Starlord Posted December 16, 2018 Report Share Posted December 16, 2018 On 12/15/2018 at 3:17 AM, Badger said: On a serious not, for some reason when reading for the longest time I read it as pa-ra-dig-um. Hegemony is another one I still misread occasionally. Bologna for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted December 19, 2018 Report Share Posted December 19, 2018 Course grades posted, about 24 hours ahead of deadline. Stuff needs doing for next quarter, but that stuff can wait a day or two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted January 8, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2019 Whether I wear slacks, khakis, or jeans to work isn't what makes me a professional. The fact that I can deal with rooms full of teenagers without resorting to defenestration is what makes me a professional. Christopher and Hermit 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted January 8, 2019 Report Share Posted January 8, 2019 34 minutes ago, Pariah said: Whether I wear slacks, khakis, or jeans to work isn't what makes me a professional. The fact that I can deal with rooms full of teenagers without resorting to defenestration is what makes me a professional. Sounds more like evidence that you're on Prozac. Edit: Oh wait, PROzac... i get it now ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted January 8, 2019 Report Share Posted January 8, 2019 5 hours ago, Pariah said: Whether I wear slacks, khakis, or jeans to work isn't what makes me a professional. The fact that I can deal with rooms full of teenagers without resorting to defenestration is what makes me a professional. If you cant do that to them, what's the point? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted January 12, 2019 Report Share Posted January 12, 2019 Do things that are slower-acting, difficult to detect, but obvious, inescapable, and crippling in the end. EDIT: for example Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted January 18, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2019 I love the melodious clicking of Newton's cradles in the morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted January 18, 2019 Report Share Posted January 18, 2019 Damn it, I'm craving fig newtons now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted January 18, 2019 Report Share Posted January 18, 2019 Actually, those are named after a town in Massachusetts... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted January 18, 2019 Report Share Posted January 18, 2019 *smacks Marcus for bringing trivia into this* I want to satisfy my cravings! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted January 18, 2019 Report Share Posted January 18, 2019 Sorry man, I'm all out of scantily clad Ewok women. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted January 18, 2019 Report Share Posted January 18, 2019 Uhh, I'd rather not know why you had them in the first place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted January 18, 2019 Report Share Posted January 18, 2019 To satisfy your regular and sizeable cravings, of course. What kind of merchant would I be if I didn't try to keep inventory on hand for my biggest customer? Sadly, there's a trade war on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted January 18, 2019 Report Share Posted January 18, 2019 And a lot of flying razors, for some reason. What has America done now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted January 18, 2019 Report Share Posted January 18, 2019 Uhh, are you talking about Gillette's ad? I rolled my eyes and moved on. Pariah 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted January 19, 2019 Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 How else are you supposed to make a razor-and-apostasy pie? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlord Posted January 19, 2019 Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 Not sure. I would need to check Grandma's recipe book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted January 22, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2019 From my current statistics class syllabus: "Homework should not be submitted electronically; rather, always bring a hard copy of your homework to class, as [Professor A] despises trees. Don't worry, she will be punished for this." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted January 22, 2019 Report Share Posted January 22, 2019 Well, bringing in an assignment written on slates is often a challenge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted January 22, 2019 Report Share Posted January 22, 2019 Back in my day we used stone tablets or cave walls. Kids are so spoiled nowadays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted January 22, 2019 Report Share Posted January 22, 2019 For winter classes, didn't you write yours in the snow the old fashioned way? That was the real reason only boys were sent to school. Christopher 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted January 22, 2019 Report Share Posted January 22, 2019 "Militant vegetables on Bench 3. Militant vegetables on Bench 3. Hide all the sharp objects." Pariah 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted January 22, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2019 5 hours ago, Cancer said: Well, bringing in an assignment written on slates is often a challenge. 5 hours ago, Old Man said: Back in my day we used stone tablets or cave walls. Kids are so spoiled nowadays. Would "engraved on metal plates" be entirely inappropriate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted January 23, 2019 Report Share Posted January 23, 2019 As someone who is grading things now ... perhaps closer to the situation on hand would be "engraved on a shiny golden statue of a calf". Pariah 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Posted January 23, 2019 Report Share Posted January 23, 2019 21 hours ago, Pariah said: Would "engraved on metal plates" be entirely inappropriate? How about engraved in the magnetic dust of a rotating disk, or the state of relays? Cancer and Pariah 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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