I follow a lot of sports writers on Twitter, and just saw this:
Lotta ROCKSTARS, though. MT @smartfootball: ...a sad testament to the University of Michigan. No "Manball" here:https://www.facebook.com/mlawcompliments
So I had to check it out. Is this a way for law students to blow off steam? What gives?
Definitely not sanctioned by
Juicy Campus
Anyone remember the site "juicycampus.com" that circulated around 2009, in which each college/university had their own page to "gossip" and discuss whatever they want completely annoymously? Things got pretty out of control on that site. Terrible things were written about students and professors on that site, yet it was addicting to read. It was shut down due to lack of ad revenue.
We're not teaching them about sports, we're teaching them about life!
This is hilarious. A more
This is hilarious. A more popular page for law students would be one that posted anonymous complaints rather than compliments. Mine would have been:
Hey, a--hole in the first row: Stop asking questions about the case that no one else has read so we can move on! Testing is anonymous so the sh-t on your nose is worthless sh-t.
Disgruntled former moderator. I got a lot of problems with you people!
That's not even a Law
That's not even a Law specific guy. There's always one guy in every class who just has to ask a whole bunch of stupid questions to try and "look smart"
If you're doing nothing, how do you know when you're finished?
The amusing part is, most of
The amusing part is, most of the teachers I know hate that kid just as much. Half the time in his quest to ask intelligent and probing questions, the kid derails the class and prevents them from covering all the material.
Sigh. I think I'm that guy in
Sigh. I think I'm that guy in my cohort :(
Don't worry
You sorts can be very useful in classes where there is not a set amount of material to cover. If we are just supposed to be figuring out how to find our way through the literature in some area, it's great, and a lot less work, to have a student who will reliably ask reasonable questions that generate productive exchanges.
RIP my avatar, June 14, 1998 - October 26, 2012.
If you think you might be
If you think you might be that guy, you probably aren't.
That's not just in school/college..
Welcome to life in the corporate world too.
Mom, MGrad and life long fan living in So Cal
Teacher
"Oh teacher teacher please pick me!!" "I'm 25 years old but still live to impress you!"
A "gunner"
A "gunner"
the crowds on the shore will always yell "Let's Go Blue."
You
You must have been unfortunate enough to suffer through med school.
Agree. Gunner typically is
Agree. Gunner typically is med school terminology.
Or
Law school.
I have a Fandom Endurance III merit badge
We
also used that in b-school
Thats how I know it - from
Thats how I know it - from the other side. Professors hate gunners as much as everyone else.
the crowds on the shore will always yell "Let's Go Blue."
Isn't that what XOXOTH is
Isn't that what XOXOTH is for?
Probably a way to reduce
... and an attempt to minimize some of the more extreme forms of competition that can arrise from grouping so many type A personalities in the same room.
Yeah, not the most manball of facebook pages, but I've seen worse initiatives.
Well one of the names I saw
Well one of the names I saw mentioned was a guy who went to my high school and I know is now at UM's Law school so I'm pretty sure this is legit.
" I want to win Big 10 titles. Multiply. Consecutively. I just made that word up (multiply). I'm like that. I'm good at Scrabble."
I recognized one of my friends.
I recognized one of my friends. This is definitely legit.
I bunch of schools have
I bunch of schools have pages like this. I think Yale or Columbia undergrad was the first.
Edit: according to Michigan law's page, it was actually Queen's University in Canada.
From some other school's
From some other school's pages Queen's University is also cited as the one to come up with the idea. I've seen a page at Boston College, where the also have "Boston College Negative Comments" and by far my favorite, "Boston College Neutral Comments"
Neutral Comments
"I have a class with ___. His shirt was blue yesterday."
"All of the people in my class have names."
"____ has a number of characteristics, including the ability to breathe."
not sure why Matt Hinton
not sure why Matt Hinton thinks this is a 'sad testament' to anything. some people just can't handle the manliness of saying how you feel. what are you afraid of, Matty? are you threatened by warm fuzzies? real men tell you when you're being a damn shame, and real men likewise tell you when you're straight awesome on the rocks.
Michael Scott (talking about
Michael Scott (talking about Pam) - "I would never say this to her face, but she's a wonderful person and a gifted artist."
Oscar Martinez - "Why wouldn't you say that to her face?"
As a current Michigan law student, I know some people are using this completely sarcastically to actually talk shit about people. Which I don't mind.
I have always appreciated
I have always appreciated your comments, Michael Scarn.
/s ????
Disgruntled former moderator. I got a lot of problems with you people!
my high school has this
A compliments page is a thing. Maybe it started in Canada, either way it is many places now. Been around for a minute for real.
I don't get Chris Brown and Matt Hinton's hate about this
I actually think this is a great thing. It may very well be the opposite of MANBALL, but the fear that some guys have about talking honestly about their feelings or being nice and complimentary to others is absolutely ridiculous.
History made!
https://www.facebook.com/michiganfball
The official FB page of Michigan football got over 1 million likes.
I love the naive 1Ls who are
I love the naive 1Ls who are actually praising the CSO. How that takes me back.
Definitely not sanctioned by the University since the page lists a Gmail email address.
Pretty cool idea, though. Random anonymous shoutouts can be hilarious.
"That's tremendous, Jim."