Quote of Note

January 11, 2006 - Posted by danielle

I recently exchanged emails with a friend from high school. We hadn’t really talked in a year so all the info about my being at the point where I’m writing my thesis was new to her.

She said something funny in her email to me (mind you, she got her Ph.D. a few years ago and also has a 1.5 yr old daughter)

“Is there anything worse than writing a thesis?

Honestly, childbirth was more pleasant.”

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9 Comments

  1. Amber says:

    oh my gosh, then i don’t want to ever write a thesis.
    ;)

    ... on January 11th, 2006
  2. Danielle says:

    Yeah…. I don’t think this is the kind of quote we trot out to the incoming grad students or people considering careers in science, what do you think?
    ;-)

    ... on January 11th, 2006
  3. Amber says:

    Definitely what I think. Yep.

    ... on January 11th, 2006
  4. Squirl says:

    Worse than childbirth? Crap, I don’t think I ever want to do one either.

    ... on January 11th, 2006
  5. Ethan says:

    I’m very sorry to post this in your comments section but I like your blog and think you may have a good chance of getting listed at our blog directory, “High Class Blogs.”

    Contact me at ethan@highclassblogs.com if you are interested.

    Ethan Potter

    ... on January 11th, 2006
  6. LadyBug says:

    Ooooh, Ethan Potter, IF THAT IS INDEED YOUR REAL NAME, you are such a COMMENT SPAMMER!

    Spammerpants! Spammerpants! Ethan is a Spammerpants!

    There. Now that I have that out of my system…

    I think this quote would be wonderful for a hospital’s Labor and Delivery pamphlet. I can see it now…

    “Childbirth: Hey, it’s better than writing a thesis.”

    Okay, maybe not. Hee.

    ... on January 12th, 2006
  7. Danielle says:

    You crack me up, Ladybug.

    “Childbirth, it’s better than writing a thesis.”

    hehehhehe
    ;-)

    And Ethan may not be exactly a comment spammer, it is too early to say. Since I don’t post my email address anywhere, leaving a comment really is the only way to reach me. But we shall see.

    ... on January 12th, 2006
  8. Amber says:

    I was intrigued by this Ethan guy. I looked at the “highclassblogs.com” website and it seems legit. I immeadiately thought of comment spam, too, though!

    And Ha! Ladybug! You just created the new slogan for the opposition of the Modern Feminist movement:

    “Childbirth, it’s better than writing a thesis.”
    ;)

    Jusss kiddin’

    ... on January 12th, 2006
  9. honestyrain says:

    ha! kinda makes a girl glad she never had to write a thesis!

    ... on January 15th, 2006

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