You're in the wrong business Rudy... made my day.
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> From: <Rudy Sedlak> [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Monday, February 26, 2001 3:40 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [TN] An Attempt At Acronym Humor
>
> A discussion of ODH* in DLS
>
> by Rudy Sedlak
> occasionally of RD Chemical Co.
>
> AO* has been an observed phenomenon in DLS* since the institution of the
> TT*.
> However with the specialization of the sciences, that has allowed the DLS
> to
> pursue research paths that could never hope to be justified by any
> responsible peer review, there has come the real problem of the
> establishment
> of a PO. Since the average enlightened person could never hope to
> understand
> even 1% of the OS research being performed at any time, and given the
> impaired comprehension facilities of the majority of the DLS population,
> the
> establishment of a PO was impossible. A new way to establish a PO was
> mandatory for the continuation of the HToA.
>
> Thus some hero(ine) DLS, now long lost, realized that the best way to
> achieve
> major gains on the social front was to adopt AO. AO as a tool for
> achieving
> position in scientific research has been very successful, but it has been
> brought to its ultimate form in scientific papers with AAA. Although
> abbreviation started out as a tool to ease discussions, it was quickly was
> seized on by the status hungry DLS on the TT as a powerful tool to
> facilitate
> ODH, and refined to the current it's rarified form as AAA. AAA is now the
> leading tool of the BMOC.
>
> The natural result of this is that the process has now reversed on itself,
> and all communication has come to a halt. This is of course because there
> is
> no lower form of self-defacement than to ask "What does XYZ mean?". Thus
> any
> self-respecting DLS now has complete immunity from being questioned as
> long
> as he practices AAA skillfully in presentations; no one wants to show that
> they don't understand his AO.
>
> The use of AAA in teaching is reaching impressive levels. It is now no
> longer
> necessary to understand anything, all that is required is that the student
> have a proper command of the DLS's particular array of AAA. This gives the
> appearance of not just intelligence and understanding, but of concurrence
> and
> support of the DLS's thinking, thus guaranteeing good grades, and
> recommendations.
>
> The study of this phenomenon can give us a new understanding of the entire
> field of science, and it's reason for being. A properly done inquiry into
> this important area will keep this researcher and his family, and perhaps
> those of certain selected like-minded individuals funded for many years.
>
>
> *ODH Obfuscation Designed to Humiliate
> AAA Abbreviation Ad Absurdum
> DLS Doctoral Level Scientists
> AO Aggressive Obfuscation
> TT Tenure Track
> PO Pecking Order
> OS Ostensibly Scientific
> HToA Hallowed Traditions of Academia
>
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