tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post5293625460056982785..comments2023-06-11T02:19:27.429-07:00Comments on Academic Cog: Discretion is the better part of --- oh never mindSisyphushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09880634753539329199noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post-43140429610324428032012-06-27T14:30:27.934-07:002012-06-27T14:30:27.934-07:00Oh, it's so on now. Or, actually, not now, bu...Oh, it's so on now. Or, actually, not now, but in a month from now, when I live in a state that doesn't ban the sale of beer with anything higher than 5.5% ABV. Gonna bring it then.Dr. Kosharyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07777054788430587906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post-30332347093988940142012-06-27T10:37:16.159-07:002012-06-27T10:37:16.159-07:00Better yet, I challenge you to participate in one!...Better yet, I challenge you to participate in one!Sisyphushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09880634753539329199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post-38005703315442421422012-06-27T10:35:13.477-07:002012-06-27T10:35:13.477-07:00I hereby declare as phrase of the week "hipst...I hereby declare as phrase of the week "<i>hipster beer arms race</i>." :DDr. Kosharyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07777054788430587906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post-42695596218913204812012-06-27T08:42:00.404-07:002012-06-27T08:42:00.404-07:00Oh he knows Dr. R's academic specialty! He jus...Oh he knows Dr. R's academic specialty! He just isn't studying it. (To be honest I don't love it either, and have to stop myself from making snarky jokes about the literature when I remember the Postdoc is present. But I know to work on my politeness.<br /><br />And I thought I did mouth off with the beer thing! Though, truth be told, 1554 is a solid, tasty beer that doesn't have any "local beer snob" cred. There are things on draft there that would be more "impressive" in the hipster beer arms race. OTOH, there are many many locals who order PBR unironically, so he actually had a shot with that attempt. <br /><br />And there was much more but it involves name-checking some stuff at PhD programs, so I really can't post it in any way that makes sense without giving away too many details.Sisyphushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09880634753539329199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post-1304995867296671382012-06-26T21:31:42.878-07:002012-06-26T21:31:42.878-07:00"Hey baby, wanna see my...PhD program accepta..."Hey baby, wanna see my...PhD program acceptance letter?" LMAO!<br /><br />So painfully awkward that I couldn't stop laughing as I read the second half of the post! I can't say I've ever witnessed anything half this bad in an insecure douchebag of a grad student. I thought I'd seen a major reputation meltdown last month, but that was clearly but a blip compared to this guy. <br /><br />The pheromonal excess is classic, as is the ignorance of the specialties of one's drinking partners, but the detail that really seals the deal on the story for me is his failed attempt at being a beer snob. That actually might have been the final straw for me, had I been in your place. You really do deserve a medal for not mouthing off at that point.Dr. Kosharyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07777054788430587906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post-81881135389609114062012-06-26T19:17:13.864-07:002012-06-26T19:17:13.864-07:00Ye gads. This sounds just like a d-bag who was a n...Ye gads. This sounds just like a d-bag who was a non-trad student at my MA program. He was about 45, divorced, and very Don Johnson-ish, circa Miami Vice. (I don't think I ever saw this student wearing socks with his loafers, let's just say.) His (to me) crippling insecurity made him overcompensate with extreme arrogance and pedantry. It was painful being in class with him. If I ever had to socialize with him, I've blocked it out. Ugh.<br /><br />Sounds like this guy you're talking about also must have the same sort of crippling insecurity. I definitely think you deserve a medal for not kicking his teeth in. Well done.Fie upon this quiet life!https://www.blogger.com/profile/12047096700049201873noreply@blogger.com