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Sep 30 2010

During my first day of grad school

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grad school, humor

by Jen

I was walking around the building with the professor I’m doing rotations with this quarter, and we ran into (who I now know is) one of the secretaries in our business office.

Secretary: Hi! *pauses awkwardly* …Is this…?
Me: ?
Prof: *long confused pause, then realization* …my WIFE?!
Secretary: *nods*
Prof: *laughing* No, this is my first roton!
Secretary: Oh, I’m sorry! I just remember someone saying your wife was younger than you, so…

Real thoughts about grad school to come later, you know, when I’m not actually busy with grad school.

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    Michael Gordon

    September 30, 2010 at 4:11 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment

    I like the word “roton.” It sounds all scientific ‘n stuff.

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    Rhacodactylus

    September 30, 2010 at 4:24 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment

    Good for him, why be a professor if you can’t date grad school aged students! Or undergrads as the situation calls for it.~Rhaco

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    Gus Snarp

    September 30, 2010 at 4:32 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment

    The secretary thought you were the prof’s young hottie. That should be an ego boost for a few days.

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    Mike Hare

    September 30, 2010 at 4:49 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment

    Pretty sure old farts “dating” students is skeezy at best and also pretty sure Jen’s ego gets no boost from being thought of as a profs young hottie…but I could be wrong…as usual.

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    Jen

    September 30, 2010 at 4:53 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment

    I should clarify that this professor is fairly young, so it’s not totally implausible :P

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    Gus Snarp

    September 30, 2010 at 4:58 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment

    You could be right too, but I think on some level we all like to be though of as young hotties, even if we generally prefer to be judged for our brains.

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    LS

    September 30, 2010 at 7:34 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment

    All I’ve got are my looks and my snails-pace wit which is only impressive when I’ve got the Internet providing me with a time buffer for my responses. So, yeah, being a young hottie would be nice. If only. =P

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    LS

    September 30, 2010 at 7:36 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment

    So, we’re going to see real thoughts about grad school when you’re done with grad school? =P

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    K.W. Ramsey

    September 30, 2010 at 8:38 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment

    So, does this mean Jen could pass as a trophy wife?*prepares to duck*

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    moonablaze

    September 30, 2010 at 10:44 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment

    I keep telling my family the same thing. Grad school kicks my ass WAY more than undergrad did.

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