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, much more than Nagumo, receives the admiration of the Japanese people, because he fought with his heart. But against this must be set the ultimate condemnation of military performance: he didn't use his head.Parshall and Tully in Shattered Sword, on the decision to send the lone Hiryu on the offensive against the superior American carriers during Midway.
I am still dying from what my Economics teacher has just said. "Starting tomorrow, I won't be you teacher. Instead, I'll be part of waste management!"
"Just as planned."
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The best part of that is how many ways there are to interpret that.
Especially given what 'waste' can mean in an economic sense.
"Did you expect somebody else?"
Causing freakouts over sourcing since 2018
From the comments on a news article regarding someone getting sacked by Ford following a homophobic rant and suing.
Oh my god I didn't even think of that. What had sparked her saying it was the fact that someone who works in the waste public services department gets paid more than a teacher does.
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YEEEEAH— no.
What, you never had to fight a snake as part of your thesis defense?
A: University guidelines state that you have to “defeat” the snake. There are many ways to accomplish this. Lots of students choose to wrestle the snake. Some construct decoys and elaborate traps to confuse and then ensnare the snake. One student brought a flute and played a song to lull the snake to sleep. Then he threw the snake out a window.
Q: Does everyone fight the same snake?
A: No. You will fight one of the many snakes that are kept on campus by the facilities department.
Q: Are the snakes big?
A: We have lots of different snakes. The quality of your work determines which snake you will fight. The better your thesis is, the smaller the snake will be.
Q: Does my thesis adviser pick the snake?
A: No. Your adviser just tells the guy who picks the snakes how good your thesis was.
Q: What does it mean if I get a small snake that is also very strong?
A: Snake-picking is not an exact science. The size of the snake is the main factor. The snake may be very strong, or it may be very weak. It may be of Asian, African, or South American origin. It may constrict its victims and then swallow them whole, or it may use venom to blind and/or paralyze its prey. You shouldn’t read too much into these other characteristics. Although if you get a poisonous snake, it often means that there was a problem with the formatting of your bibliography.
Q: When and where do I fight the snake? Does the school have some kind of pit or arena for snake fights?
A: You fight the snake in the room you have reserved for your defense. The fight generally starts after you have finished answering questions about your thesis. However, the snake will be lurking in the room the whole time and it can strike at any point. If the snake attacks prematurely it’s obviously better to defeat it and get back to the rest of your defense as quickly as possible.
Q: Would someone who wrote a bad thesis and defeated a large snake get the same grade as someone who wrote a good thesis and defeated a small snake?
A: Yes.
Q: So then couldn’t you just fight a snake in lieu of actually writing a thesis?
A: Technically, yes. But in that case the snake would be very big. Very big, indeed.
Q: Could the snake kill me?
A: That almost never happens. But if you’re worried, just make sure that you write a good thesis.
Q: Why do I have to do this?
A: Snake fighting is one of the great traditions of higher education. It may seem somewhat antiquated and silly, like the robes we wear at graduation, but fighting a snake is an important part of the history and culture of every reputable university. Almost everyone with an advanced degree has gone through this process. Notable figures such as John Foster Dulles, Philip Roth, and Doris Kearns Goodwin (to name but a few) have all had to defeat at least one snake in single combat.
Q: This whole snake thing is just a metaphor, right?
A: I assure you, the snakes are very real.
What sort of university do you go to, and how can I get in?
Brightness
1) Preparing transfer documents now.
2) If I write the shittiest thesis, do I get to fight Snake?
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Never let anyone tell you that something is impossible.
Rest in Peace Monty.
So, who's got a camera?
"He's like the Johnny Cochran of religion."
I have to return some videotapes. My Wall
Apparently Not Dead
"Even with this, you still intend to play God?!"
-insert appropriate signature here-
'Don't make any noises... or smells."
edited 16th Feb '15 7:35:05 PM by BaconManiac5000
what do you mean I didn't win, I ate more wet t-shirts than anyone else
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From Andrew Exum's Twitter feed: "Worth noting the Danes bested the Nazis in their efforts to protect their Jewish compatriots. I give them strong odds against the Islamists."
Excuse me. I need to go find a Dannebrog to wave from a rooftop.
Charlie Stross's cheerful, optimistic predictions for 2017, part one of three.
LEGENDARY GALE
"Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should."
but HOW?
"Feminism has to be intersectional or it is garbage." - Veerender Jubbal
Collector Of Fine Oddities
edited 24th Feb '15 5:26:19 AM by carbon-mantis
A nice butterfly
"So many disasters and bad things are happening in the United States, you would think it was built atop an ancient indian burial ground or something"
It has always been the prerogative of children and half-wits to point out that the emperor has no clothes
LEGENDARY GALE
"The dress is whatever color ended the Cold War."
but HOW?
Apparently Not Dead
"Hipsters don't have kids."
-insert appropriate signature here-
From ~Zennistrad's Twitter:
"Social science deniers are the new climate science deniers."
"That butt is smug as all hell, though"
Talking about this thing.
Flawless Victree
"I began this day with old people butts and now I'm ending it with big fat Dusty Rhodes..."
"Okay, yeah, I guess Ollie fits the goofy sidekick role, but being a princess doesn't mean I spontaneously sing about everything, 'kay?"
Eye'm the cutest!
"Get your head out of your apps." - Local traffic board on I-25 in southern Colorado.
edited 19th Mar '15 3:40:12 PM by MajorTom
"Allah may guide their bullets, but Jesus helps those who aim down the sights."
Just come across the current (no pun intended) page quote on Cats Hate Water:
"To bathe a cat requires brute force, perseverance, courage of conviction - and a cat. The last ingredient is the hardest to come by." - By some chap called Stephen Baker.
(Annoyed grunt)