From the Annals of Pharmacy School
A Cautionary Tale
Never, ever, EVER, call the professor a moron, espesially if you think the microphone is turned off.
Our classes are all beamed to Tulsa, and vice-versa. Some professors are in Tulsa, some in OKC. We have a pretty awesome microphone/camera system, in which you push the button on your mic, which is on every desk, and the camera zooms in on you so that you can be seen by the professor as you ask your question, whether in OKC or Tulsa. The only problem is, sometimes the system screws up. Sometimes the camera or microphone or both turn on for no reason. Sometimes as you turn off your mic, it decides to reactivate and turns on again after a second.
One of our professors, who is usually in Tulsa, came to OKC to teach today. He's a bit of a lecher, and loves to flirt with blondes. So he asked an inane question ("What time is it up there?") of one of the girls in Tulsa, just so he could see her on the camera (it can be safely assumed). She gamely responded with the answer. Professor laughs. She turns off her microphone. But the system isn't finished with her. On it turns again, just for a few seconds, just long enough to hear her say, "What a moron." Seventy people in OKC inhale at the same time. Innumerable under-the-breath "oh fuck"s can be heard. The professor just stands there. I couldn't tell if he was hurt or angry. I couldn't even tell if he heard it. But if we heard it, he heard it.
I would NOT want to be that girl. It's hilarious, to be sure. But damn, do I feel sorry for that girl.
Never, ever, EVER, call the professor a moron, espesially if you think the microphone is turned off.
Our classes are all beamed to Tulsa, and vice-versa. Some professors are in Tulsa, some in OKC. We have a pretty awesome microphone/camera system, in which you push the button on your mic, which is on every desk, and the camera zooms in on you so that you can be seen by the professor as you ask your question, whether in OKC or Tulsa. The only problem is, sometimes the system screws up. Sometimes the camera or microphone or both turn on for no reason. Sometimes as you turn off your mic, it decides to reactivate and turns on again after a second.
One of our professors, who is usually in Tulsa, came to OKC to teach today. He's a bit of a lecher, and loves to flirt with blondes. So he asked an inane question ("What time is it up there?") of one of the girls in Tulsa, just so he could see her on the camera (it can be safely assumed). She gamely responded with the answer. Professor laughs. She turns off her microphone. But the system isn't finished with her. On it turns again, just for a few seconds, just long enough to hear her say, "What a moron." Seventy people in OKC inhale at the same time. Innumerable under-the-breath "oh fuck"s can be heard. The professor just stands there. I couldn't tell if he was hurt or angry. I couldn't even tell if he heard it. But if we heard it, he heard it.
I would NOT want to be that girl. It's hilarious, to be sure. But damn, do I feel sorry for that girl.