Ausmumof3 Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 http://www.tickld.com/x/15-phd-students-dumb-down-their-thesis-just-for-us This came through my facebook feed and made me think of you guys! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklyUnicorn Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 Which part? The PhDs? Or the dumbed down? :lol: 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausmumof3 Posted September 18, 2015 Author Share Posted September 18, 2015 Which part? The PhDs? Or the dumbed down? :lol: Ok now everyone is looking at me like ... What are you laughing at! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarahW Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 Lol. I'll add mine "Some 19th c. French scholars were utter morons. The text says exactly what it says." (Oh, that's master thesis, not PhD.) 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErinE Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 "It was obvious before we began the project and we learned nothing." ~ I hope he or she at least earned the PhD. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purpleowl Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 Those were great! :lol: Let's see, my master's thesis: When Rene Descartes wrote La Geometrie, he wanted people to understand what he was writing about, so he did things like a teacher would, in lots of different ways. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 "Little kids like banging on pianos, and they learn stuff while they do it" I asked DD to come up with one for her talk that she's giving next week (not anywhere near dissertation level) and she came up with "frogs like wading pools, and homeschoolers like frogs" 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellen Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 Those are hilarious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audrey Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 Mine would have been "uppity ladies who thought women were smart enough and 'person' enough to vote held parlour drama parties in their homes and small venues, and it worked." 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrookValley. Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 DH and I were just reading these. I laughed so hard! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hikin' Mama Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 Loved these! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckymama Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 Me: some metal atoms are kinda close to other types of atoms and sometimes it makes a difference 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caroline Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 Mine: You add enough metal toothpicks or balls to anything, it will conduct electricity 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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