Wow
Gee... I must really have too much time on my hands to be doing this right? Well, not really. Sometimes I sit in front of my computer (at night no less) and start thinking. This is generally something very dangerous in my profession (being ENG SCI), but I sometimes have unexplainable urges to write them down. So... here's one of them.
Actually.. this would be my first one. So, I sit here tonight... comeing down with a very bad cold, and I realize that I haven't read a good book in a long time. This leads me to think of when I last had the time to read a book... and this led me to think about english which led me to think about artsci's in general...
So here's the deal :
This is my checklist for figuring out if you are in an arts and science course... take notes ;P
1)You know you are in an artsci course when people bring recorders
Now... this is quite pointless in engineering since I'm not sure when it would be possible to actually listen to these carefully taken recordings. What with our 30+ hrs. course load and my 35+hrs. As well, I'm not sure what good flipping a bill for such a device would be especially when those funds can be redistributed to such important things as beer and uranium fuel rods.
2) When there are over 900 people in your lecture
I recently went undercover to study these "artsci's" in their natural habitat, and found that their average class size exceeded my daily intake of caffeine. For instance, I was in ANT100Y and it was held in Con Hall (a building which vaguely resembles that large building in Rome where lions tore apart people for the pleasure of aristocrats), and in this class I sat as people came trickling in. Now this seems normal except for the fact that the flow never stopped. I even had to phone my friend cuz he was across that great abyss.
3) The Professors claim what they teach is a science and then proceed to explain why.
This is bad news right here. A good example of this would be economics or psychology. They claim to be science and try to pawn off as one. But as anyone who took philosophy of science can tell you... don't take philosophy of science.
4) There's people with laptops.
You see there is only one real use for laptops and it definitely is not for taking notes... if they are.. then you know you are in an artsci course. The real use for these marvels of technology? For playing games ofcourse!!!! My personal favorite is GTA, it allows me to get my aggressions out without resorting to the use of automated weapons and hand grenades.
5)No one is drinking and/or drunk.
What kind of hell have you dropped yourself into? These people obviously are not aware that life sucks. This must mean that they have <8 hrs. of class, and can only go out four or five times a night. Oh boo hoo... let's go have a drink.
6) No one understands you when you mumble about world conquest and destruction.
See.. artsci's don't understand your motivations in life.. that is why they must die... that is also why you must be in an artsci class if people look at you weird when you spontaneously shout kill in the middle of class. You see in Engineering (at least ENG SCI), no one will think tendencies towards killing are out of the ordinary. Run don't walk.
7) Women out number men.
Yes, the promised land. What was it? Oh yes... it was called Psychology. This is where artsciland tries to persuade you to goto the darkside... don't DO IT!!! Ask yourself : do you really want to be flipping burgers for the rest of your life?
8) When the Prof asks for your schedule so he can put you in a tutorial.
Obviously the Prof has never seen an engineering (at least ENG SCI) schedule. This ought to be good for a laugh.
Sorry... all thunk out... hopefully more to come later.
This is ofcourse assuming that I will still be around later or that YOU will still be around after I have completed my plans for world destruction.
Later
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