the "things you wish you could say" thread

[hmaria1609]

Whose idea was it to play Christmas music?! Too early!

[sinenomine]

No, fellow department chair — I don't plan on attending the meeting tomorrow that's all about your department's curriculum, which I'm not familiar with. Why would you think I would, or that I could fill you in afterward so you could skip it?

[Vkw10]

No, fellow department chair — I don't plan on attending the meeting tomorrow that's all about your department's curriculum, which I'm not familiar with. Why would you think I would, or that I could fill you in afterward so you could skip it?

And why don't you have any faculty in your department willing to attend if an emergency prevents you from going? Or don't you trust them to represent department and brief you?

[FishProf]

No fellow department chair, I will NOT take time this weekend to register your students, when you couldn't be bothered to send the list on Thursday as agreed.  Friday at 5:15 may as well be Monday, as the Registrar isn't working this weekend either.

And CCing the Dean won't get the reaction you are hoping for.

Fishprof

[apl68]

Whose idea was it to play Christmas music?! Too early!

I'm starting to see lights and Santas in yards here and there, too.

Decades ago Charles Schulz had Charlie Brown complain about how he went to get a Halloween mask, and the store was too busy putting up Christmas decorations.  That was supposed to be amusing hyperbole about early Christmas promotions.  Now it's just the simple reality in some places.

[mamselle]

What I just realized I wish I could say,

"Why, yes, I'd love to book another hostel stay with you guys in Paris for December. The one in 2019 was so great, I'd be glad to return. How good of you to remember that it was right about now that I put in that deposit last year."

I actually still have a lot of materials from that trip that I'm still processing/working from/writing about, so in a way it's good that I won't be going back this year; maybe I'll get some of the backlog dealt with.

But that one birth certificate in London that I missed....

Sigh...

M.

[fishbrains]

All I said was that Christmas is primarily an economic event for Americans, not a religious one. I wasn't trying to be mean, but I now see a "Merry X-mas" card in your future.

[FishProf]

Axial Tilt is the Reason for the Season

[mamselle]

Axial Tilt is the Reason for the Season

You...you...scientist, you...

M.

[FishProf]

Axial Tilt is the Reason for the Season

You...you...scientist, you...

M.

Guilty as charged.

[evil_physics_witchcraft]

Axial Tilt is the Reason for the Season

Tell this to my Astronomy students.

[the_geneticist]

Arggh!  I teach class X.  I've been teaching class X for years.  Stop asking me who teaches it or if [other person] teaches it!  They don't and never have.  We don't even look alike or have similar names.
Grumble.

[nonsensical]

Please stop e-mailing me.

[evil_physics_witchcraft]

^
Same.

In addition to that, will everyone please leave me alone, so that I can hide from the world?

[AmLitHist]

^
Same.

In addition to that, will everyone please leave me alone, so that I can get this stupid grading caught up and then hide from the world?