I wish I was a Professor

Originally written for the View From the Polish Amazon blog Monday, February 27, 2006

For some reason, simply because people get their doctorate and teach college courses, they believe that they have the authority to say whatever they want.

Well, sometimes this is good, sometimes this is bad, and sometimes it's just simply hilarious. I would like to take a moment and reflect on my esteemed professor (who shall remain nameless for protection) who is wise and shares his 'wise-cracks' frequently during our classes.

Feel free to laugh, we usually do.

"I hear that next year, they are going to change the weeks of Spring Break, but truly, I don't care."

"A national budget is what? It's a plan. So any relationship to what the president submits as a budget to actual spending is purely coincidental."

"And NOW, the Feds want college standardized testing. Obviously, because the only thing that you can read are the warning labels on a pack of cigarettes, bottles of beer or pregnancy tests."

"Fr. Malloy of ND, former Lt. Gov Joe Kernan, Pat Bauer, Mayors of S.B & Mishawaka, they're just a bunch of old cronies from my days as the Dean."

(student) "my brief overview and reading of the constitution...."

(prof) "Um excuse me, that's where you are mistaken , there is no such thing as a brief reading of anything that comes out of government."

"And who are the key players? You've got the Governor, you've got the Lt. Governor! Man! You've got CRAZY PEOPLE! But hey- that's how our government works...."

"If you have that kind of loan, you need collateral... a house, boat, car, wife..whatever you can barter with."

"Greenspan has a really great biography out there-- I just read it, while I was driving somewhere. Good book"