Random clip from my life....

Student: 'That question totally jacked my grade! That wasn't a fair question!'
Me: 'I mentioned the Central Limit Theorem in the review, and talked about it twice in class. And I only asked you to explain
your understanding of the theorem, not memorize the theorem. It was fair.'
Student: 'This is total crap! I mentioned all the main ideas behind it, and tried to string them together! You took 8 points off!'
Me: 'Another way of looking at that is that I gave you 8 points for mentioning something vaguely related to the normal
distribution.'
Student: 'But it was kinda close to the correct answer, wasn't it?'
Me: 'No...not really. I was being really really nice.'
Student: [Frowning look of death]
Student (petulant tone): 'So what would you have put?'
Me: [Explain again frog pond example for millionth time]
Student: [look of a dour Puritan getting psyched to start burning some witches]
Me: 'Next question!'

*sigh* - I really think I'm going to miss this particular student next semester.

Are you the annoying office guy?

Oh my god...I cannot believe I am actually posting [a link from CNN] but this was funny.

Quiz below in case you are morally opposed to giving CNN's website anymore web traffic.

Every office has at least one jerk, pest or loudmouth who drives the rest of the workers crazy.

Could it be you? Take this quiz to find out how annoying you might be:

How many of these statements describe you?

1. You make provocative statements to "foster dialogue" or needle others.

2. You often find yourself delivering a discourse consisting solely of buzzwords and catchphrases.

3. You make up nicknames for all your co-workers and refer to them only by these names. (e.g. "Good job, Chachi!"; "I'm going to have to disagree with you there, T-bone!")

4. Your office is completely decorated with your children's pictures and artwork.

5. You have plastered your cubicle with photos of yourself taken with famous people.

6. It is your trademark to recite rhyming or other cutesy messages as your voice mail greeting.

7. The questions you ask at meetings are preceded by long monologues of your views and accomplishments.

8. You routinely eat odoriferous lunches at your desk.

9. You bring in dishes that you tried to cook -- but didn't turn out quite right -- as "special treats" for your co-workers.

10. People seem tense -- even panic-stricken -- when they see you coming their way.

11. Others back away from you as you speak.

12. You send flurries of e-mails to the rest of the company telling them what you are doing. (e.g., "If anyone needs me, I'll be in the bathroom.")

13. You vigorously chew or pop your gum.

14. You wear strong perfume or cologne.

15. You assume your co-workers are fascinated by your personal problems and exploits.

16. You interrupt others while they are speaking or are deep in conversation.

17. You are moody and don't care who knows it.

18. You often give others assignments as they're walking out the door for lunch or to catch the train home.

19. You borrow staplers, scissors and tape from others' desks and forget to return them.

20. Your dialogue with others often end with the other person shouting, "You are so annoying!"

If you counted one or two, not to worry, you quickly can make changes before you're labeled a pest.

If your actions match three to five of these statements, take heed. You
are on your way to becoming the source of many an eye roll.

If you do six or more of these on a regular basis, chances are you are
already on the office watch list and have been anointed by your co-workers as annoying.

So how demonic is this sculpture?

[Scary Psychotic Bowling Family]

I think it's supposed to be a happy 50's family out for an evening at the bowling lanes.

The little girl looks like she's tossing someone's skull.....and check out her EYES. Eeeeek! Run!