And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Univ. of Texas law school you get a sunflower - apparently about 100 years ago the law school refused to use caps and gowns, the university said you have to do something of significance, the law school said ok it's sunflowers. And so there are trays of sunflowers lined up on stage for the graduates.
My wife was seven months pregnant when she defended her doctoral dissertation, and she refused to go through the ceremony because she had to pee every half hour. She earned her degree in the humanities, but maybe I'll go out and buy her a sword.
Cute story, but I really hate the use of the word "partner" to avoid saying boyfriend/girlfriend or husband/wife. We have perfectly good words to describe romantic relationships, so using a neologism to intentionally obscure the nature of the relationship ticks me off. I usually figure it means "gay lover".
I know. I always have the sneaking suspicion that that's what it means too, and I agree; use the correct terms. Language is supposed to convey meaning, not be as vague as possible. - macxcool
i received an antique sword (from the 1870's) when i was knighted a Knights Templar in the York Rite of Freemasonry. definitely a perk! that, and the Oregon Masons meet every year in a cave in eastern Oregon... another perk!
I know that it's different but after being honorably discharged from the US Marine Corps in 1969, I went to the U of Denver and in three years, I got my BSBA. My graduation date was in December and since they did not have the formal ceremony until the next spring, I elected to find a job (out of town) and belay the ceremony. Maybe the graduates got a sword or not. I'll never know.
Yeah, I looked her up too. I agree with you. My step daughter got a PhD in very closely the same. As a student I also did very well in that field. I got out chiefly because those types are seriously, deeeply messed up. Also, very passive aggressive.
My Ph.D. is in electrical engineering and my research used a fair bit of rather obscure math and probability concepts. When the dean read the title of my thesis, my dad audibly laughed in the audience. My mom scolded him. I enjoyed it immensely.
Deeply disappointed that my institution does not offer swords to PhD graduates. It's a military college! (Air Force Institute of Technology) We should get weapons! ~ Doctor Weasel
Prepared to do some slicing and dicing. That's a big sword.
ReplyDeleteI did not receive my sword when I was hooded with my Ph.D. I need to complain, or just go buy my own sword.
ReplyDeleteNeither did Jill Biden, but Joe bought her one from Ukraine.
DeleteNow they use the swords to fight over grants, and cut away data that disagrees with theory.
ReplyDeleteSteve S6
Univ. of Texas law school you get a sunflower - apparently about 100 years ago the law school refused to use caps and gowns, the university said you have to do something of significance, the law school said ok it's sunflowers. And so there are trays of sunflowers lined up on stage for the graduates.
ReplyDeleteMy wife was seven months pregnant when she defended her doctoral dissertation, and she refused to go through the ceremony because she had to pee every half hour. She earned her degree in the humanities, but maybe I'll go out and buy her a sword.
ReplyDeleteCute story, but I really hate the use of the word "partner" to avoid saying boyfriend/girlfriend or husband/wife. We have perfectly good words to describe romantic relationships, so using a neologism to intentionally obscure the nature of the relationship ticks me off. I usually figure it means "gay lover".
ReplyDeleteI know. I always have the sneaking suspicion that that's what it means too, and I agree; use the correct terms. Language is supposed to convey meaning, not be as vague as possible.
Delete- macxcool
I urinate on semantic obfuscation.
Deletei received an antique sword (from the 1870's) when i was knighted a Knights Templar in the York Rite of Freemasonry. definitely a perk! that, and the Oregon Masons meet every year in a cave in eastern Oregon... another perk!
ReplyDeleteI know that it's different but after being honorably discharged from the US Marine Corps in 1969, I went to the U of Denver and in three years, I got my BSBA. My graduation date was in December and since they did not have the formal ceremony until the next spring, I elected to find a job (out of town) and belay the ceremony. Maybe the graduates got a sword or not. I'll never know.
ReplyDeleteIf I had known about this, I would have finished my doctorate
ReplyDeleteIs the word ‘gobbledygook’ of Finnish origin? ‘Cause that’s what her doctoral thesis seems to be composed of.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I looked her up too. I agree with you.
DeleteMy step daughter got a PhD in very closely the same.
As a student I also did very well in that field. I got out chiefly because those types are seriously, deeeply messed up. Also, very passive aggressive.
My Ph.D. is in electrical engineering and my research used a fair bit of rather obscure math and probability concepts. When the dean read the title of my thesis, my dad audibly laughed in the audience. My mom scolded him. I enjoyed it immensely.
DeleteTim and Neil are brilliant!
ReplyDeleteThis one is thrice struck; redhead, female, psychologist.
ReplyDeletePhD of Cutlery, that's pretty sharp.
ReplyDeleteYep; no matter how you slice it.
DeleteOh, you wacky cut-ups. You slay me.
DeleteCome on, haven’t you recognized her sword yet?
ReplyDeleteAnd what sort of "science" was allowed from 2020 through 2023 in Finland? Anything any REAL scientist would be proud of? Or just more bulls#!t?
ReplyDeleteDeeply disappointed that my institution does not offer swords to PhD graduates. It's a military college! (Air Force Institute of Technology) We should get weapons!
ReplyDelete~ Doctor Weasel