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Posted on 07/23/2012 2:07:54 PM PDT by Ron C.
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To: Ron C.
Lizard guy caught young.
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posted on
07/23/2012 4:24:27 PM PDT
by
txhurl
(Scott Walker is my President.)
To: Salamander; Lancey Howard
Is he a lizard guy or what?
I’ve known more than a few of these types that didn’t have parents or community to steer them out of constant mayhem.
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posted on
07/23/2012 5:03:08 PM PDT
by
txhurl
(Scott Walker is my President.)
To: chimera
"Since he was "in the process of withdrawing" from the program, it seems like he was losing his grip on things at that point."
I'm not familiar with PhD programs, but if he had failed his orals, would they have given him the option of voluntarily withdrawing rather than being officially kicked out?
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posted on
07/23/2012 5:03:15 PM PDT
by
mass55th
(Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
To: Ron C.
44
posted on
07/23/2012 6:04:28 PM PDT
by
UCANSEE2
(Lame and ill-informed post)
To: mass55th
It sounds like there oral exams were part of the process of advancing in the program to degree candidacy, kind of like a qualifying exam would be in other programs. I have been in two of those, one in physics, the other engineering. In both cases, you had two opportunities to pass the exams.
If this guy failed that type of exam and hadn't tried again, my guess is the failure just pushed him over the edge and he was quitting on his own initiative. Since he was unable to get a job in the field with an undergraduate degree (which is usually the case in a scientific field) maybe he felt he was at a dead end in terms of his dreams, and just broke down. I don't know, I'm guessing, of course, but I have seen any number of people wash out of degree programs and get pretty despondent about it, although none went out and shot anybody, fortunately.
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posted on
07/23/2012 8:34:26 PM PDT
by
chimera
To: chimera
46
posted on
07/23/2012 8:43:31 PM PDT
by
mass55th
(Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
To: Revolting cat!
He can always try out for the prison Stone Temple Pilots Tribute Band.
47
posted on
07/23/2012 8:44:27 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
(FUJR (not you, Jim))
To: txhurl
As we say out here, “If he was a horse, I wouldn’t walk behind him.”
[or “He’s got snakes.”]
They’re interchangeable.
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posted on
07/23/2012 11:00:02 PM PDT
by
Salamander
(I laugh to myself at the men and the ladies who never conceived of us billion dollar babies.)
To: Ron C.
Maybe he’s in shock because somebody finally told him he should’ve used green hair dye and he’s embarrassed to death.
Whatever.
Fry him.
Then he’ll be The Smoker.
49
posted on
07/23/2012 11:02:22 PM PDT
by
Salamander
(I laugh to myself at the men and the ladies who never conceived of us billion dollar babies.)
To: Ron C.
There is a little bit of fear in there. I cant pinpoint it but I can see it. I dont think that all of this was in his master plan.
Damn details bite you in the ass every time!
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posted on
07/23/2012 11:18:59 PM PDT
by
Delta 21
(Oh Crap !! Did I say that out loud ??!??)
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