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Wacky Prof Quotes

The Rose Thorn

“We can’t get away from the fact that MS Word is controlling our lives and probably running the government.”

-- Prof. Livesay, being paranoid again



“...for the world of beer is a great and fine and marvelous place.”

-- Prof. Minster, on poetic intoxication



“If all of them are critical then your client is nuts and you’ve got to gracefully tell them that.”

-- Prof. Mutchler, being graceful



“This is the shiznat.”

-- Prof. Minster, on Whitman



“Think I’ll have a cinnamon Altoid before continuing.”

-- Prof. McMurdy, the walking billboard



“We’re boring; we’re engineers. We know that we’re not actually boring, but our writing has to sound boring. That’s how we stay engineers.”

-- Prof. Livesay, droning on again



“Maple couldn’t do it ‘cause Maple is retarded.”

-- Prof. McMurdy, hatin’ on programs with disabilities