tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555191244102972923.post9155935496795035745..comments2023-05-11T00:38:23.906-07:00Comments on Stupid Is A Five-Letter Word: Pondering deep questions that are obvious to everyone but scientists looking for government grants.Buttercuphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10201235659652895050noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555191244102972923.post-11413369266718297782013-03-28T15:11:10.105-07:002013-03-28T15:11:10.105-07:00...so to speak. HAHAHA!...so to speak. HAHAHA!Buttercuphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10201235659652895050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555191244102972923.post-66315234800861936692013-03-28T15:10:46.682-07:002013-03-28T15:10:46.682-07:00So it's a chicken or egg thing? I do think tha...So it's a chicken or egg thing? I do think that the inability to relate in an intimate and meaningful way with the opposite sex changes a great deal about a person, not just their weight. That's just a reflection of bigger issues.Buttercuphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10201235659652895050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555191244102972923.post-10494941127108958022013-03-27T04:43:17.615-07:002013-03-27T04:43:17.615-07:00No, the question should be, are they fat because t...No, the question should be, are they fat because they are lesbians, or lesbians because they are fat?<br /><br />Guys who aren't drunk don't normally go after the fat chicks. But insecure females with daddy issues looking for emotional validation? They be all OVER those rolls of sweet, delicious co-dependence.Cheezehttp://squeezins.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555191244102972923.post-15331213708345296842013-03-23T20:39:40.709-07:002013-03-23T20:39:40.709-07:00And if you don't have an agenda, just pick som...And if you don't have an agenda, just pick something stupid and get money to collect data. The best thing about most studies is that you don't even have to come to any conclusions because of your data. Just come up with numbers that define something. And collect your check.Buttercuphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10201235659652895050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555191244102972923.post-76195334021264233752013-03-23T20:31:23.806-07:002013-03-23T20:31:23.806-07:00"minority sexual orientation"
That was..."minority sexual orientation" <br /><br />That was effing brilliant. When I read that, I had to post on this. I was laughing my stupid head off.Buttercuphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10201235659652895050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555191244102972923.post-11813741896506052532013-03-23T18:33:12.281-07:002013-03-23T18:33:12.281-07:00Huh. These 'studies' - pick your agenda a...Huh. These 'studies' - pick your agenda and make a study to fit.<br /><br />Morrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555191244102972923.post-63780266541627505292013-03-23T08:36:19.830-07:002013-03-23T08:36:19.830-07:00You shouldn't have to go after the professors,...You shouldn't have to go after the professors, just the idiots in admin who think professors need to publish to be able to teach undergraduates.<br /><br />Though my favorite professorial head-hunting story is from the University of Iowa School of Music. We had five voice profs, soprano, mezzo, alto, tenor, and bass. Our tenor left for Baylor, and so they put out an ad for a replacement. HR was very upset that no women applied. 8PLibrary-Gryffonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06446982343602702829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555191244102972923.post-83082496070257253632013-03-23T05:05:49.891-07:002013-03-23T05:05:49.891-07:00Out of context, all types of things cross my mind ...Out of context, all types of things cross my mind before lesbianism. I'd think: "Do they have to be pointed in a certain direction?" or "Do they like midgets?"<br /><br />I think you're a good candidate for any research you determine is important. Of course, my opinion doesn't mean shit, so I'm not much help. Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15969361446367636746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555191244102972923.post-56366435582973078152013-03-23T01:15:39.930-07:002013-03-23T01:15:39.930-07:00I had to read that phrase a couple of times. I'...I had to read that phrase a couple of times. I've written bad prose professionally for 30 years now. I would never have come up with that one. I stand in awe.Lamberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05659790880690990033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555191244102972923.post-33457792212176339492013-03-22T21:02:01.775-07:002013-03-22T21:02:01.775-07:00"women of minority sexual orientation"
...<i><strong>"women of minority sexual orientation"</strong></i><br /><br />Wasn't that precious?<br /><br />I took one semester of sociology when in college and could barely keep my gag reflex from choking me to death during the entire semester. Buttercuphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10201235659652895050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555191244102972923.post-11909934739203967972013-03-22T21:00:01.205-07:002013-03-22T21:00:01.205-07:00Illuminating! I had no idea that tenure was behind...Illuminating! I had no idea that tenure was behind the idiocy of studies telling us what we all know from common sense.<br /><br />After we shoot all the lawyers, let's move on to the tenured professors.Buttercuphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10201235659652895050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555191244102972923.post-85555485402641672032013-03-22T20:49:48.545-07:002013-03-22T20:49:48.545-07:00Well duh. Obviously it's because the rest of s...Well duh. Obviously it's because the rest of society is insufficiently tolerant and accepting. Where do I tell them to send the check? I can add a few curlicues if that's not long enough, but that's what the report's going to boil down to.<br /><br />Oh and "women of minority sexual orientation"? We need a study to determine the cause of and cure for this sort of verbal diarrhea. Sadly, all too many social scientists suffer from this crippling affliction.RGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09171113315326198836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555191244102972923.post-90933020127280400882013-03-22T20:44:21.124-07:002013-03-22T20:44:21.124-07:00I suspect that a lot of those stupid studies are b...I suspect that a lot of those stupid studies are because you have to be published to get tenure, no matter how good you are at teaching. Some universities make their librarians publish. So you get exciting articles on browsing habits which tell us that if people are not looking for something specific, they are more likely to check out books shelved between waist and eye level, than those nearer the floor or the ceiling. <br /><br />Something which the merchandisers have known for centuries.<br /><br />But it got a 10 page write up in a professional journal, and some poor sod got tenure.<br /><br />And some of us other poor sods got to read it. Sigh.Library-Gryffonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06446982343602702829noreply@blogger.com