I was at a petting zoo
with my ex's two kids. We were looking at the ickle fwuffy bunnies and I made some comment about poking them with sticks. Turn my back for a second and the little girl has found a section of basically tree trunk, poked it through the mesh and is attempting to crush a rabbit against its hutch.

All-round win, I thought.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Fri 18 Nov 2011, 9:12, 1 reply, 14 years ago)

nonce
morning badger, what will you be correct about today?
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Fri 18 Nov 2011, 9:13, Reply)

Fuck only knows, nakers
that's the joy of being me.

I'm on the graduation podium party this afternoon and Ross Brawn is getting an honourary degree. What abuse should I sling at him?
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Fri 18 Nov 2011, 9:15, Reply)

Offer him some technical looking printouts for £10million

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Fri 18 Nov 2011, 9:18, Reply)

haha, this made me smile
I totally will.

I was thinking of asking if Schumacher secretly feasted on live kittens, or something.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Fri 18 Nov 2011, 9:19, Reply)

I quite like him, obviously he has a stupid face
but quality british engineering should be celebrated not vilified.

alternatively fling some poo at him
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Fri 18 Nov 2011, 9:19, Reply)

that's why we're giving him an honourary degree.
better than giving it to some arsehole telly monkey.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Fri 18 Nov 2011, 9:20, Reply)

Give one to Jeremy Clarkson, wait i think you already have...

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Fri 18 Nov 2011, 9:23, Reply)

We fucking haven't.
Unless by "we" you mean "the higher education establishment" in which case, well, fuck off. Being mentioned in the same sentence as Oxford Brookes would be a fucking insult. Unless it contains the phrase "University of X, unlike Oxford Brookes, actually .."
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Fri 18 Nov 2011, 9:25, Reply)

TGB better not be about

(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Fri 18 Nov 2011, 9:29, Reply)

we've actually had this conversation in person.
It's OK ;)

Brookes isn't really that bad, but giving honorary degrees like that for the PR just marks you down as a desperate wannabe.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Fri 18 Nov 2011, 9:33, Reply)

I had Edinburgh in the back of my mind, my mistake
although you have given one to Annie Lennox, for services to hermaphrodillia
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Fri 18 Nov 2011, 9:30, Reply)

They might have done.
I don't lecture at Edinburgh Uni. I just live here.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Fri 18 Nov 2011, 9:32, Reply)

I can't be bothered to look this up
but have you just spelt a 6-syllable word correctly?
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Fri 18 Nov 2011, 9:38, Reply)

Pretty sure it's not a word
Hermaphroditism?
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Fri 18 Nov 2011, 9:45, Reply)

That does sound more like it actually

(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Fri 18 Nov 2011, 9:47, Reply)

I thought Apey's was an excellent word!

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Fri 18 Nov 2011, 9:47, Reply)

Thanks Sporters!
I did make it up though
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Fri 18 Nov 2011, 9:49, Reply)

I've genuinely never understood the point of these honourary degrees
Do they serve any purpose other than publicity for the University?
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Fri 18 Nov 2011, 9:24, Reply)

In Ross Brawn's case
it's an honorary degree in mechanical engineering for his services to forwarding the cause of engineering generally. The number of students that do mech because of F1 and motorsport generally is huge. Our Formula Student team is probably the best funded bit of mech eng..
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Fri 18 Nov 2011, 9:26, Reply)

Fair enough then
Didn't occur to me that there might be a genuinely-motivated reason behind these things. It's when you see footballers and comedians getting honourary degrees that you have to wonder what they've done to deserve it.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Fri 18 Nov 2011, 9:28, Reply)