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« on: March 10, 2008, 03:45:52 AM » |
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Yeah, that one was me. It was back before there was registration, and one could effortlessly change identities. At the time, I was inspired by reading 4 or 5 recent threads in which seemingly earnest OPs asked really dense questions, and it was either do a send-up or write some really snarky replies; there was no third option, as far as I was concerned. (When I drink, I become misanthropic, but seriously, I thought the questions were the academic equivalents of "My nose bleeds every time I put my finger in it; what should I do?").
I only mention it now because I was surprised to see a reference to it in a current thread. And then that prompted me to do a search, and I saw that it got quite a bit of discussion.
Disclaimer: there never was a domineering dept chair, and no beagles were harmed in the fabrication of that incident. My apologies to anyone who was worried.
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« Reply #1 on: March 10, 2008, 07:06:17 AM » |
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Thanks for coming clean, bewildered.
And since we're "sharing," I'll come clean too:
I was the beagle.
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__________ Zharkov's Razor: Adapting Zharkov a bit to this situation, ignorance and confusion can explain a lot.
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« Reply #2 on: March 10, 2008, 07:10:16 AM » |
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But let me make one thing perfectly clear: I never suggested eating the beagle. That was Other Folks.
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« Reply #3 on: March 10, 2008, 07:57:11 AM » |
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Wha..??? There was never any beagle???
I'm devastated. Soon someone will tell me there wasn't a goat either...
Prytania,
Shocked, stunned, and stumbling around in disbelief
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Clowns, I tell you. Clowns.
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« Reply #4 on: March 10, 2008, 08:07:15 AM » |
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I like beagles with cream cheese.
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I'm not ignoring you. I'm playing leapdog with your post.
"Now stop trying to sound funny and smart." -Wowowowowow
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« Reply #5 on: March 10, 2008, 08:09:00 AM » |
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Can someone post a link to the original beagle post?
I have recently learned how to say "I like to eat dog meat" in yet another language.
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a.k.a. gum-chewing monkey in a Tufts University jacket
"Please do not force people who are exhausted to take medication for hallucinations." -- Memo from the Chair, Department of White Privilege Studies, Fiork University
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dept_geek
SPAF by decree, documentor of local meetups, and
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through a glass darkly....
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« Reply #6 on: March 10, 2008, 08:11:08 AM » |
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« Last Edit: March 10, 2008, 08:11:36 AM by dept_geek »
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I would love to change the world, but they won't give me the source code. When in doubt, add chocolate.
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infopri
I guess I'm now a VERY
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When all else fails, let us agree to disagree.
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« Reply #7 on: March 10, 2008, 08:30:53 AM » |
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There was actually a story in the New York Times a few weeks ago about a former mayor somewhere who babysat her neighbor's dog for a week and who, when the dog's owners returned from vacation, told them the dog had died. Yet, the owners kept hearing their dog barking from inside the former mayor's house. It took awhile (days) to get the police out there (former mayor, remember), and by then there was no dog. At that point, the former mayor said she had indeed gotten a new dog, but it was now missing, and she filed a missing-dog report. Eventually, the police found the original dog at the house of the former mayor's sister, out on the edge of town. The former mayor is now facing charges (although I forget what the charges are).
True story.
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Your experience is not universal. Words to live by.
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