I almost killed myself laughing the first time I read David Sedaris (Naked). Somewhat unfortunately, it was on a train in rural Austria, and the stinkeye I got from the other passengers for laughing out loud was pretty impressive.

That’s hardcore.

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We need more discussions like this.

Asking for a friend.

You are a legal genius.

I for one would like to take part in that course. I can imagine the syllabus: 1001 and one shushes; coordinating facial expressions and shushes; use of hands and fingers in shushing; positioning your glasses to maximise the shush factor; what to do with obstinate shushees; shushing from a distance; and so much more.

And that’s all before poststructuralism. Can you imagine the shit storm when people from the Toast get wind of this list?

I was joshing you about ‘emergently.’

By the way, I would love to see a whole article about ‘driving around’ as a major part of people’s teenage years. So much driving around.

That’s what we called them in my podunk-ass town: go to the 7-11, spread rumours about where the ‘party’ is, drive in a literal lap down Main Street and back to the 7-11. Repeat.

A very true truth.

Loser laps.

Like most things, it depends on how flexible and mobile you are, as well as what connections you have. Also, the main problem with doing a PhD and not working in academia is that you enter the job market quite late compared to your peers, and possibly have to deal with a lot of debt. Plus, if you finish late enough,…

Also, if we want to put cynicism aside, the ability to read and think critically is freaking invaluable to having a somehow humane society.

Yeah good idea, but only soggy or moody ones are really valuable!

How many hours did little kids spend trying to get Boba Fett’s red missile thingy from his backpack to come out and do something cool? Or was that just me?

Voltron was great. Flying cat airships that turn into a giant cat robot? So cool.

I feel that there is something lazy about the way they gave names to the characters.

Another misconception: that academics, on the whole are especially intelligent.