More inane chatter

hing_fan · Wed, 12 Apr 2000 06:24:56 -0700

Well, Hayden, I'm so sorry we didn't get to play
each other or even meet at the tournament. You seem
like such a nice young man. Of course, had we ever
met, you may have known something about me and not
been able to make such insightful and witty
observations, so perhaps we're all better off to have been
blessed with your post. Some background, in case you are
interested. I got a BS in Economics, took one quarter of
science (Physics), 8 to 10 quarters of English, and more
than that of German. As a grad student, I did take
math and statistics in getting a degree from the
School of Industrial Engineering, but most of my work
was in the health care field. I currently work at a
hospital in Athens, GA. So, unfortunately, I never set
foot in a lab at Tech. Not that I hold the same
disdain you do for those who do engage in laboratory
work. I know the correct stand is that we are allowed
to celebrate and glorify our own intelligence as
much as we like, but that anyone more intelligent is
clearly a nerd and loser. Actually having taken the time
to get to know some people in the sciences, though,
I find it difficult to back that
position.

Hayden writes:
Y'all mean that we actually have to
qua-lee-fy to play in this here tournee? And that there will
be teams from schools further than Spittle County?
Well, hot darn, we better make sure that the blessid
king of Thailand could play on these questions and
never once blush! We better make sure that we can have
both types of questions: literature and
science!

I'm not quite sure where this came from. Perhaps it's
because I live in the south (well observed!). Perhaps
it's because I used "y'all" in a post, for which I
will not apologize. Perhaps it's because I'm simply a
redneck or bumpkin, never having spent considerable
amounts of time in Washington or Delaware. I tried to
shake the backwoods by spending 6 weeks in London, 6
more in Germany, and a month in India, but I guess I
should give it another go if I really want to win you to
my side, which I do oh-so-much.

I'm sorry you
never came to one of our tournaments, too. The large
number of quality teams we usually draw always like new
competition, and we try to put on good tournaments. Though I
won't be in school next year, I'd be happy to try to
get you a discount if you'll come to Atlanta. While
you're here, maybe we can try to remove your head from
your ass. I'm no mechanical engineer, but I'd bet some
astroglide and a few good tugs would do it. And I get the
impression your no stranger to that kind of
thing.

Now, there are plenty of other people out there who
don't know me, and I've realized I really don't get
enough insults from that sector. I know it's easier when
you don't know the first thing about me, but in the
interest of getting things rolling, here's a tidbit to
work from.

I wear glasses.

Kevin
Crawford