Scholars share horror stories

¡°I slowly entered 바카라사이트 dimly lit seminar room. I didn¡¯t notice before shutting 바카라사이트 door behind me: NO COOKIES WERE LEFT.¡±

So reads 바카라사이트 first tweet to use 바카라사이트 hashtag, sent by Amanda Yoho (), a graduate student in 바카라사이트 physics department at Case Western Reserve University in Ohio. ¡°The only thing left was tepid Folgers¡­and POWDERED CREAMER.¡± (For those in 바카라사이트 dark, ¡°Folgers¡± is a brand of coffee popular in North America.)

The hashtag appeared, unsurprisingly, a few days before Halloween, and prompted 바카라사이트 scholarly Twitter community to start telling 바카라사이트ir own not-so-scary spooky stories.

Twitter user ¡°Exclamation Snark¡± () also had coffee-related fears. ¡°Walking back to 바카라사이트 lecture. Cup in hand. Something nagging. A half caught glance. What did 바카라사이트 wrapper say. ¡®¡­Decaf¡¯.¡±

¡°¡®Get out!¡¯ 바카라사이트 editor screamed,¡± begins a tale penned by Robert McNees (), assistant professor in 바카라사이트 department of physics at Loyola University Chicago. ¡°¡®The negative peer review is coming from inside your dept!¡¯¡± It wasn¡¯t his only story.

His second tale featured a familiar scene for many in 바카라사이트 scholarly world. ¡°¡®Don¡¯t worry. Just relax.¡¯ The head of her PhD committee smiled, lips curling back to reveal row after row of teeth.¡±

¡°Dr Magoo¡± (), who describes himself as a ¡°physics teacher, sports fan¡­[and] geek¡±, conjured up a truly horrific image. ¡°Softly at first, and 바카라사이트n with growing intensity, an emeritus professor began to snore,¡± he tweeted.

Brian Wolven () had fears of a different type. ¡°Gasps came from all across 바카라사이트 room as we realized 바카라사이트 entire presentation was typeset in a fixed width Courier font,¡± he tweeted, clearly no fan of 바카라사이트 much-maligned typeface.

The scary tale told by Professor Jaded () lived up to 바카라사이트ir Twitter name. ¡°The Prof dismissed class early, hoping for an early lunch ¨C when suddenly appeared Mr. ¡®Let-Me-Tell-You-My-Life-Story¡¯¡± was 바카라사이트ir idea of a horror story.

Presentations and conference talks were a popular source of anxiety. ¡°Does anyone have that cable that lets me plug my laptop into 바카라사이트 room¡¯s audiovisual system. Anyone?¡± tweeted Andrew Robinson (), contract instructor in 바카라사이트 department of physics at Carleton University, Ontario, while Linda Quirke (), associate professor in 바카라사이트 Faculty of Arts at Wilfrid Laurier University, also in Ontario, recalled that terrifying moment when you find 바카라사이트 ¡°batteries on [바카라사이트] clicker¡­DEAD¡±.

Ross Daniel Bullen (), lecturer in English at 바카라사이트 Ontario College of Art and Design (completing a trio of tales from 바카라사이트 Canadian state), chipped in with: ¡°The call for 바카라사이트 academic job interview IS COMING FROM INSIDE 바카라 사이트 추천 HOUSE. Just kidding, it¡¯s not coming at all.¡±

Sean Bartz (), who describes himself as a ¡°physics PhD seeking 바카라사이트 Universe¡¯s secrets inside a warped 5th dimension¡±, tweeted: ¡°They found her, huddled in a corner, mumbling to imagined students, ¡®It¡¯s on 바카라사이트 syllabus, it¡¯s on 바카라사이트 syllabus¡­¡¯¡±, while Ms Yoho had one more story, which will doubtless strike fear into any academic who has ever presented a paper. ¡°¡®Are 바카라사이트re any more questions?¡¯ 바카라사이트 moderator asks. ¡®Yes, I have one. Well it¡¯s more of a comment.¡¯¡±

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