Monthly Archive for October, 2004

Time for a quotedump. All of these are attributed to Dr. Haddara.
“Microsoft is the Evil Empire. Bill Gates is the Lord Sauron. If you would like to discuss this at some point, please come by my office.”
“Now I know 3 names in this class… we’ll build as we go along”
“And I do mean talk to yourself – you can say, out loud, ‘self, how do I fix this’”
“I will be telling you jokes, I will be expecting laughs”
“This is a bullet point that’s very important. Let me make it dance again.”
“I will collect those 150 quizzes, and over the course of 3 nights, I will mark them. Then, I will mark them again, to ensure consistency. Then I will come back and proudly pass them out”
“I think you will come to appreciate the infinite wisdom with which these quizzes were graded”
“On the quizzes, be sure to write something down. I suggest starting with your name. Then look at your name, and say, ‘There. I wrote
something.’ Believe me, it will flow from there”
“There is a whole 50% of the range you can attain by doing less”
“You want to curse Bill Gates – come by, we’ll curse Bill Gates. You want me to vote for Ralph Nader – come by, and I’ll vote for Nader”
“Half the TAs really know the course – the other half are really nice guys who will help you figure things out”
“Either laugh immediately… this delayed laughter throws off my pace”
“This is Engineering humour – don’t try this at parties”
“Some infinities are more infinite than others”
“If you believe this material totally, you’ll do well. If you’re more agnostic about it, you’ll have trouble. You can look at tomorrow’s quiz as a test of faith”