Starlord 3,022 Report post 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cancer 5,278 Report post 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pariah 5,448 Report post Posted January 8 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. 2 Hermit and Christopher reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Logan.1179 4,539 Report post Posted January 8 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Badger 1,318 Report post Posted January 8 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cancer 5,278 Report post Posted January 12 Do things that are slower-acting, difficult to detect, but obvious, inescapable, and crippling in the end. EDIT: for example Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pariah 5,448 Report post Posted January 18 I love the melodious clicking of Newton's cradles in the morning. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Badger 1,318 Report post Posted January 18 Damn it, I'm craving fig newtons now. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
L. Marcus 1,946 Report post Posted January 18 Actually, those are named after a town in Massachusetts... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Badger 1,318 Report post Posted January 18 *smacks Marcus for bringing trivia into this* I want to satisfy my cravings! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Old Man 8,663 Report post Posted January 18 Sorry man, I'm all out of scantily clad Ewok women. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Badger 1,318 Report post Posted January 18 Uhh, I'd rather not know why you had them in the first place. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Old Man 8,663 Report post Posted January 18 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
L. Marcus 1,946 Report post Posted January 18 And a lot of flying razors, for some reason. What has America done now? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Badger 1,318 Report post Posted January 18 Uhh, are you talking about Gillette's ad? I rolled my eyes and moved on. 1 Pariah reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cancer 5,278 Report post Posted January 19 How else are you supposed to make a razor-and-apostasy pie? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Starlord 3,022 Report post Posted January 19 Not sure. I would need to check Grandma's recipe book. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pariah 5,448 Report post Posted January 22 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cancer 5,278 Report post Posted January 22 Well, bringing in an assignment written on slates is often a challenge. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Old Man 8,663 Report post Posted January 22 Back in my day we used stone tablets or cave walls. Kids are so spoiled nowadays. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cancer 5,278 Report post Posted January 22 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. 1 Christopher reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cancer 5,278 Report post Posted January 22 "Militant vegetables on Bench 3. Militant vegetables on Bench 3. Hide all the sharp objects." 1 Pariah reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pariah 5,448 Report post Posted January 22 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cancer 5,278 Report post Posted January 23 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". 1 Pariah reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Christopher 904 Report post Posted January 23 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? 1 Pariah reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
