Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Four Quotes


I know I’ve been slacking on quotes. I have many written down, I just keep forgetting that I need to type them up. Unless otherwise noted, the quote is from Rob. So here goes:




“You just gotta be a skeptical viewer.”

This is entirely true. A skeptical view of not only the media but everything is key. A good amount of questioning is healthy—to not question is to make yourself ignorant. Unfortunately, people today do not do this enough. We don’t have enough skeptics in the world, thus many people believe things at face value and are grossly mislead.




“If you fast forward through commercials, the products are still advertised and commercials will still make sense.”

I’ve never thought about this before, but it is true. Advertising agents know that with TiVo and DVR recording systems, people will not watch commercials if they do not have to, so they place product shots and text at key points so the viewer will still be inundated with messages to buy the product. Its genius, really.




“If you ever get in a bind, submit a paper online of jarbled code or no text—it’ll buy you a few days until the professor notices.”

Thank you, Rob, for encouraging the mass procrastination of your students. We all know procrastination and college go hand in hand, and this allows for even more. I doubt I’ll ever need to use this, but I’ll make sure to remember it, just in case.




“Squirrels are just tiny bears.” –Graham McCullough

True, only squirrels are far more adorable, and therefore better than bears. They’re small, twitchy, and attack people, and that makes them just plain awesome. And bears don’t have bushy tails.


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