[823] in Humor
HUMOR: You know you're a Grad Student when...
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Andrew A. Bennett)
Thu Apr 13 11:47:04 1995
To: humor@MIT.EDU
Date: Thu, 13 Apr 1995 11:44:00 EDT
From: "Andrew A. Bennett" <abennett@MIT.EDU>
Date: Thu, 13 Apr 1995 10:25:34 EDT
From: Christopher M Smith <cmsmith@MIT.EDU>
This was forwarded to me by a friend, and I was amused (and embaressed) by
how many of the tests I pass....
>You just might be a grad student if:
>
> ...you can identify universities by their internet domains.
> ...you are constantly looking for a thesis in novels.
> ...you have difficulty reading anything that doesn't have footnotes.
> ...you understand jokes about Foucoult.
> ...the concept of free time scares you.
> ...you consider caffeine to be a major food group.
> ...you've ever brought books with you on vacation and actually
> studied.
> ...Saturday nights spent studying no longer seem weird.
> ...the professor doesn't show up to class and you discuss the
> readings anyway.
> ...you've ever travelled across two state lines specifically to
> go to a library.
> ...you appreciate the fact that you get to choose *which* twenty
> hours out of the day you have to work.
> ...you still feel guilty about giving students low grades (you'll
> get over it).
> ...you can read course books and cook at the same time.
> ...you schedule events for academic vacations so your friends can
> come.
> ...you hope it snows during spring break so you can get more
> studying in.
> ...you've ever worn out a library card.
> ...you find taking notes in a park relaxing.
> ...you find yourself citing sources in conversation.
> ...you've ever sent a personal letter with footnotes.
