Posts by Don Troop
July 15, 2009, 06:00 AM ET
Everyone's a Critic ...
"Pigeons Can Discriminate Good and Bad Paintings by Children," from PubMed, via NCBI ROFL.
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What They Said ...
"Training is everything. The peach was once a bitter almond;
cauliflower is nothing but cabbage with a college education."
--Mark Twain, Pudd'nhead Wilson
July 15, 2009, 06:00 AM ET
Yet Another Michael Jackson Tribute? Not Quite.
Not to diminish the King of Pop, but he could have learned a thing or two from this little guy:
Read MoreJuly 15, 2009, 06:00 AM ET
From the 'They Couldn't Pay Us Enough to Do This Study' File
"Can People Distinguish Pâté From Dog Food?" Turns out they can't, but just like their dogs, they don't like the way it tastes.
Read MoreJuly 15, 2009, 04:00 AM ET
The World's Oldest (and Lamest) Jokes
Read the oldest jokes in the world, unearthed by Paul McDonald, a senior lecturer at the University of Wolverhampton. (Evidently it didn't take much to make the Sumerians laugh.)
Read MoreJuly 15, 2009, 02:00 AM ET
First Place, Press-Release Headlines About Radioactive Waste
From: University of Idaho Communications
Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 2:51 PM
Subject: U-IDAHO NEWS: Radioactive Waste Recycling No Longer a Pain
in the Ash
Radioactive Waste Recycling No Longer a Pain in the
Ash
MOSCOW, Idaho -- A new recycling plant will soon recover uranium from the ashes of radioactive garbage to be recycled back into nuclear fuel using an efficient, environmentally friendly technology inspired by decaffeinated coffee. The technique's future may even hold the key to recycling the most dangerous forms of radioactive waste. ...
Read MoreJune 4, 2009, 11:00 AM ET
PowerPoint: Academe's Answer to Waterboarding
Why are your students bored? PowerPoint, for starters.
Read MoreNovember 30, 1999, 01:00 AM ET
That's the Way the Ball Bounces
If we wore hats, we'd doff them to these lads at Olivet Nazarene U.
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Tweed is The Chronicle's blog about the lighter side of academe. Don Troop investigates higher education's odd characters and amusing nooks.