And remove all traces of John Denver. Please.

You're not my hero anymore.

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"When your statics problem becomes a dynamics problem, you're in trouble." --me

Moor's Law: "As you go from freshman engineering to Ph.D., the amount of work required per credit hour doubles approximately every 18 months." --me, inspired by Prof. Scott Moor

It's considered pretentious to display something like a bachelor's degree . . .

I have a friend who's a doctor, and when we were at Purdue he double-majored in history. He has his B.A. in history on his office wall along with all of his other diplomas. I'll have to mention to him that it's pretentious.

And while those people might not want to jump on the Lazar UFO bandwagon, they might let a reporter photocopy their yearbooks if he waved $1,000 check in their faces.

I don't know much about Lazar's. Are there really reporters who would pay that much to validate his credentials?

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--Doug

"When your statics problem becomes a dynamics problem, you're in trouble." --me

Moor's Law: "As you go from freshman engineering to Ph.D., the amount of work required per credit hour doubles approximately every 18 months." --me, inspired by Prof. Scott Moor

He has his B.A. in history on his office wall along with all of his other diplomas. I'll have to mention to him that it's pretentious.

LOL, please do!

But seriously, it's not universally pretentious of course. In fact, in many professions the display of one's professional credentials, certificates, and associated diplomas is expected as a sort of vote of confidence. I would expect a doctor to frame his M.D. diploma prominently over his desk. Academic credentials are highly important in that field.

In other cases a baccalaureate diploma is a common enough possession that to see it displayed prominently almost asks if there's a good story behind it. No one in my field displays their bachelor's diploma in their offices; we've all got one, so what's the point?

No offense intended to anyone who proudly displays his diploma. You earned it.

Are there really reporters who would pay that much to validate his credentials?

I think it would depend on how much they'd already published assuming he was legitimate.

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Clavius Moon Base

In other cases a baccalaureate diploma is a common enough possession that to see it displayed prominently almost asks if there's a good story behind it. So when my Associate's arrives via post in a few weeks, I should hang it?
Perhapse if I put it up next to framed copies of my past due utility bills and the like, it could serve as some sort of PSA for neighborhood kids.

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I'm like one of those idiot savants...well, except for the savant part.

Theory of Zombie Relativity:
1) Everyone Else is a Zombie relative to You
2) Whether or not it matters is related to the inverse square of the distance between their teeth and your brain
(Quoted from Demigrog)

Fazor, technically, Lazar does not pronounce his name to rhyme with yours. Rather, it is luh zar'. Carry on.

Yeah I know, but that doesn't stop the association with the 30-minute steroid commercial that was American Gladiators from coming to my head every time I see it spelled out. In fairness, my mind generally makes extreemely obscure associations with a lot of things. G/F says it gives me that wierd sense of humor that is so charming. I just say it's a biproduct of my ADHD.

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I'm like one of those idiot savants...well, except for the savant part.

Theory of Zombie Relativity:
1) Everyone Else is a Zombie relative to You
2) Whether or not it matters is related to the inverse square of the distance between their teeth and your brain
(Quoted from Demigrog)

Ah, American Gladiators...

For people who like pro wrestling, but have trouble following the plot.

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"Slapping a guy on the head is just as funny now as it was eighty years ago."

hey no picking on Pro Wrestling, it's the male version of a soap opera. (an it's the only "sport" my gf will watch)

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It must be fun to lead a life completely unburdened by reality. --- JayUtah

You can't reason an irrational person out of an irrational belief. --- Noclevername

Apollo: The History and the Hoax
Enter the World of Athran

And she does so because of the articles, not the pictures...

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