Ginevra Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 I'm trying to find something that could be a funny visual anecdote for my speech class, but I guess my searching skills are not so hot. I can't find anything like this. It would be funniest if it could be someone like Ted Bundy, but apparently there are not a lot of college-educated mass murderers. ;) Only the science/math people go on a bender. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maus Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 I'm trying to find something that could be a funny visual anecdote for my speech class, but I guess my searching skills are not so hot. I can't find anything like this. It would be funniest if it could be someone like Ted Bundy, but apparently there are not a lot of college-educated mass murderers. ;) Only the science/math people go on a bender. :D Cho Seung-Hui, the 2007 Virginia Tech shooter, was an English major. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caitilin Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 Well, he was not an English major, technically, but William Chester Minor, the madman from The Professor and the Madman, helped considerably in the building of the OED. He was a paranoid murderer...:001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elise1mds Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 Andrei Romanovych Chykatlyo (from Russia) apparently obtained a degree in Russian literature in 1970... but that was all I could find on a simple search. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 This just proves how perfectly stable and law-abiding English majors are. :D Darn. I had this idea where I was going to include in my PowerPoint, "...and just look at some of these famous English majors...Stephen King....Sally Ride (yes, an astronaut!)...Chevy Chase...bizarre mass murderer...'oh yes, well, moving on..." :D But it just won't work if it's not someone with major notoriety. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maus Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 Perhaps English majors have a healthier outlet for their crazy thoughts, and just write bizarre novels?! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHomeScientist Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 IIRC, Richard Loeb (of Leopold and Loeb) was an English major. The two of them believed they were so intelligent that they could commit the perfect crime. They murdered a teenage boy and were caught quickly. They were rumored to be gay, and Loeb was murdered in prison, allegedly after soliciting another prisoner for sex. Which resulted in my all-time favorite news lead: "Richard Loeb, despite his erudition, today ended his sentence with a proposition." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tohru Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 I don't think any reference regarding some one that killed or harmed another human being could possibly be funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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