Rave: My Sociology Professor

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Rave: My Sociology Professor

Post by wocket » Wed Aug 30, 2006 6:15 pm

I am loving my college experience so far.
Yesterday, a random girl came up to me and asked for The REAL Story Behind The Birds and the Bees, and when I told her I didn't know it, she asked who the "they" were in "as they say". It was completely random and hilarious.

And then today, I met Dr. Timothy O'Boyle, Professor of Sociology.
Some highlights from today's class:
"So, I sit on my ass and lecture. I do not walk up and down rows. I have never held a piece of chalk or so much as written my name on the board. I sit on my ass. Deal with it. You're sitting on your asses, too."
"Yes, I curse. I try to tone it down for class, but it still happens. If you heard me outside of class, your ears would bleed."
"I have no attendance policy. You paid to come here, it's your choice whether or not to waste your money. Those professors who DO have an attendance policy? That's only because they suck and they can't teach. No, seriously. I at least TRY to be interesting so you can have incentive to come."
"Some information about me: I fucking SUCKED at high school. My senior year I missed 100 days - no, I'm not kidding. I'd get high in the parking lot, or go in after the attendance was taken so I could do whatever I wanted - and I wanted to eat lunch. There were like 40 days in the year where I had 4 lunches in a row and then went home. And, yes, I graduated with a 2.08 GPA."
"So when I was 17 I got a girl pregnant, and I did The Right Thing and married her. And then I worked. That sucked. I worked at Bethlehem Steel before they went bankrupt, and then I was laid off because of their bankruptcy. So then I went to work for MACK trucks, before THEY went bankrupt. That's 2 for 2. Give it a few years before this fine institution decides THEY want to file for bankruptcy too."
"So, at MACK trucks, I had a job with a crane. It was fun and dangerous and MANLY. Hell yes. So one day, my partner at the job decided to give the crane a running start and see how far it would go, because he was a fucking moron. So he pushed it and it was heading for two people with their backs turned and they would die if the crane wasn't stopped, so I decided to stop it. I saved their lives and the thanks I get? An injured neck, back, and entire fucking body. I was bedridden for 6 years, taking 6 percocet and 2 other major painkillers a day, prescribed by my doctor. I had migraines for months on end that would leave me blind from pain. So that's two 'don't try this at home' warnings I have for you - don't knock anybody up when you're 17, and don't try to save a person's life by stopping a fucking crane. You will lose to the crane."
"LADIES - party your ass off here. Actually, that goes for the men, too. But I had a point to this...anyway, LADIES. PARTY YOUR ASS OFF, but be safe. Watch your drink, don't accept drinks from anyone. MEN - don't slip anything in any girl's drink! There are other ways to get laid! And seriously, if you cannot get laid at a fucking university, resign yourself to a life of celibacy and join the fucking priesthood. And if you think you have to drug a girl so she passes out - USE YOUR FUCKING HAND. Fucking a corpse is boring. Find something else to do."

...This is going to be a fun semester. :D
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Post by BtEO » Wed Aug 30, 2006 7:17 pm

Clearly you're very good at note taking too....

Did he say there was a test on that speech later?

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Re: Rave: My Sociology Professor

Post by bagheadinc » Wed Aug 30, 2006 7:22 pm

[quote="wocket";p="667848"]
"I have no attendance policy. You paid to come here, it's your choice whether or not to waste your money. [/quote]

Rant: My sociology teacher FAILED anyone who missed more than three days
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Post by wocket » Wed Aug 30, 2006 9:33 pm

bagheadinc, right after he said that, he also said any prof who HAD an attendance policy (like the one you mentioned)...sucked and couldn't teach. Was your sociology teacher a good teacher? :P

And RL, it was a pretty memorable speech. I was just paraphrasing from my memory...it also didn't hurt that I wrote that rave right after his class.
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Post by StruckingFuggle » Wed Aug 30, 2006 9:37 pm

suggestion: cheap audio tape recorder. Get one. Bring it to class. Use it.
"He who lives by the sword dies by my arrow."

"In your histories, there are continual justifications for all manner of hellish actions. Claims of nobility and heritage and honor to cover up every bit of genocide, assassination, and massacre. At least the Horde is honest in their naked lust for power."

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Post by Koeniou » Wed Aug 30, 2006 10:11 pm

That's terrific wocket.

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Post by thejerseyminx » Wed Aug 30, 2006 10:43 pm

Sounds like it will be a cool class.

I have a love/hate relationship with attendence policies. I feel that, yes I paid to go here so they don't have much of a right to tell me whether to show up or not. But I also know from experience that even if I like the class, if it isn't mandatory to go, my bed sometimes wins.
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Post by YH » Thu Aug 31, 2006 12:25 am

[quote="StruckingFuggle";p="667906"]suggestion: cheap audio tape recorder. Get one. Bring it to class. Use it.[/quote]

That's a good suggestion. Wacky professors are really cool, but be aware that it can get mentally tiring after you hear the same wackiness for an entire semester.

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Post by wocket » Thu Aug 31, 2006 12:29 am

I've already decided I'll need a tape recorder for that class and probably at least one more (bio).
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Post by lila_may_qt » Thu Aug 31, 2006 3:27 am

... :o Wicked. I just read this too my boyfriend and he found it awesome as well!
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Post by coyote blue » Thu Aug 31, 2006 3:44 am

Sounds like my old history teacher in high school... good luck, hope it does turn out to be a good semester in the class.

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Post by bagheadinc » Thu Aug 31, 2006 3:48 am

[quote="wocket";p="667905"]bagheadinc, right after he said that, he also said any prof who HAD an attendance policy (like the one you mentioned)...sucked and couldn't teach. Was your sociology teacher a good teacher? :P[/quote]

He actually was...I enjoyed the class, just not the fact that I HAD to go. It was really quite entertaining when he gave a lecture about social deviance. He constantly used the example of cat abuse...he would pretend to be spinning a cat by it's tail while making a cat screech noise. Two of my favorite quotes from him:
Beer...it's like liquid bread, yummy!
and while mimicking a juggling motion
Kitty juggling...how awful.
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Post by Koeniou » Thu Aug 31, 2006 7:50 am

On the topic of fun professors. The guy lecturing in Classics this morning used little (pre-drawn) cartoons to explain why Caesar was killed.

Badly drawn, stick figure cartoons, with Aussie slang in them and everything. Hil-fucking-larious. Especially at 9 ini the morning.

Too bad the rest of the lecture was shite though.

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