Google status war!

Tara Hair's Gchat status: "To the person who spilled my soup in the refrigerator and left it there for me to find, you are awesome. =) You are also welcome to buy me lunch today."

Merritto Aho's Gchat Status:  "Re: Tara Hair's status - Dear person, I suspect you also took my tamale box out of my bag, took my tamale out of the box, and hid it in another area of the fridge. You truly are awesome. Thanks for not unwrapping the corn husk."

Three for the price of none

(After Mike McInelly derives an equation to solve a question)

Molly Biolo: You know Mike, you’re pretty smart.

Mike:  Ummm, thanks, I guess, but you sound pretty surprised?

Molly: Well, you’re just way smarter than you look.

(During the 6 hour drive back from the OB/HR rafting trip) 

Elizabeth Keeler (after some un-discernible comment, which led to some teasing): You know, my thoughts are just greater than your thoughts…

(While working on the accounting homework) 

Cecilia Yiu (on she really likes Accounting.):  I don’t know, I just really like putting things into baskets.

Mike McInelly: Then what the heck are you doing here!  You should be working the night shift at Wal-Mart stocking inventory!

Cases

Ray Kearney: Can anyone give me a summary of the case?
Brittany Riggs: Did you read the case?
Ray: Yeah, but that doesn't always help.

Ladies and Gentlemen, the true Josh Kruse

Professor: Mario, would you offer a prayer for us?    And you can offer it in Spanish if you'd like.

Josh Kruse:  And that's what we call, "Racial Profiling."

Al is smrt

Al Camargo:  I can't believe I'm planning my schedule for my last semester ever.  I still remember when it first started.

Jack Shirts, Chris DuBois, and Merritt Aho (at the same time):  I would hope so, it was only a year ago!  You're not that old...

Seems reasonable enough

From Professor's syllabus: "Late work will not be accepted unless you have just delivered triplets in the back seat of a taxi."

So THAT'S how that works

Updated with names...  names make it more fun (as long as no one gets embarassed!)

Within a group study session, Elizabeth Keeler to Austin Wilcox and Tyler Blackhurst about her days as a teacher:
"I had a Korean student who was from Korea ... that's why she was Korean."

The primary difference between MBAs and MPAs

MPA student to Professor: Next Wednesday is the United Day of Caring.  Morning classes are cancelled.

Other MPA student:  I think that is only for the MPA program.

Jay Hart: The MBA program doesn't actual care.

The Feeling Is Mutual

Professor to a student in class: "You are so far below junk, you don't even show up on the radar!  And not just you!  Everyone in this class!"

I would hate it too

Regarding the need for IT management:

 

Professor:  You can't have them (IT) blowing smoke up your Kimono

Ammon Chase (under his breath):  I hate that!

Professors have senses of humor as well

Professor:  Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit… but it's my favorite.

It's all in the name

TA: (calling role) Edgar Ramirez?
Edgar: It's Cheney. (to the class) I have 2 last names for those of you who didn't know.
Josh Kruse: His wife made him hyphenate

River Rafting Basics are not part of the MBA education

(Before the MBAMA rafting trip)

Jasmine Palmer:  So how do we get back to the buses?  Do we float down the river, stop for lunch, and then float back up the river to the buses?

From China with love

(Apologies in advance for the self-indulgent nature of the next two posts.  Going on a trip to China with a bunch of students can generate a lot of ridiculous quotes, but instead of spreading them out over multiple posts, I'll condense them to two:  one for Jack Shirts, one for everyone else who went to China.  This is the "everyone else" post)

"Print advice?  Is that like a fortune cookie or something?"
 -Janessa Cloward to the Chinese ATM asking if she wanted a receipt (aka advice)

Elena Samuels:  "You speak Spanish?
Chris DuBois:  "No, but I speak cajones"

"How bout Chinese food for dinner tonight?  Yeah, I could go for some Chinese"
-Everyone after 10 straight days of Chinese food

Kelsey Harris:  "We ordered our first meal without Chinese speakers!"
Chris DuBois:  "Yeah.  At Pizza Hut.  And the menu had pictures.  And we still screwed it up"

"Don't sit on the ground in China.  Don't ask me, why, just don't."
-Dr. Fawcett

"You are all employees of the Kelsey Harris Company"
-Kelsey Harris after the nametags at Google implied we all worked for Kelsey

"I wouldn't bounce in the elevator if I were you.  It says Hitachi, but I'm pretty sure it was made in China."
-Trevor McEwen while riding in the elevator in the hotel in Beijing

Chris DuBois. (to annoying street vendor):  "Bu yao!" (meaning "I don't want it!)
Street vendor:  "Bu yao?  You speak excellent Chinese!"

"Are you a shy boy?!?"
-Suit store lady to all of the men buying suits in Shanghai when asking if we wanted her to hold up a sheet as we tried our suits on.

"Oh forget it shy boy!"  *throws sheet away*
-Suit store lady to James Core after she accidently pinned James's shirt to his pants

Jim Fowler:  "What's sorcery?"
James Core:  "I'm pretty sure that says sourcherry"
-Trying to order a sourcherry sundae at Burger King in Hong Kong

"Don't eat butter for every meal."
-Jim Fowler

"I was put on this earth to eat Caio's jalapenos"
-Chris DuBois after a 10 days of Caio avoiding spicy food

Jack Shirts, International Man of Comedy

(Apologies in advance for the self-indulgent nature of the next two posts.  Going on a trip to China with a bunch of students can generate a lot of ridiculous quotes, but instead of spreading them out over multiple posts, I'll condense them to two:  one for Jack Shirts, one for everyone else who went to China.  This is the "Jack Shirts" post) 

"You can call me hot lips if you want"
-Jack to Eric Fors after eating something spicy

Jack:  "That was when I could breathe through my nose"
Eric Fors:  "What, you still have a marshmallow lodged in there?"

Jack:  "I could be one of those acrobat girls on a bicycle!"

Jack:  "I liked Ford's info session the best"
James Core:  "That's because the guy kept swearing."
Jack:  "Kept things interesting though!"

Sister Fawcett:  "You don't want to wait too long--you'll get old, fat, and bald and no one will want to marry you."
Jack:  "HEY!!!"

"Oh Jack...  let's try that again!"
-Elena Samuels to Jack after yet another scary picture

Jack:  "I wish I had a tail."
Kelsey:  "Then you'd have to wear the split bum pants like the little kids."
(Referring to the pants that little kids wear so they can squat on the side of the road...  yeah, it's gross)

"They cut my hair--my one hair"
-Jack after getting his head washed and finding one hair was longer than the rest