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Why I Became a Professor



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Why I Became a Professor

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  1. Todd's Mom says:

    Todd sucks.

  2. DA says:

    sabbatical

  3. Henry Louis Gates Jr. says:

    So I can claim racism when I refuse to show ID to a cop investigating a break in, and then I scream at him as he walks away.

    That should be at least 35%

    • Name (required) says:

      Yo mama.

    • BioRocks says:

      He was in his own home and actually showed ID. Get the facts.

      • Basara says:

        those WERE the facts.

        He refused to show ID – and the arresting officer was actually one that TEACHES a class on how to NOT racially profile.

        • The Ghost of Reggie Lewis says:

          …and the cop tried to save my life when I ignored credible doctor’s advice, found myself a Dr Nick, and died.

        • Smegma says:

          Or a big slice should be ” Playin’ da Race Card”!

        • Wombatish says:

          Just because you say you’re teaching others to not be racist doesn’t mean you’re not a racist.

          And really, a class on not racially profiling is more like a class on suppressing racist thoughts you -already- have.

        • Andrew says:

          No, he showed the ID. That’s been the consensus story since near the start, and the tape of cop’s radio conversation confirms that.

          The fact that the cop teaches a class on (avoiding) racial profiling is noteworthy, but does not negate that aspect of the narrative.

        • chaospet says:

          He absolutely showed his I.D., it’s in the police report

      • Anonymous says:

        And despite it all, the woman who, trying to be a good neighbor, and called it in never got as much publicity at the cop or the professor.
        Not because she’s a ‘minority’, but because SHE IS A WOMAN!
        Welcome to a different kind of prejudice, ladies and gentlemen.

  4. Professor says:

    What, no “constant exposure to college girls?” on the list?

  5. Professor says:

    You spelled “SABBATICAL” incorrectly professor. -10 points

  6. Shagsbeard says:

    purple and gold should beat red hands down.

  7. Aeyvi says:

    Don’t forget college girls.

  8. Devylan's Mom says:

    I just played that with you this morning! You found it in the tuna taco.

  9. Cora says:

    Dude. You DESERVE to be furloughed.

  10. Real professor says:

    Summers off??? Whoever created this graph clearly doesn’t understand what a professor’s job entails.

    • BioRocks says:

      Oh no! A prof expects you to work right away? That bastard! Grow up. We’re talking about college, not kindergarten.

    • LVR says:

      I concur. Our professors work even in the summer, they always have to work on research or on graduate committees. And they can get paid pretty well too.

      Professors are some of the hardest working people, they’re not really confined from 9-5. Lots of extra work involved.

      • jnettie says:

        It all depends on your department and what your specialty is. In my husband’s department, he does research all summer. In mine, we shut down and do freelance work if we want to.

        The graph is perfect without the pervy remarks about college girls. That assumes that all college professors are male when in reality women are beginning to outnumber men. Ha!

    • NoseMoking says:

      but he’s telling the truth – most profs use the summer to boot around to conferences and get their field/labwork done.

  11. Paean says:

    HYsterical, and SOOO true in many cases!

  12. Pearly says:

    This might be true of a community college prof but as the child of a professor..some do very well.

  13. Fake Professor says:

    How does access to coeds with daddy issues not make the cut?

    • BeenThere says:

      Um… getting your ass fired and sued and being put on the sexual offenders list kinda takes the shine off that.

  14. Basara says:

    the red section should be

    “Try to gain converts to my fringe belief system through indoctrination of my students, and fluck them if they don’t at least fake it.”

    I’ve ran into both the liberal AND Conservative versions of these, in 15-years of taking courses part-time when I could afford them.

    • Navstar says:

      Yeah, that sucks. Agendas are cool and all, but if you use them as a grading meter, then you’re an academic d-bag. Sorry you had to put up with that.

      • Devylan says:

        The beauty of college is that you don’t “have” to put up with it. You paid to be there. You can do something about it if you really have a problem. For instance, you can try to find another professor teaching the same class.

    • BeenThere says:

      Stick to mathematics and that won’t happen to you.

  15. Sara says:

    I’m guessing you go to a weak school, most professors at my university make a considerable about of money. They also don’t take summers off, which also shows your limited education.

  16. Sam says:

    don’t forget “getting high in my office”

    that and the sabbaticals is what makes me want to go to grad school!

    • Another prof says:

      If you get high in your office, you’ll get fired, just like any other job. Unless you can hide it well. Like any other job.

      And your first sabbatical won’t be until 7 to 10 years after you start as a prof. Don’t go to grad school unless you love studying your subject matter for its own sake. It’s just not worth it otherwise.

  17. Kent says:

    Summers off?! LOL!!!! Not a research prof. I take it.

  18. Lynn says:

    Clearly not created by a professor. Summers off? Free stuff?

    • Another prof says:

      Summers off can be true, depending where you are. My research university has 10 month appointments, and plenty of colleagues disappear for the 2 months they are not technically being paid.

      And I hope you at least get free access to scholarly databases, web hosting, multimedia services (scanning, copying, printing oversized posters, etc…), etc…

  19. Cathy says:

    Are you sure part of it isn’t “Because nobody else will hire you for your doctorate in 12th Century Algae”?

  20. papajon0s1 says:

    And I was doing so well at resisting the urge to go there, Wolvie… and I forgot my high blood pressure meds this AM as well. Now I have to find the decaf Wolvie you bast.erd!! :) Damn you with your bleak dark yet insightful observations!

  21. Smegma says:

    Shoulda been a lawyer……….

  22. TheObject says:

    The Anti-Object! Is it the apocalypse already?

    Let the battle for good and evil begin!

  23. PoodleGroomer says:

    Forgot: Retired adjunct tenured professor teaching part time, conducting for credit cultural exchange study cruises, and on a state pension and benefits. (BIG wedge)

  24. Paul says:

    The person who made the graph seems to assume that what _should_ impress people is a person’s car, house and clothes. Fail.

    I’ve seen plenty of people driving around in cars they can’t afford, wearing clothes that cost WAY more than they needed to. I’m sure they’re impressing each other, but the rest of us are laughing our asses off at them.

  25. 12212012 says:

    See how I like what? Teachers are some of the highest paid people in the United states. You need to actually get your facts straight before you start spouting off made up statistics.

    • BeenThere says:

      “Teachers are some of the highest paid people in the United States”? The United States of what planet? Teachers are nowhere near CEOs and corporate lawyers. Those people make tens of millions a year. Name ANY teacher in that league.

  26. Juuh says:

    “So I can have my vendetta”

  27. Yer Mom says:

    This chumparino’s status as a professor would be more believable if he’d spelled “sabbatical” correctly.

  28. BeenThere says:

    No, that can’t happen in America. The rich always manage to convince the poor to vote against their own interests, using by suckering them into believing that “anybody can get rich.” Greatest lie in the world.

  29. patricia says:

    I don’t think being a professor is impressive. Every one I ever had in college was a prick who never really taught anything.

  30. Culnamo says:

    So don’t live in Manhattan. 50k a year is pretty freaking amazing compared to what an increasing amount of Americans are taking home. I recall growing up in a household where Mom was the only one who COULD work at the time and only took home 18k a year. We still made it. I don’t want to hear a professor whining. If he took his sabbatical to write a text book and then charge an insane amount for it, he’d come out alright, I’ll wager.

  31. Mr. Roboto says:

    boring…..not funny


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