Things Learned in College
Problem Solving
When the only tool you own is a hammer, every problem begins to resemble a
nail.
-- Abraham Maslow
Materialism
He who dies with the most toys is, nonetheless, still dead.
Religious Practices
Photons have mass? I didn't know they were Catholic!
Infinity
If you had everything, where would you keep it?
Economics
The cost of living hasn't affected its popularity.
Publishing Or Perishing
I am returning this otherwise good typing paper to you because someone has
printed gibberish all over it and put your name at the top.
-- English Professor, Ohio University
Lamentation
Of all the things I've lost, I miss my mind the most.
Poetic Love
When you're swimmin' in the creek
And an eel bites your cheek
That's a moray!
Modernism
Q: How many surrealists does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
A: Two. One to hold the giraffe and the other to fill the bathtub with brightly colored machine tools.
Material Science
Character density: The number of very weird people in the office.
Extinction
Save the whales. Collect the whole set.
Literature
This is not a novel to be tossed aside lightly. It should be thrown with great
force.
-- Dorothy Parker
Humility
To err is human; to moo, bovine.
Prophecy
The meek shall inherit the earth -- they are too weak to refuse.
Numbers
Grabel's Law: 2 is not equal to 3 -- not even for very large values of 2.
World Politics
Diplomacy is the art of saying "nice doggy" until you can find a rock.
Drugs And Development
There are two major products to come out of Berkeley: LSD and UNIX. We don't
believe this to be a coincidence.