Academic Tradition Lover Pillows

A Guide to Academic Gowns and Hoods

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'A religious zealot denounces a toaster for working on the Sabbath'

"An early spring was just a prediction- I can't actually control the weather!"

"It started with a simple case of peer-review."

"Take the off this minute, young lady."

'You must be awfully secure in your masculinity.'

"And in the category of 'The Most Amazing Comeback from an Academic Nosedive,' the winner is..."

"And just how do you expect to become a made man, son, without a solid liberal-arts education?"

Hooray for Bollywood!

"I often consult with a higher authority... my grandmother."

Folk Wedding

"Tia Carmen, I have a killer test tomorrow. Can you help?"

"Does dad know you're dating the guy from the Seder plate?"

Max Weber

"So, are you predicting an early spring?"

'This is cow country, pal, and we're not real big on innovation.'

Shall I be mother?

Maypole

'In the future, everyone will have fifteen minutes of tenure.'

'After being here for more than forty years - as undergraduate, graduate student instructor, professor - what saddens me most is that this was not the college of my choice.'

"Oh, it's a grand day for Harvard!"

"Millstone is not yet a full professor."

'How about June? -- I've always had June weddings!'

"Milton Woolburg, founder of traditions, legends, and general flimlam."

Psychology Dept. Faculty Evaluations Today. I can't tell if it's my id or my ego, but I'm really craving a promotion.

It's a tradition. On hole number 1 in the first round of the season, Ernie always says that's the best shot I've hit this year!

Shavuot - Like!

'Our next guest is an economist who is the author of the first economic theory that proves that money makes the world go round.'

We're waiting to see if he'll see his shadow.

Poorly planned Chanukah crafts

Sir Joseph Porter, KCB, First Lord of the Admiralty HMS Pinafore

'There'll be a slight delay. The chef is cramming for his nutrition finals.'

Cambridge Dons Researching Gravity.

Time for Tea