@ old1953.Hopefully you realize there is a difference in degrees between art history (which is someone who can identify who made a different picture or sculture) and graphic design (which is the person who makes the artwork.) Someone who is a painter or cartoonist would had a graphic design degree, not a art history.
Bleepin’ academic specialization… there was a time when all higher education, regardless of what the degree would actually say, began with what was then called a basic foundation in the liberal arts (this was, obviously, before “liberal” became a four-letter word). So, while I was getting my Computer Science degree, learning to design operating systems, processors and low-level electronic circuits (CS was at the time just separating itself from EE), I was also learning to draw and paint (including a half-semester of art history), reading great works of literature (Western and Eastern), writing short stories and devising social-psychology experiments. This was not unusual at the time; it was considered part of being a well-rounded human being, a good citizen, and a better engineer. Alas, this does not appear to be the case anymore, and I think we are worse off as both individuals and society as a result.
The Storm Trooper asks, “What can we attack next, Your Lordship?”The Empire General asks, “Which planet shall we destroy, Your Lordship?”The Dark Lord asks, “Can you make the Death Star more powerful?”The Art History Major asks, “Would you like fries with that?”
I had the best possible public school education under the last school superintendent with a PhD in Humanities. Since then, they’ve all been MBAs. Coming out of college, I had total school loans of $1000 — which was a challenge to pay off. It took me awhile to find myself but I was always able to afford housing ($85 a month utilities included but no phone) and peanut butter. I don’t think my experience could be replicated today. and I wouldn’t trade it.
and yet, the private universities all do better than any of the public onesIt’s like the old saying, “Capitalism is one man exploiting another man, while Socialism is the other way around.”
Two comments on yesterday’s discussion of prime numbers:1. Any number can be divided by any other number (division by zero is not defined in our math, however). When a mathematician says one number is divisible by another, though, he or she means, “Is divisible without a remainder,” or “Is divisible in the field of integers.” Thus, though 17 can be divided by 3, it is not “divisible” by 3. A prime number, 17 is divisible only by itself and 1. 2. I WAS WRONG when I said that 17 was the only prime number divisible by two, even though I was joking. In fact, as was pointed out, the number 2 is divisible by 2. It is prime, because it is divisible only by itself and 1, and 2 is an even number. My faith in math has been totally destroyed.
Look…you just gots to have a art history guy…who else is gonna tell you what to loot and what to leave AFTER you conquer the place? Sheesh…what’s the point of conquering if there ain’t no LOOTIN????
Varnes over 10 years ago
Snerk!…. What a poor….. Ding!! Hey, my noodles are done…Chicken Flavored, my favorite! Yummm!
Varnes over 10 years ago
Art, huh? Do you like the taste of water lilies?
Varnes over 10 years ago
In honor of this cartoon, I just boiled a batch of Ramen Noodles….They actually tasted great…
Varnes over 10 years ago
Glad this cartoon isn’t about spam…
edclectic over 10 years ago
I hear they’re hiring at McDonald’s and WalMart.
Coyoty Premium Member over 10 years ago
Mmm, spamen….
jz27wk Premium Member over 10 years ago
@ old1953.Hopefully you realize there is a difference in degrees between art history (which is someone who can identify who made a different picture or sculture) and graphic design (which is the person who makes the artwork.) Someone who is a painter or cartoonist would had a graphic design degree, not a art history.
puddleglum1066 over 10 years ago
Bleepin’ academic specialization… there was a time when all higher education, regardless of what the degree would actually say, began with what was then called a basic foundation in the liberal arts (this was, obviously, before “liberal” became a four-letter word). So, while I was getting my Computer Science degree, learning to design operating systems, processors and low-level electronic circuits (CS was at the time just separating itself from EE), I was also learning to draw and paint (including a half-semester of art history), reading great works of literature (Western and Eastern), writing short stories and devising social-psychology experiments. This was not unusual at the time; it was considered part of being a well-rounded human being, a good citizen, and a better engineer. Alas, this does not appear to be the case anymore, and I think we are worse off as both individuals and society as a result.
edclectic over 10 years ago
Too true, sir, but this time you cannot attribute it to the tea party fringe.
Packratjohn Premium Member over 10 years ago
The Storm Trooper asks, “What can we attack next, Your Lordship?”The Empire General asks, “Which planet shall we destroy, Your Lordship?”The Dark Lord asks, “Can you make the Death Star more powerful?”The Art History Major asks, “Would you like fries with that?”
ChessPirate over 10 years ago
Wait a minute! Stormtrooper Academy offers courses in Art History?
GoodQuestion Premium Member over 10 years ago
“And you can LEAD the other foot-soldiers into battle . . . "☻
betsy5976 Premium Member over 10 years ago
I had the best possible public school education under the last school superintendent with a PhD in Humanities. Since then, they’ve all been MBAs. Coming out of college, I had total school loans of $1000 — which was a challenge to pay off. It took me awhile to find myself but I was always able to afford housing ($85 a month utilities included but no phone) and peanut butter. I don’t think my experience could be replicated today. and I wouldn’t trade it.
kaffekup over 10 years ago
Chess, that’s what you get when you let liberals run Stormtrooper Academy. :-)
topbunk over 10 years ago
I hope my high school students are reading to this.
Phatts over 10 years ago
and yet, the private universities all do better than any of the public onesIt’s like the old saying, “Capitalism is one man exploiting another man, while Socialism is the other way around.”
Ray_C over 10 years ago
Two comments on yesterday’s discussion of prime numbers:1. Any number can be divided by any other number (division by zero is not defined in our math, however). When a mathematician says one number is divisible by another, though, he or she means, “Is divisible without a remainder,” or “Is divisible in the field of integers.” Thus, though 17 can be divided by 3, it is not “divisible” by 3. A prime number, 17 is divisible only by itself and 1. 2. I WAS WRONG when I said that 17 was the only prime number divisible by two, even though I was joking. In fact, as was pointed out, the number 2 is divisible by 2. It is prime, because it is divisible only by itself and 1, and 2 is an even number. My faith in math has been totally destroyed.
HeidiTentee over 10 years ago
I thought I recognized this guy as one of the occutards.
rdennetteiii over 10 years ago
Look…you just gots to have a art history guy…who else is gonna tell you what to loot and what to leave AFTER you conquer the place? Sheesh…what’s the point of conquering if there ain’t no LOOTIN????