Thursday, October 19, 2006

The Horror

I just read a paper whose main argument was that Famous Novel is a novel, and that it's not real.

I want to rip my eyes out.

I will never get that half hour back again.

There is not enough chocolate in the world to make that paper tolerable.

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  1. Ah, but it could get better: It could be plagiarized ;)

    Oh dear. That would really hurt to read.

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  2. Ouch, ouch, ouch!

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  3. Oh, how I'm laughing - but not at the pain of having to read such tripe.

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  4. Wha--*tries to wrap brain around that*

    Gah, I'd tell you to burn it, but that might be hard to explain to the student.

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  5. Well, my student came and chatted with me about the paper and his next, and I think it was really helpful for him. His next paper has a much stronger basis, and I think he understands that he needs to learn something or teach something in his paper to make it worth doing.

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  6. Must. Laugh. Are you sure we don't teach at the same place???

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