
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Smart Women Are Bigger Drinkers →
katykelley: Excerpt: There are two explanations the researchers offered for this phenomenon. One is that brainy women often delay motherhood, giving them more time to develop a social life based on alcohol consumption; the other is that higher-achieving females are more likely to work in male-dominated fields, which have cultures that are heavy on drinking.
Apr 7th
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Apr 5th
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Varsity Moment →
I’m back at my MLBlog because it’s baseball season, bitches.
Apr 5th
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“There is no me. I do not exist. There used to be a me, but I had it surgically...”
– Peter Sellers
Apr 1st