Sunday, September 26, 2010

Mail Bag

I'll mail your face off.

Hahaha, I said "bag" (cue Beavis & Butthead laugh).  Sorry... anyhow, since I have an unbelievable amount of work looming over me, I thought I'd ignore it and take the time to answer a few reader emails!  Pay attention, because there is a homework assignment at the end.  Here we go, in the order that I received them:

1) Yes.

2) Primarily on weekends and holidays.  Once for Easter, but the resulting restraining order is a story for another day.

3) Wow.  That's literally impossible to answer, simply because I think ALL of them are the best episodes.  If a gun was to my head, I'd say the ones that feature the entire Bluth family throughout the episode.

4) 2 parts single malt whisky, 1 part soda water, 4 parts immaturity, 2 parts self loathing, 16 parts PBR, 1 part fire, 1 half-empty jar of Crisco, 1 broken window, and no pants.

5) Interesting perspective.  But honestly, I'm a firm believer that the entire Chuck Norris joke phenomenon actually originated from a series of sketches about Bill Brasky on Saturday Night Live.  The sketch routinely featured Will Ferrell, David Koechner, and Mark McKinney.

6) Just off the top of my head, and in no particular order: Brian Regan, Louis C. K., Dave Attell, Todd Barry, Patton Oswalt, Bill Burr, and Bill Hicks.  I'm sure I'm forgetting some.

7) Penultimate.

8) Because I wanted to give people a look at college from a professor's perspective.  As bewildering as it may seem, your professors are people too, with senses of humor and human emotion (okay, arguably only about 14% of them are like this - usually only the ones early in their careers like me).  In addition, it provides me a way to vent my lowbrow inner child.

9) Um... no.

10) Part 1: Angela Lansbury and/or ConstantinoplePart 2: Something along the lines of Thunderrod McHunterdale III (the "III" is absolutely critical for establishing lineage and status).

11) I'm sorry you feel that way (but not really).  Good talk.

That's it for this time.  Glad we were able to clear all that up!  Your homework, if you choose to accept it, is to take a guess at what some of the questions were - notice that they range in difficulty.  Or even better, and demonstrating copious amounts of creativity, tell me what you wanted those questions to be, or what you think the questions should have been based on the answers.  As always, post your assignments in the comments below, and if you don't do the homework, feel free to comment anyway.

33 comments:

susi spice said...

hi hi :) I added you to me blog matey

Kelly @ Dare to be Domestic said...

Bill Brasky that son of a BITCH! If I had a dime for everytime the boyfriend and I tend to quote this when we are drunk, I'd be rich!

Ahh the Bluth family - I still can't believe a station was stupid enough to let this show go... oh yeah, it's Fox, never mind. I assume you were asked what your favorite Episode of Arrested Development was. I miss that show, LOVED IT! You know a show is good when it's truly difficult to pick a favorite character.

#4 you are either describing your favorite way to make a bomb or what your signature cocktail would be made of.

I'm interested to know what the real questions were, but those are my guesses for what they were asking/touching on when they emailed you.

Alessandra said...

ok, prof. I'll take a crack at it, I'm expecting some e.c. points since I'm the first one. I'll tell what the questions should have been.

1. Are you human?

2.Do you ever use your neighbor's bathroom to take a shower?

3. I think you're a total tv nerd. Prove I'm right, tell me which ones are your favorite episodes of (insert cheesy tv show here...)?

4. What is your recipe for making yourself the ass of any party?
5. I think Chuck Norris is the best actor the world has ever seen.

6. Name at least 5 people your readers don't know and don't care about

7. What word do you use when you want to sound like an arrogant, sarcastic, holier-than-thou, jackass with any of your students or your wife?

8. What reason do you give when the latest coed accuses you of sexual harassment?

9.Don't you have anything more constructive to do?

10. Who is the oldest living person in tv land, and where does she come from? Part II: what will you name your next offspring?

11.I think you should be ashamed of yourself 'cause I follow your blog, but don't see your name among my followers. You (insert negative adjective or verb here...)

Gotta go ignore my pile of assignments to grade....

bluntdelivery said...

bahahahah. luuurve it.

i was thinking of doing an email answer time too. perhaps another VLOG?!? i dunno, i dunno.. have to keep em guessing.

my only complaint is that i don't see the answer to my email here.unless its "um... no."

which would kinda piss me off

Miss Nikki said...

Yay! A game and I happen to have 4 hours to go on this little road trip!!!

1- The question was from me, and it was "Is my blog really your favorite of all time?"
2- The question was "Ever have sex in church?"
3- The question was "What's your favorite Arrested Development episode?"
4- The question was "How/why did you end up in jail?"
5- The question was "Uh... why do we laugh about Chuck Norris? He's a professional actor with real emotions man..."
6- The question was "Who is your comical muse?"
7- The question was "Dr Cynicism, being that your so smart and a professor and all, what is the opposite of antipenultimate?"
8- The question was "Why do you give good blog?"
9- The question was "Will you ever stop reading Miss Nikki's blog?"
10- The question was "Please tell me something I don't care about and will not understand?"
11- The question was not a question actually, but a reaction to my reaction to question #10.

I'll send you my address in a personal email because yes, I do feel I deserve a prize for my answers! Life is so sweet like that...

Beta Dad said...

#7 What is the one word that, when misused (as it invariably is) makes you want to throttle the person who has uttered it?

Alessandra said...

Hey, where's my comment? I was the first one to post, and it took some serious time to answer it, time which I could have spent trimming my pets' toe nails instead grrr.....:)

Dr. Cynicism said...

@ susi spice: Thanks! Aarrrggghh matey.

@ Kelly: "Bill Brasky was a SONNUVABITCH!" Thanks for reminding me about their catch phrase... it's now burned into my brain as I try to accomplish work today. Great entry!

@ bluntdelivery: Yes, yes, another vlog!! That's my vote. And if you *did* send me an email, I did not get it :-( That might explain why my inbox feels so "empty inside."

@ Miss Nikki: Bravo! Excellent work! Some are indeed correct, but telling you which ones would allow others to cheat, muwhahaha. And by the way, "give good blog" is my new catch phrase of this week. Thanks!

@ Beta Dad: Precisely! Or at the very least, it's a brilliant answer! Or, erm, question. Or question that was the answer to my answer's question... oh screw it. This is why I hate Jeopardy.

@ Alessandra: Okay, something funky is going on here. You're comment showed up in my inbox, but not on the blog... no clue why. So the good news is that your wonderful homework assignment is preserved! I can either post it for you, or you can contact me via my blog, and we'll go from there :-) Sorry about that!

Drake Sigar said...

Question 1: Greetings Dr. Cynicism, as a professor I feel you could provide some valuable insight into the workings of the inner mind, specifically dreams. You see, I keep having this reoccurring dream where I am Tommy, the white power ranger. I am travelling down a long and lonesome road when suddenly there shined a shiny demon, in the middle of the road. And he said “play the best song in the world, or I’ll eat your soul.” So I played ‘It’s Raining Men’ on my tiger flute/dagger but it didn’t seem impressed. Luckily Will Smith happened to be passing by and scared off this demon with his appalling imitation of an urban black man from Philadelphia. Then Optimus Prime came truckin’ down the road (because he’s a truck), and we hitchhiked to the nearest service station. It took us hours to get served because the waitress kept chatting on her phone, prompting me to tell on her to the manager. So there me and Smithy boy were, eating our saliva hamburgers when two government agents burst through the doors and scream “the president has been kidnapped by ninjas! Are you a bad enough dude to rescue the president?” I corrected his use of the word ninja, stating there was no S at the end even when referring to more than one. He punched me in the nutsack while Will Smith looked on at me in disgust. So anyway, do you know what all this means?

frigginloon said...

That friggin toilet seat again!

Rabbit shooting

Fav Arrested Development ep

How did you date with Lindsay Lohan go?

F**k Chuck what would Macgyver do?

Have you ever had sex with men?

What the hell do you call an extreme biro?


Why did you leave your webcam on while having intimate relations with your student?

It was a student, right?

Who's ya mama? Who's ya daddy?

Friggin Tea bag party member!

Nubian said...

I have a note from my Mom, where would you like it?

Is this class graded on a curve?

Vodka and Ground Beef said...

1) Is Vodka and Ground Beef stunning, kind-hearted, and enchanting.

4) Sir, did you have anything to drink before you got behind the wheel of this car?

Love this post by the way - very clever.

hisqueen said...

sorry..but I can't top the Loon..
And you've been added to the Spice's list..it is a huge privilege.

Denny DelVecchio said...
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Denny DelVecchio said...

(Sorry, the one above was supposed to have been a private message to Vodka.)

That would have been awesome if penultimate had been the answer to the second to last question.

Or, if your target audience is sportscasters, the answer to the last.

Dr. Cynicism said...

@ Drake: I'm gonna go with a dual causation analysis that involves penis envy interacting with Oedipus complex, as well as an overindulgence in anime, cartoons, and video games. That's all I got...

@ frigginloon: It's hard for me to comment because I'm still laughing so hard from "date with Lindsay Lohan." Wow... brilliant work!

@ Nubian: Sorry, no curve. But I take cash money and Scotch for bribes :-)

@ Vodka and Ground Beef: ZOMG! How did you guess question 1?? That was totally it! And another witty shot at #4... cryin over here! Great work!

@ hisqueen: I do feel privileged!

@ Denny: Damn it! You're soooo right, why didn't I think of that... GRRRRR! Regret and anguish consume me now.

Drake Sigar said...

But you already answered with ‘yes’. Now I don’t know which answer’s the right one!

Kev D. said...

These were all taken from the same conversation, we had it last week... these are the questions I was asking you:

01- Do ever have psychotic epsiodes during which you see cartoon and/or television characters?

02- When do they usually take place?

03- What was your best ever psychotic episode?

04- What causes them?

05- That sounds more like the recipe for disaster, or a Chuck Norris movie, doesn't it?

06- Well, I didn't really ask you that. Mark McKinney! Kids in the Hall really was... hey wait a minute! Stop changing the subject. I bet you're having another one of your episodes right now. Who do you see in the room with you?

07- If you see all of those guys, it's really a shame that George Carlin isn't there too. Oh, can you please tell Mr. Hicks that I say hi, and that I wish he was still alive?

08- I'll take that as a 'yes'. What made you decide to document these episodes in a two part documentary miniseries for the Lifetime Channel?

09- So, you admit to feeling human emotion, is it reasonable to believe that you also feel robot and/or alien emotion as well?

10- Just making sure. What are the names of the two documentaries?

11- Interesting names... I look forward to the premiere.

Dr. Cynicism said...

@ Drake: Figuring out the correct answer is all part of your therapy to cope with the recurring dream :-)

@ Kev: Well holy shit. Not only full answers, but all weaved together in a beautiful narrative that exemplifies my unstable emotional state?? Exquisite! Extra credit Kev D.

Dr. Cynicism said...

Okay, so I haven't heard back from Alessandra, but she actually beat you all to the punch with her great comment. Unfortunately, it never showed up on the blog - only in my inbox (no clue why, I'm blaming Blogger). Not sure what the proper etiquette is in this situation, but I'm just going to repost her comment verbatim:

ok, prof. I'll take a crack at it, I'm expecting some e.c. points since I'm the first one. I'll tell what the questions should have been.

1. Are you human?

2.Do you ever use your neighbor's bathroom to take a shower?

3. I think you're a total tv nerd. Prove I'm right, tell me which ones are your favorite episodes of (insert cheesy tv show here...)?

4. What is your recipe for making yourself the ass of any party?

5. I think Chuck Norris is the best actor the world has ever seen.

6. Name at least 5 people your readers don't know and don't care about

7. What word do you use when you want to sound like an arrogant, sarcastic, holier-than-thou, jackass with any of your students or your wife?

8. What reason do you give when the latest coed accuses you of sexual harassment?

9.Don't you have anything more constructive to do?

10. Who is the oldest living person in tv land, and where does she come from? Part II: what will you name your next offspring?

11. I think you should be ashamed of yourself 'cause I follow your blog, but don't see your name among my followers. You (insert negative adjective or verb here...)

Gotta go ignore my pile of assignments to grade....

Dr. Cynicism said...

@ Alessandra: (yes, I'm totally commenting now on the post that I just posted that was actually from you) ANYWHO, great homework! I especially like your suggestion for part 2 of #10! My kid is gonna be messed up.

frigginloon said...

Blahahaha Denny got in trouble, Denny got in trouble. Now we are all left wondering why he got an "F" and a deletion on his assignment!!

Ron said...

9) Um... no.

Question: Did you ever lie to get out of serving jury duty?

My answer: Um...yes.

Dr. Cynicism said...

@ frigginloon: Okay, enough! Go sit down, sit down and leave poor Denny alone :-)

@ Ron: You sinner!

Alessandra said...

Hey, hey, I'm here, better late than never, but I was watching Da Bears, hoping they would crush those cheese heads...

I would like to thank all the little people that have contributed to my becoming such a sarcastic, know-it-all, and thank you Dr. Cynicism for picking what was unquestionably the best homework assignment I ever turned in. If anybody cares to check in, I'll be blogging about modesty tomorrow...
http://alexsblogginglife.blogspot.com :)

Nubian said...

I am thinking that this class is way too hard, everyone is so smart. I get it, I'm the token student right?

bschooled said...

Haha!

Thanks for answering mine first, Dr. I always thought so, but I'm glad you confirmed it.

bschooled said...

Er, I'd tell everyone what the question was, but I'm worried that if my Mom/Boyfriend/Boss stumbles upon your blog, I'll end up with an Estranged Parent/Ex-Boyfriend/Sugar Daddy, respectively.

Dr. Cynicism said...

@ Nubian: Hang in there; you're doing great!

@ bschooled: It was my pleasure. And I totally understand your desire to remain under the radar. I won't tell anyone that you also asked #4, which was related to #1.

Didactic Pirate said...

Uh... I wasn't in class on the day you handed out the homework. I wasn't my fault. See, my roommate's sister needed a ride to the airport, and then my car got a flat, and then there was a cop who gave me a ticket and I told him I had to make it to you class on time, and he, like didn't even care, and then when I got back to campus there was like NO parking anywhere, and by the time I was almost to class I realized my roommate had borrowed my only pen, so I just figured it not go to class, because of how I didn't want to interrupt you and stuff.

If I can't turn it in, is there extra credit?

Dr. Cynicism said...

@ Didactic Pirate: Did you just cut and paste one of your student's actual excuses? Because this general format is sadly all too familiar... Oh the humanity!

Sherri said...

I've always been jealous of blogs that receive mail from readers. Or even blogs that receive more than 2 hits. Enjoying your blog!

Dr. Cynicism said...

@ Sherri: Thanks! Maybe one day I'll reach that 2-hit goal; I'm rather persistent.

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