What is it with undergrads asking me where other professors are?
Student: Excuse me, but do you know where Prof. ______ is?
Me: Is his door open?
Student: No, I don't think he's there.
Me: My guess is that he is elsewhere.
My PhD is actually in snark.
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And when did they get so young?
ReplyDeleteProf. Plum - the CLUEless
ReplyDeleteMy smartass response would be, "Sorry, its my turn to watch him next week."
ReplyDeleteFen D I've had kids saying "But you said last week..." even though I'm fairly positive I never did, and it turns out another teacher said it.
ReplyDeleteMorio Murase Duh, because all teachers are interchangeable and share the same brain!
ReplyDeleteOr we're all voices in their heads.
ReplyDelete"Weren't you supposed to meet him atop the clock tower at 2PM? I'm absolutely certain he said that's where he was headed."
ReplyDelete"No, but start humming it and I'll see if I can remember the tune."
ReplyDeleteWhen I was an undergradual student, and I could not find a professor, I would ask a colleague if he had come in that day. If they answered, "yes", I would leave a note and try again later.
ReplyDeleteEric Mintz That tactic works well only if professors know when their colleagues come into the office. We actually rarely (or at least inconsistently) know that.
ReplyDeleteTo find you, Prof.
ReplyDeleteShould need not priest or priestess
I had hoped
To discuss my thesis
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