Nod and Smile

The adventures of Jean Crawford, Starr Linguist

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Goats with GAD

May 1st, 2008 · 2 Comments

It’s certainly funny, but it looks like Fainting Goats are genetically prone to panic attacks. (Apparently no one in the veterinary psychopharmacology industry has tapped into the Klonopin for Kids market. Shame.) I sympathize with the goats. Replace that threatening umbrella with the word deadline, and you’ve got me:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=we9_CdNPuJg

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Tags: Linguistics · Non-Linguistics · grad student life · videos

Lend me some sugar, I am your neighbor!

April 18th, 2008 · 2 Comments

I can’t wait to see the Young@Heart chorus documentary. If it’s anything like their performance on Ellen, they’re fabulous. (The line that kills me: “Lend me some sugar, I am your neighbor!”)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dr9qG1f7-TM

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Tags: Non-Linguistics · media · videos

The Logical Fallacy Project

April 8th, 2008 · No Comments

Events past and quite recent have gotten me thinking about logic. I’m not talking about funky symbols and math proof kind of logic. I’m talking about logic and argumentation that people use when they talk and write. And what I’ve been thinking about it is this: people have forgotten how to use logic, […]

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Tags: Logical Fallacy Project · Words of Wisdom · definitions · education · experiments · videos · writing

The wrong week to quit.

April 8th, 2008 · No Comments

Grad students: As another semester and year of graduate school comes to a close, a sudden change in personal habits is not advisable:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwyrGwM4a7M

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Tags: Words of Wisdom · grad student life · stress relief · videos