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Every "Top Ten" list of books include; To Kill A Mockingbird, Animal Farm & 1984... just don't press them for details because "[they] read it a while ago"

Every time a black person enters the room; Nelson Mandela and Martin Luther King are suddenly every person's personal hero

The phrase "wait... why don't we just recognise the Palestinian Authority as a sovereign government?" is uttered

Invitations to toga parties fights for room beside posters calling for socialist revolution.

Not at my university fortunately

University's been a huge disappointment for me. I was expecting people with berets and horn-rimmed glasses knowing things. I got precisely the same people that were in high school still being useless.

Post-grad, here I come!

Also I've read To Kill a Mockingbird, and I didn't like it. I thought it was boring and I couldn't relate to it whatsoever.

I can't say that's what my university experience has been like... but then I was in physics.

Ditto on to kill a mockinbird. The majority of people were just like the dolts I dealt with in high school, but by Junior semester they were all gone.



And some more:

The roaches are better fed than the seniors.

The term 'study date' is used to describe a non-serious relationship.

Yeah, I just found the cool people to jam with, though I must say I had an hour-long discussion about anarchsism and the russian revolution on the roof of the union bar on my second day of fresher's week. Horn-rimmed glasses are still not-too-myteriously lacking, though. :p

Crazy Arts and Law students :rolleyes:

Crazy Arts and Law students :rolleyes:

I was a Graphic Art major.. me and some classmates stacked a pyramid of chairs in the main lobby of the campus center building and put on a sign on it that said "Do not touch, art project" it stayed up for over 2 months...

I was a Graphic Art major.. me and some classmates stacked a pyramid of chairs in the main lobby of the campus center building and put on a sign on it that said "Do not touch, art project" it stayed up for over 2 months...

There were some movie posters in our café , so we drew a monocle and top hat on the Basset Hound. That was after we put up the election posters for Cthulhu, Palpatine and Harold Saxon. And that was after we put up the signs saying "When in doubt, do a barrel roll" (coincidentally under an out-of-date notice board sign that said "sexuality department"), and "Statistics isn't real maths".

Good times :D

Every "Top Ten" list of books include; To Kill A Mockingbird, Animal Farm & 1984... just don't press them for details because "[they] read it a while ago"

Every time a black person enters the room; Nelson Mandela and Martin Luther King are suddenly every person's personal hero

The phrase "wait... why don't we just recognise the Palestinian Authority as a sovereign government?" is uttered

Invitations to toga parties fights for room beside posters calling for socialist revolution.sounds more like kindergarten. which university do you refer to in particular?

And books like To Kill A Mockingbird, Animal Farm & 1984 are read in 9th grade or so, but certainly not at a university.

Every "Top Ten" list of books include; To Kill A Mockingbird, Animal Farm & 1984Top Ten? Nah. Top 50? Of course.

sounds more like kindergarten. which university do you refer to in particular?

And books like To Kill A Mockingbird, Animal Farm & 1984 are read in 9th grade or so, but certainly not at a university.

I wouldn't go as far as to deny the books themselves any importance, but more-so the masses of ex-teeny-boppers who have donned a "free Tibet" badge and now think they are alternative.

I wouldn't go as far as to deny the books themselves any importance, but more-so the masses of ex-teeny-boppers who have donned a "free Tibet" badge and now think they are alternative.

Where are you at university?

University's been a huge disappointment for me. I was expecting people with berets and horn-rimmed glasses knowing things. I got precisely the same people that were in high school still being useless.
Well when you sit in the Liberal Arts buildings the whole time...

Every "Top Ten" list of books include; To Kill A Mockingbird, Animal Farm & 1984... just don't press them for details because "[they] read it a while ago"

Every time a black person enters the room; Nelson Mandela and Martin Luther King are suddenly every person's personal hero

The phrase "wait... why don't we just recognise the Palestinian Authority as a sovereign government?" is uttered

Invitations to toga parties fights for room beside posters calling for socialist revolution.

Nope, there are invitations for toga parties but nobody calls for socialist revolution here. And the rest is not true either over here :)

...you get up at 7 o'clock because the discount store closes at 8.

Nope, there are invitations for toga parties but nobody calls for socialist revolution here. And the rest is not true either over here :)

Ahhh yes. Since the EU enlargement in 2004, communism (and radical socialism) is DOOMED!

I wouldn't go as far as to deny the books themselves any importance, but more-so the masses of ex-teeny-boppers who have donned a "free Tibet" badge and now think they are alternative.
i think you confuse university with high school or something

I was a Graphic Art major.. me and some classmates stacked a pyramid of chairs in the main lobby of the campus center building and put on a sign on it that said "Do not touch, art project" it stayed up for over 2 months...
Which is why I hate all this modern art crap - it isn't art.
Spread cheese all over a hotel room? It isn't fucking art, it's a ruined hotel room.
Put a toilet in the middle of public? It's not art, you're fucking littering.
Etcetera ad infinitum

Etcetera ad infinitum

Et cetera is two words :p

For those of you who don't know, literally translated "Et cetera ad infinitum" is "And the rest to infinity". (Look at me everyone, I used Wikipedia to look up Latin words six months ago and can remember what I learnt)

Et cetera is two words :p
It's both.

i think you confuse university with high school or somethingI do believe the point of this thread is the concerning amount of high school-like stupidity, so I'm not sure why you've bothered to point that out...?

However, again, its the like of independent thought, more so than anything else that annoys me. Animal Farm and 1984 play important roles in understanding political thought, but they are not the end-all and be-all.

Which is why I hate all this modern art crap - it isn't art.
Spread cheese all over a hotel room? It isn't fucking art, it's a ruined hotel room.
Put a toilet in the middle of public? It's not art, you're fucking littering.
Etcetera ad infinitum

We did it as a joke, none of us were huge fans of modern art either. The whole stack had almost 40 chairs and stood over 15 feet high.

...you get up at 7 o'clock because the discount store closes at 8.

Been there...

I do believe the point of this thread is the concerning amount of high school-like stupidity, so I'm not sure why you've bothered to point that out...?

However, again, its the like of independent thought, more so than anything else that annoys me. Animal Farm and 1984 play important roles in understanding political thought, but they are not the end-all and be-all.wtf? *you* started the thread with claims, and those make me doubt that you have ever been close to a university.

Which is why I hate all this modern art crap - it isn't art.
Spread cheese all over a hotel room? It isn't fucking art, it's a ruined hotel room.
Put a toilet in the middle of public? It's not art, you're fucking littering.
Etcetera ad infinitum

Without defending modern art, because there are some seriously whack stuff out there, have you considered that your definition of art might be a little off? Look at Van Gogh's "The Starry Night" and what we today call a masterpiece, was at the time, and understandably today, could be considered nothing more than simple-minded swirls.

Vomiting milk and honey onto a canvas might not be everyone's cup of tea. but if the art world was to hold itself hostage to what was palatable and likable by the general public, we'd be stuck at cave paintings.

College/University - GIGO.

You get what you put into it.

wtf? *you* started the thread with claims, and those make me doubt that you have ever been close to a university.

And your confusion would lead me to a smilar conclusion.

This is a thread about funny behaviour people have observed whilst studying at their respective institutions, I have no idea what your issue is.

It's both.

Are you sure? I've never seen it used that way, but then again English was never too picky about stealing things correctly.

I've only had a little bit of experience with Uni life, for about 3 or 4 days, but the conclusion was that I was out drinking more times than days;)

Now if only I could afford that when I actually get there:(

Are you sure? I've never seen it used that way, but then again English was never too picky about stealing things correctly.

I have seen both usages, but I'm by no means an expert on these sort of things. In my experience scientific papers tend to use "etcetera" (ie Lancet) whereas other disciplines are more varied. It would be interesting to see if someone knows a bit more on this.

Without defending modern art, because there are some seriously whack stuff out there, have you considered that your definition of art might be a little off? Look at Van Gogh's "The Starry Night" and what we today call a masterpiece, was at the time, and understandably today, could be considered nothing more than simple-minded swirls.

Vomiting milk and honey onto a canvas might not be everyone's cup of tea. but if the art world was to hold itself hostage to what was palatable and likable by the general public, we'd be stuck at cave paintings.

Does not mean, even as an artist, that I have to like it.:cool:

Are you sure? I've never seen it used that way, but then again English was never too picky about stealing things correctly.

It is an accepted alternate, but I admit it makes my eyes bleed. It should be, in my opinion, two words: et cetera.

(check www.m-w.com for confirmation)

I've read 1984, Animal Farm and To Kill a Mockingbird at uni, but not for the literature itself so much as "So how would you craft a unit plan incorporating these books with historical and cultural context..."

And your confusion would lead me to a smilar conclusion.

This is a thread about funny behaviour people have observed whilst studying at their respective institutions, I have no idea what your issue is.what does the word university mean?

what does the word university mean?
What in god's name are you talking about? If you need a definition of university, look it up.

If you have nothing to contribute here, go away.

I don't suffer fools.

Yeah, I just found the cool people to jam with, though I must say I had an hour-long discussion about anarchsism and the russian revolution on the roof of the union bar on my second day of fresher's week. Horn-rimmed glasses are still not-too-myteriously lacking, though. :p
Bar One's overrated anyway.

What in god's name are you talking about? If you need a definition of university, look it up.

If you have nothing to contribute here, go away.

I don't suffer fools.

Given your... extremely biased view of higher education, I believe UB knows what a university is but isn't sure you do.

... there are always protest rallies?

Given your... extremely biased view of higher education, I believe UB knows what a university is but isn't sure you do.

Thanks Kat :rolleyes:

What biased view? This thread was intended as a light-hearted joke.

I picked a few extreme examples, just like everyone else. The last two are from an Intro to Political Ideas tutorial, and the first from actual "Top Ten" book lists from people at my Uni on Facebook.

Without defending modern art, because there are some seriously whack stuff out there, have you considered that your definition of art might be a little off? Look at Van Gogh's "The Starry Night" and what we today call a masterpiece, was at the time, and understandably today, could be considered nothing more than simple-minded swirls.
Simple minded swirls that as least make an image. A heap of toilets is not art, A cheese covered room is not art. A stack of chairs is not art.

Vomiting milk and honey onto a canvas might not be everyone's cup of tea. but if the art world was to hold itself hostage to what was palatable and likable by the general public, we'd be stuck at cave paintings.
From the quality of current works of art I have see that have been touted and reported, cave paintings are the epitome of talent and high art in comparison.

Thanks Kat :rolleyes:

What biased view? This thread was intended as a light-hearted joke.

I picked a few extreme examples, just like everyone else. The last two are from an Intro to Political Ideas tutorial, and the first from actual "Top Ten" book lists from people at my Uni on Facebook.

...
So in other words, you present it as fact and not a light-hearted joke, you picked the most idiotic individuals from your university that you could, with the most inane ideas you could, exaggerated them, and acted like this was the majority of people at your school, giving the impression that anyone who goes to your school takes the short bus there, and then pretending that this farce applies to colleges and universities everywhere in the US.

Pardon me for saying so, but if you're the only one who gets it's a joke, the fault is not in the rest of the world.

...
So in other words, you picked the most idiotic individuals from your university that you could, with the most inane ideas you could exaggerate ever, and made them look like the majority of people at your school, giving the impression that anyone who goes to your school takes the short bus there, and then pretending that this farce applies to colleges and universities everywhere.

Pardon me for saying so, but if you're the only one who gets it's a joke, the fault is not in the rest of the world.

I think my examples, though extreme, still represent the same endemic problem within universities.

For god's sake, what is it that you find so hard to understand? "You know you're in..." jokes are as common as mud, and most people were able to grasp the concept. The fact two of you are confused by it, is not my issue to own.

What in god's name are you talking about? If you need a definition of university, look it up.

If you have nothing to contribute here, go away.

I don't suffer fools.

This is what you wrote:
You know you're at uni when...

Every "Top Ten" list of books include; To Kill A Mockingbird, Animal Farm & 1984... just don't press them for details because "[they] read it a while ago"

Every time a black person enters the room; Nelson Mandela and Martin Luther King are suddenly every person's personal hero

The phrase "wait... why don't we just recognise the Palestinian Authority as a sovereign government?" is uttered

Invitations to toga parties fights for room beside posters calling for socialist revolution.
And I only ask you what this has to do with experiences made at a university, that's all. Because I would categorize that as the behavior of 16-year-olds or so, but not of folks at a university. At least no university I know (here in Europe).

This is what you wrote:

And I only ask you what this has to do with experiences made at a university, that's all. Because I would categorize that as the behavior of 16-year-olds or so, but not of folks at a university. At least no university I know (here in Europe).

If that's what you got out of it, that's concerning for the people involved in those activities.

I think my examples, though extreme, still represent the same endemic problem within universities.

For god's sake, what is it that you find so hard to understand? "You know you're in..." jokes are as common as mud, and most people were able to grasp the concept. The fact two of you are confused by it, is not my issue to own.

Riiiiight.
1) You're no Dave Barry.
2) If it's incomprehensible, it's the presenter's problem, not the reader's.

Given the responses throughout the thread where people like Dundee-Fein also took you seriously by saying, "Thank God my university is not like that," if you're unable to communicate well, it's your issue whether you own it or not.

Riiiiight.
1) You're no Dave Barry.
2) If it's incomprehensible, it's the presenter's problem, not the reader's.

Given the responses throughout the thread where people like Dundee-Fein also took you seriously by saying, "Thank God my university is not like that," if you're unable to communicate well, it's your issue whether you own it or not.
Question; why is it that you have devoted so much time to thread you veiw as entirely inane?

If that's what you got out of it, that's concerning for the people involved in those activities.Honey, you know that you're at university when everything you have learned in 12 years of math at school is the issue of only the first two lessons/lectures and it goes on at the same pace from there.

Question; why is it that you have devoted so much time to thread you veiw as entirely inane?

Question: why do you present a thread in a particular way, then sit back and act as if anyone who takes it as it was presented as if they just don't get it? Read back. People are not responding to it as a joke, and it's not just two of us.

How can you possibly present this farce as "endemic"? How many universities have you actually attended? Degrees have you actually attained? (In my case, the answer is 'multiple' and none of them resembled your 'endemic' problems.)

Or would you prefer "Hur hur hur, Rotovia- so smart....(droool)"

I never thought I'd see the day UB and I were on the same page, but face it: if it's a joke it fell flat on its face with its pants around its ankles and its shoelaces tied together.

Honey, you know that you're at university when everything you have learned in 12 years of math at school is the issue of only the fist two lessons/lectures and it goes on at the same pace from there.

And we're back on track...

My biggest shock was discovering that I wasn't the only person to read the required and suggested readings, and that the notes I had spent all night writing for my first tutorial were covered in about fifteen seconds.

Question: why do you present a thread in a particular way, then sit back and act as if anyone who takes it as it was presented as if they just don't get it? Read back. People are not responding to it as a joke, and it's not just two of us.

How can you possibly present this farce as "endemic"? How many universities have you actually attended? Degrees have you actually attained? (In my case, the answer is 'multiple' and none of them resembled your 'endemic' problems.)

Or would you prefer "Hur hur hur, Rotovia- so smart....(droool)"

I never thought I'd see the day UB and I were on the same page, but face it: if it's a joke it fell flat on its face with its pants around its ankles and its shoelaces tied together.
I think you'll find that there are many people who agree with me that particularly in your first year you encounter a startling level of idiocy. But, that doesn't mean there aren't other examples people could have contributed.

I've only attended one university and I'm presently completing my degree. Not that I see how that changes anything

Even United could find something to contribute, you're just looking for an excuse to have whinge, so if you're quiet done threadjacking...

And we're back on track...

My biggest shock was discovering that I wasn't the only person to read the required and suggested readings, and that the notes I had spent all night writing for my first tutorial were covered in about fifteen seconds.
Nevertheless your OP is pointless. I have experienced none of what you posted.

I think you'll find that there are many people who agree with me that particularly in your first year you encounter a startling level of idiocy.Probably only from those who really shouldn't be at a university.

Nevertheless your OP is pointless. I have experienced none of what you posted.

Probably only from those who really shouldn't be at a university.
Its my experience, not yours. So rating it on whether it happened to you is a little arbitrary.

That may explain why it happens in the first year, which is the conclusion I think many of us draw. I haven't looked at any statistics on drop-outs, but I suspect these people find it too hard and leave.

Not at my university fortunately

Where are you at university?

Nope, there are invitations for toga parties but nobody calls for socialist revolution here. And the rest is not true either over here :)

i think you confuse university with high school or something

I think you'll find that there are many people who agree with me that particularly in your first year you encounter a startling level of idiocy. But, that doesn't mean there aren't other examples people could have contributed.

I've only attended one university and I'm presently completing my degree. Not that I see how that changes anything

Even United could find something to contribute, you're just looking for an excuse to have whinge, so if you're quiet done threadjacking...

I think you'll find that the above posts show a certain degree of "what the hell are you talking about?" and given that I've two degrees and been to two different universities, graduated with honors and all that rot, I can safely say that the startling level of idiocy I encountered was not in college, nor is answering your posts a threadjack. Inconvenient to you, perhaps.

However, do continue with your uninformed version of reality if it makes you feel all smart and superior. It certainly makes wherever you're getting your education look like a quality institution of higher education. And by all means, continue to imply how inferior other people are because they just don't get your superior intellect. It's quite amusing. Oh, and yes, that pointing out all of this is mere whinging, yes, very droll. The effect is somewhat spoiled, however, by confusing quiet with quite, and having whinge -- perhaps you meant having a whinge or whinging? Whatever.

I bow to your obvious superiority of intellect.

Hey, you guys need to chill a little bit, mmmkay?

Here's some cool juice for y'all.
http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/4027/juicehc5.png

My biggest shock was discovering that I wasn't the only person to read the required and suggested readings, and that the notes I had spent all night writing for my first tutorial were covered in about fifteen seconds.
Oh, I took a certain course in math, and everything I learned in three years of high school math was covered in just five freaking months.

I think you'll find that the above posts show a certain degree of "what the hell are you talking about?" and given that I've two degrees and been to two different universities, graduated with honors and all that rot, I can safely say that the startling level of idiocy I encountered was not in college, nor is answering your posts a threadjack.

However, do continue with your uninformed version of reality if it makes you feel all smart and superior. It certainly makes wherever you're getting your education look like a quality institution of higher education. And by all means, continue to imply how inferior other people are because they just don't get your superior intellect. It's quite amusing.

Whatever. I thought it would be interesting to swap stories about what goes on at different campuses, you thought it would be fun to spend the thread complaining about whether I was funny or smart enough.

Its my experience, not yours. So rating it on whether it happened to you is a little arbitrary. I also know no-one who shares your "experiences". And your high-school level of amazement is also none I have experienced at university. How old are you and which university are you at?

Whatever. I thought it would be interesting to swap stories about what goes on at different campuses, you thought it would be fun to spend the thread complaining about whether I was funny or smart enough.

Nice edit, darling. You might want to seek one of those lives as well.

I also know no-one who shares your "experiences". And your high-school level of amazement is also none I have experienced at university. How old are you and which university are you at?
Well good for you.

I'm 20, and that wouldn't be appropriate to answer.

Nice edit, darling. You might want to seek one of those lives as well.
Don't call me "darling", its creepy. Yes, it was a nice edit, wasn't it?

I kind of like university. More freedom, you don't have to hang out with people you don't like because they're the only one in your class. I don't have to work that much more (well, maybe I should...). A little bit more partying, although I drink less since I don't live at home anymore (except in the weekends most of the time). Most of the people I've met we're kind of cool or very cool but there could be more talking about politics, but that's probably because I'm in quite an apolitical course (medicine). We also have less classes that really don't interest me. But other than that it hasn't been to radically different. I think I'm having more fun though, which is always a good thing.

Well good for you.

I'm 20, and that wouldn't be appropriate to answer.
So I must conclude that your experiences with a university are limited to visiting its cafeteria :rolleyes:

So I must conclude that your experiences with a university are limited to visiting its cafeteria :rolleyes:

Conclude what you want. I tried playing nice. I'm not mentioning the name of university on the internet, let alone in this thread.

Conclude what you want. I tried playing nice. I'm not mentioning the name of university on the internet, let alone in this thread.

For which I am sure the administration would be heartily thankful.

Conclude what you want. I tried playing nice. I'm not mentioning the name of university on the internet, let alone in this thread.what a rubbish. I've been to universities in Strasbourg and Karlsruhe. there is nothing about it that requires secrecy.

what a rubbish. I've been to universities in Strasbourg and Karlsruhe. there is nothing about it that requires secrecy.

I don't give out personal information on this forum, and based on what happened when my personal email address and suburb got out, its a sound policy. Its also not appropriate in this thread.

But, given I've already explained this to you, you can rest on the fact there is not way in hell I'm answering the question here, and I have nothing to prove to complete strangers over the Internet.

You don't give out personal information? What about the whole bit where you "copyrighted" your name. You appeared to put out a whole bunch of personal information in that thread.

When I announced a copyright of "Rotovia" in response to Donald Trump copyrighting "your fired"? I don't think there was any actual personally information about me in there.

I don't give out personal information on this forum, and based on what happened when my personal email address and suburb got out, its a sound policy. Its also not appropriate in this thread.
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You don't give out personal information? What about the whole bit where you "copyrighted" your name. You appeared to put out a whole bunch of personal information in that thread.

...blarb..., and I have nothing to prove to complete strangers over the Internet.it seems you do feel an urge to prove something, otherwise you wouldn't have started this thread about your high-school experiences.

I think you will find, though, I wasn't as careful around 2004 and I was quite concerned when some people from the game tracked me down. Nothing came of it, but they were able to get my home address.

it seems you do feel an urge to prove something, otherwise you wouldn't have started this thread about your high-school experiences.

For god's sake, I'm not going to prove to you I'm a uni student, because I don't care what you think. So, this is a pointless venture for you.

When I announced a copyright of "Rotovia" in response to Donald Trump copyrighting "your fired"? I don't think there was any actual personally information about me in there.

You put down your full name and address. However it doesn't really matter because I doubt anyone on here really cares about others personal information. As for saying what university you are discussing that truly is not a big deal. There is absolutely no harm in it. The only reason one wouldn't is to be called out by someone else in the uni for telling wrong information. Am I wrong?

I don't give out personal information on this forum, and based on what happened when my personal email address and suburb got out, its a sound policy. Its also not appropriate in this thread.

But, given I've already explained this to you, you can rest on the fact there is not way in hell I'm answering the question here, and I have nothing to prove to complete strangers over the Internet.

What is the worst that could happen if you reveal what university you go to. Unless you have already given us you photo, real name and specifically where you are on campus. Of course I'm assuming you have already given the first two, but that doesn't even make a difference because what would happen if someone found you? Why would someone even go out of their way to get to you?

Someone can't even steal your identity, so I don't see the problem. Please elaborate on your reasoning.

You put down your full name and address. However it doesn't really matter because I doubt anyone on here really cares about others personal information. As for saying what university you are discussing that truly is not a big deal. There is absolutely no harm in it. The only reason one wouldn't is to be called out by someone else in the uni for telling wrong information. Am I wrong?
I'm trying to locate the thread, but since Jolt doesn't let you go back that far I'm having to use Google. If anyone has a link to this thread, let me know.

Click Stand;13331151']What is the worst that could happen if you reveal what university you go to. Unless you have already given us you photo, real name and specifically where you are on campus. Of course I'm assuming you have already given the first two, but that doesn't even make a difference because what would happen if someone found you? Why would someone even go out of their way to get to you?

Someone can't even steal your identity, so I don't see the problem. Please elaborate on your reasoning.

I don't have to.

I want to maintain my privacy and not mention which university I've referred to in this thread.

I'm really uncomfortable being pressured like this.

I don't have to.

I want to maintain my privacy and not mention which university I've referred to in this thread.

I'm really uncomfortable being pressured like this.

It's called peer pressure, and it usually has stunning results. So, DO IT NOW!!!

I cannot believe people are finding it hard to grasp the theme of this thread, complaints about pretentious pseudo intellectuals infesting universities are about as common as people breathing! But then maybe so many aren't realising this because NSG is infested with pseudo intellectuals anyway...

You know you're at uni when lack of personal hygiene and crazy people having drum circles in the grass is normal

You know when you're at university when starting parties at 1 am is not a silly idea.

Also when you are excited to get mail.

Still a week of holidays before going back to university. I miss it so much.

Without defending modern art, because there are some seriously whack stuff out there, have you considered that your definition of art might be a little off? Look at Van Gogh's "The Starry Night" and what we today call a masterpiece, was at the time, and understandably today, could be considered nothing more than simple-minded swirls.

Vomiting milk and honey onto a canvas might not be everyone's cup of tea. but if the art world was to hold itself hostage to what was palatable and likable by the general public, we'd be stuck at cave paintings.

It is, IMHO!

wouldn't be a loss, IMHO *shrugs*

Every "Top Ten" list of books include; To Kill A Mockingbird, Animal Farm & 1984... just don't press them for details because "[they] read it a while ago"

Every time a black person enters the room; Nelson Mandela and Martin Luther King are suddenly every person's personal hero

The phrase "wait... why don't we just recognise the Palestinian Authority as a sovereign government?" is uttered

Invitations to toga parties fights for room beside posters calling for socialist revolution.
Um....we read those books in junior high and high school.

We also must have a hell of a lot more of an ethnic mix than you.

And yeah, Uni is a big let down if you're actually expecting to find intellectuals. At first. Mostly you realise that you too can talk a lot of shit without saying anything, and you lose your awe of people like that. It's a good experience for that alone.

But you get out what you put in. If you party your face off all the time, well...don't cry when you leave as stupid, or even more stupid, than when you went in.

On the flip side...if all you do is study...you're not really going to be a very well rounded person.

Ugh. UB and Kat...chill out.

I cannot believe people are finding it hard to grasp the theme of this thread, complaints about pretentious pseudo intellectuals infesting universities are about as common as people breathing! But then maybe so many aren't realising this because NSG is infested with pseudo intellectuals anyway...

Agreed.

And badgering someone for their personal information?

Lighten the fuck UP people.

Ugh. UB and Kat...chill out.
I offered them cool juice, but nobody took it. :(

I've got a couple more!

Oh wait...I forgot them :(

Wait I remembered one!

Badger watching is a legitimate activity at tow in the morning.

You don't even need the pizza menu anymore as you know the order.

Ugh. UB and Kat...chill out.

Um, you realize you posted that almost 2.5 hrs after I left the thread, right?

You're paying more to do work than you will probably make when you do work.

Well when you sit in the Liberal Arts buildings the whole time...
I don't know, maybe it's just my campus, but I don't think I've seen a single beret in my now 4 years at uni. And the economics building is quite small, so we have lectures all over the campus - I think there isn't a building by now that I haven't been in.

Fact is that, perhaps unsurprisingly, the people who go to uni are the people who went to high school the year before. And with university having become more and more accessible, it's not the weirdos, geeks and nerds but the normal kids who form the student population. The business degree in particular seems like a collection of those who considered themselves on the top of the high school pecking order. Nothing really wrong with that, but there are only so many "Female Body Inspector" shirts I can tolerate before something breaks.