You're in the wrong business Rudy... made my day. > -----Original Message----- > 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 > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ------- > Technet Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8d > To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in > the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet > To temporarily halt delivery of Technet send the following message: SET > Technet NOMAIL > Search previous postings at: www.ipc.org > On-Line Resources & Databases > > E-mail Archives > Please visit IPC web site (http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm) for > additional > information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 > ext.5315 > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8d To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet To temporarily halt delivery of Technet send the following message: SET Technet NOMAIL Search previous postings at: www.ipc.org > On-Line Resources & Databases > E-mail Archives Please visit IPC web site (http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm) for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.5315 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------