during a guest lecture today I managed to say, in context and without advance preparation, “Maybachs-on-bachs-on-bachs-on-bachs-on-bachs” at which point the largely 18-19 y/o group of students went O.O because they don’t expect their instructors to know stuff like that
:: high fives self ::
teacher of the year
I also witnessed this. It was in my class. The whole room squirmed in unison - “OH GOD” their posture screamed, “THE OLD GUY KNOWS THE SECRET CODE RUN RUN RUN.”
Next to, you know, teaching people things, the moment where you pull the rug out from under the undergrads with your suspicious coolness is the best thing about this job.
