"I spent more time on the background for my slides than analyzing my data."

Great post!
Academic | Homepage | 05.06.08 - 8:29 pm | #

Awesome!
unbalanced reaction | Homepage | 05.06.08 - 10:56 pm | #

Oh, that gave me many laughs....
also,
"Slides That Enourage You To Schedule an Appointment with Your Optometrist"
Dr Jekyll & Mrs. Hyde | Homepage | 05.07.08 - 1:54 am | #

You've inspired me to start a humanities list! "If we use enough big words, no one will admit to not understanding us." or "Hermenuetical anything, with a pinch of Derrida or Lacan."

I swear that going to lectures makes me think I'm narcoleptic.
belle | 05.07.08 - 3:12 am | #

actual conversation i once had with my dad (who is a theorist):

me: "dad, what animal is your seminar about?"

dad: "i think its a vertebrate, no wait maybe its an invertebrate"
sara | 05.07.08 - 4:07 am | #

Belle's "If we use enough big words, no one will admit to not understanding us" works for life/physical sciences too. Or we can go with "Alphabet soup: I'll use so many acronyms that you will have no idea what we actually did."
Anonymous | 05.07.08 - 11:54 am | #

LOL!

These are fabulous. I like the Nature paper one.
ccw | Homepage | 05.08.08 - 8:48 am | #

AWESOME. I love it!
MsPhD | Homepage | 05.10.08 - 2:05 pm | #

"As many three letter acronyms as we can without explaination"

"young nervous student delivers PI script whilst talking to floor"

"We made molecules. Does anyone know what to do with them?

"Possible inhibitor of enzyme with possible potential for possible cure for possible human disease."
Propter Doc | Homepage | 05.11.08 - 4:49 am | #

I loved these! Thanks for the little pick-me-up!
Flicka Mawa | Homepage | 05.14.08 - 11:08 pm | #