top 10 lies told by grad students,
1. No really, I'll be out of here in only two more years.
2. My job prospects look really good.
3. The department is giving me so much support.
4. I just have one more book to read and then I'll start writing.
5. I turned down a lot of great job offers to come here.
6. Your latest article was so inspiring.
7. I would never date an undergraduate.
8. My work has a lot of practical importance.
9. I'd be delighted to proofread your book/chapter/article.
10. It doesn't bother me at all that my college roommate is making $80,000 a year on Wall Street.
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Posted 26 January 2009 - 10:50 AM
talent does what it can
genius does what it must
i do what i get paid to do
genius does what it must
i do what i get paid to do
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Posted 28 January 2009 - 11:56 PM
11. No, I have never ever touched any key of the new astronomically expensive machine!
(When it is broken after two weeks)
12. I have exactly followed the protocol!
(After you have repeatedly seen incubation times beeing adjusted to the length of coffee or cigarette breaks)
13. Of course I know the difference between the EtOH we use for cleaning the bench and the 99.99999% one!
(EtOH can be replaced here by Maltose/Malt Extract, NH4-acetat/Na-acetat, Glucose/Glycerin
, Potassiumcloride/Potassiumhydroxide, but I think there are more examples to add)
(When it is broken after two weeks)
12. I have exactly followed the protocol!
(After you have repeatedly seen incubation times beeing adjusted to the length of coffee or cigarette breaks)
13. Of course I know the difference between the EtOH we use for cleaning the bench and the 99.99999% one!
(EtOH can be replaced here by Maltose/Malt Extract, NH4-acetat/Na-acetat, Glucose/Glycerin
, Potassiumcloride/Potassiumhydroxide, but I think there are more examples to add)
A man cannot be too careful in the choice of his enemies. (Oscar Wilde)
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Posted 29 January 2009 - 12:49 AM
14. My last project was good; so boss asked me to start another one.
Simple living, highnot thinking
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Posted 29 January 2009 - 09:17 AM
15. I will start living (and have regular working hours) after grad-school.
"You can give somebody a book on 'How to ride bike' and then test that person on that knowledge. Even if that person gets an "A", it doesn't mean that he or she can ride a bike."
---this is what I am telling myself when I get a bad grade....as long as you don't loose your passion, you'll be fine.....V
---this is what I am telling myself when I get a bad grade....as long as you don't loose your passion, you'll be fine.....V
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Posted 29 January 2009 - 06:22 PM
16. I am free on the weekends.
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Posted 29 January 2009 - 09:04 PM
Negative data is just as valuable as positive (you know, the stuff you can publish).
Edited by rkay447, 29 January 2009 - 09:05 PM.
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Posted 29 January 2009 - 09:25 PM
18. This is pioneering work in my field.
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Posted 04 February 2009 - 11:05 AM
Nabi, on Jan 29 2009, 11:25 PM, said:
18. This is pioneering work in my field.
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Posted 04 February 2009 - 03:11 PM
19. I have made a big discovery.
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Posted 04 February 2009 - 03:38 PM
20. The work I do is very important.
May your PCR products be long, your protocols short and your boss on holiday
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Posted 04 February 2009 - 10:12 PM
21. Thank God they didn't accept my abstract for the congress. I really didn't want to submit as I was planing to go sky diving on the same weekend. It was boss who kind of forced me to submit. I am so relieved.
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Posted 05 February 2009 - 03:50 AM
22. I love this project and this work.
23. My supervisor is very nice.
23. My supervisor is very nice.
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Posted 13 February 2009 - 04:35 AM
24. The code is compiling
"When there's no more room in hell the dead will walk the Earth"
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Posted 13 February 2009 - 04:56 AM
25. It should take me about a week to get that clone.
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Posted 13 February 2009 - 07:32 AM
26. It is time that I take a vacation.
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