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Gun o' the Pants ([info]gun) wrote in [info]otf_wank,
@ 2007-01-19 08:41:00


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"HEY, FUK U GUYS! I'M TTLY ACADEMICAL!"
I always like it when I see behaviour reminiscent of idiotic fanfic brats in actual academic circles. Much love to the mice at [info]lol_meme, who brought this to my attention.

[info]brennakimi posts her SOP to the LJ community [info]applyingtograd for feedback from other members. (If you're in the mood for something utterly banal or in any way reminiscent of Billy Madison's anecdote about "The Puppy That Lost It's Way", I suggest you read it and try and take a stab in the dark about what she intends to study.)

However, she does not get the praise and "ZOMG THAT WUS RLY GOOD RITE MOR!" feedback she had been expecting.

Anan_b: I don't like your usage of quotations. Shoot, I just don't like seeing quotations in papers. It makes me think that my students are too lazy to think about how to say what they want in their own words. When I was an undergrad, nearly every professor of mine adhered to that same position. Are these papers published? If so, just put them on your vita and don't worry about stating their names in the SOP. It puts a big ebb to the flow of your writing. Describe your interests rather than list the title of some papers you've written.

Windsweptvoid: Alright, I still have no idea what the point of that star story is... what does it mean? I don't understand how that embodies your goals... apparently it is signifcant to you but you're not telling anyone why... If you want to keep it, you'll really have to find a way to make its relevence obvious.

Bighark: If you want to present yourself as a poor writer, proceed. If you want to look like someone capable of graduate work, write a better SOP.

Naturally, she lets everyone know that all their ideas are kinda ghey, which sets off ANOTHER WANK in which [info]sirgrunwald (who is actually [info]brennakimi's boyf, trufax) informs us that people upset about using "gay" as an insult are idiots, because "political correctness is bullshit".

To complete it all in true entitled fanfic brat style, [info]brennakimi informs us that she's not going to update her WIP, "Hermione Granger and the Summer Makeover" going to take her SOP and find people who are HELPFUL AND NICE AND NOT AT ALL MEAN.


ETA: ONOZ DELETED

D:



But the ever-wonderful [info]julian_black and [info]bartle_by have screencaps for us. Bless their little cotton socks.

The main wank

[info]sirgrunwald shares his thoughts on yaoi

Side-thread

From [info]snarkivist, the main wank with a couple of threads open


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dracothelizard
2007-01-19 01:32 am UTC (link)
I thought it was shoulders of giants, rather than backs?

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[info]semirecluse
2007-01-19 02:21 am UTC (link)
Yes. Because if you think about it, standing on the backs of giants makes no sense. Unless the giant in question is bending waaaaaay over.

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[info]blue_penguin
2007-01-19 06:57 am UTC (link)
Or lying face-down on the ground. Which might explain why she can't seem to see too far.

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[info]white_serpent
2007-01-19 11:05 pm UTC (link)
No, no! I get it! We're all cheerleaders in a human pyramid!

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