A Piddling Rant

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Tihomir Petrov is a 43 yr old math professor at California State. He has published many scholarly works such as "Rationality of Moduli of Elliptic Fibrations with Fixed Monodromy".

In January Professor Petrov was arrested. Seems he was feuding with a colleague and was caught on camera urinating on the office door of said colleague....twice.

Guess no matter how many advanced degrees you earn - there's still a little boy inside ready to start a pissing contest.

kay
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  • It's like they say, Kay ... no amount of education can make up for a lack of common sense.
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  • Seriously? That is awesome and yes it just goes to show what lengths people will go to, to get back at somebody
  • Kay,

    If not for the fact that you said boy, I would have thanked you. Believe it or not, WOMEN have been caught doing the SAME thing even in RESTAURANTS! Yeah, money and degrees don't mean you really have ANY more CLASS. 8-( If only the world were that simple. BTW did you MEAN to imply what piddling can imply?

    Steve
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    • Steve,

      For once I'm glad to see you didn't overanalyze someone's post...
  • Try saying that after a few beers.
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    • I get epileptic vibrations just trying to say it sober...
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  • I have always believed that people that are smart lack common sense - it's like a piece of the brain that gives common sense is removed and added to the academic part. I swear everyone I know that is really smart academically is really lacking in common sense, socially and emotionally.

    Sometimes I'm glad I'm not overly academic because at least I've got the common sense - well at least I don't urinate just anywhere
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    • I couldn't agree more Sheryl, some of the seemingly dumbest people I have ever met were in college. Years ago my company sub contracted to USC.
      There were times when all I could say was "what color is the sun on your planet?"


      There is an ancient script...way BC that says

      Loosely translated I'm sure:


      The erudite are not wise
      The wise are not erudite




      Jim
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    • I can't tell you how many people I have worked with that fall under that catagory.

      Brilliant beyond belief. Just make sure they don't leave the house...
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  • Cripes almighty - I never trust anyone who's not brilliant enough to be a little bit loopy. Once IQs start raging, social norms go out the window. Love it.
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  • I say its better to be pissed off than pissed on - unless you're into that sort of thing.....
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    A Piddling Rant

    Tihomir Petrov is a 43 yr old math professor at California State. He has published many scholarly works such as "Rationality of Moduli of Elliptic Fibrations with Fixed Monodromy". In January Professor Petrov was arrested. Seems he was feuding with a colleague and was caught on camera urinating on the office door of said colleague....twice.