So the other day, a girl in my class heard me talking about my BA class, and was like, "What does BA mean?" (It really means Business Associations, but we started joking about how our professor was teaching us to be badass lawyers.) And I started thinking, you know...I have learned some pretty badass things from my professors over the years, so here's a short list:
1. Mystery Science Theater 3000 should be watched while editing news articles. And any other time for that matter.
2. Bob Dylan, Pink Floyd, and Warren Zevon never get old. Ever.
3. Reciting memorized passages from Milton during class lectures is pretty badass. Same with Shakespeare.
4. Giant trucker mugs filled with coffee (that were likely spiked with whiskey) is the perfect drink for teaching students sentential logic. Also using sentences like, "Professor X drinks malt liquor, but not Coors light." is very effective.
5. Crossword puzzle races are not for the faint-hearted. And they can be completed in under 10 minutes.
6. German is sometimes easier to learn after a few beers. This is still the case.
7. Even if you're the director, and supposedly like all types of music - it's ok to say you hate bagpipes.
8. No matter how you think Cinderella's stepmother is supposed to look like...your director sees her very differently, and you will not look the least bit attractive on stage. Deal with it.
9. Professors have "rivalries" and may or may not use outlandish hypotheticals involving magic mushrooms and murder to outdo one another.
10. Anything and everything considered "obscene" can be discussed in an academic setting.
Ok, so these may not be "badass," but they kind of are. Also, I might mention this comes from years in the English, Theater, Music, Modern Languages, Philosophy, and Law departments. So...I've got the monopoly on quirky-awesome, badass professors. :)
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