tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post8813859776688686972..comments2024-03-28T16:26:35.679-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: The Old AF Sarge's BrainOldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-20489028489706993452013-03-15T09:09:01.665-07:002013-03-15T09:09:01.665-07:00Yes, the regimental commander always complained th...Yes, the regimental commander always complained that the gentleman in question never...<br /><br />Oh, you meant the college degree?<br /><br />We professional types do tend to look askance at the liberal arts types don't we? Useless for getting a job, probably yes. But satisfying perhaps in other ways.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-9205668620544754462013-03-14T16:10:54.196-07:002013-03-14T16:10:54.196-07:00useless major you knowuseless major you knowjibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18318963535849041376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-86006496465680255052013-03-12T12:40:02.977-07:002013-03-12T12:40:02.977-07:00English Majors only impress me if:
A) They're...English Majors only impress me if:<br /><br />A) They're female and good looking OR<br /><br />B) They hold a Queen's commission in the Royal Army.<br /><br />Other than that? Meh.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-10206175368432841652013-03-12T12:38:16.030-07:002013-03-12T12:38:16.030-07:00Indeed, Colorado State is where I received my Bach...Indeed, Colorado State is where I received my Bachelor's Degree. Though I was married at the time... (Never mind.)<br /><br />More to your point, TWO post-graduate degrees in English. You'd think they WOULD be able to string a few words together and be somewhat coherent. But ya never know.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-62650921608662617362013-03-12T11:52:48.835-07:002013-03-12T11:52:48.835-07:00I had a roommate in college who was an English Maj...I had a roommate in college who was an English Major and an E-4.<br />O/T he couldn't spell... or type.<br />I helped him get A's while barely passing my classes.<br />He was also smart enough to know he couldn't teach so he got a job as a tech write in Silicon Valley before it was Silicon Valley.<br />Now he's got other folks proofreading and typing for him... and they're getting paid.(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-35021969293315989482013-03-12T11:19:05.331-07:002013-03-12T11:19:05.331-07:00I'm similarly wired.
(digression) Speakin&#...I'm similarly wired. <br /><br />(digression) Speakin' o' English majors... TSMP has TWO post-graduate degrees in English and teaches same at yer alma mater (you DID go to ColoState, right?). You'd THINK someone with those sorta credentials could write the Queen's English with some sorta fluency, wouldn't you? But nooooo...<br /><br />I dearly love tweaking her on this. (/digression) Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.com