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most bizarre interview moment?
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Wait you have never had cornbread? Really?????
you are missing out, cornbread is the ****
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I mean it's not that uncommon right? It's not like Naan or something...you wouldn't know if you haven't had Indian food.
But seriously??? You have never been to an American buffet? They almost always have some corn bread....you need to go to the grocery store, but some corn bread mix and make some...
You know what, you should have acted flattered and responded "that makes both of us 😉" hehe
I have had Naan. I have never had cornbread.
Funny how the world revolves huh.
Looks like Imma have to get some cornbread making-friends.
😛 (Much easier than going to the grocery store, getting cornbread mix, and then having to make it all myself, and not knowing what I am supposed to taste 😛)
Hmmm, but the cornbread they usually have at those places is super sweet. ...which may actually be typical of how most people are eating it, but I prefer the savory stuff. Naan is also delicious.😀
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Ya I think usually the buffet cornbread isn't very good. The best cornbread I've had was at this BBQ place owned by a couple. The BBQ was the best I've ever had and it's been like a family secret for ever. The wife just told her husband the recipe like after 25 years of marriage....mmmmmmmmmmm their cobblers are good too...many this thread is making me really hungry.
Tell your friends to throw in some diced jalepenos (no seeds unless you want it really hot).
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Ok, I don't know if this really qualifies, but I kind of need some help, so:
I feel lucky to have this problem, BUT:
2 schools have offered me interviews on the same date. Neither one is my first choice, but I don't want to throw away a potential offer. Any advice as to the best course of action without burning a bridge?
P.S.: if this question is addressed in another thread, please guide me? Thanks.
I feel lucky to have this problem, BUT:
2 schools have offered me interviews on the same date. Neither one is my first choice, but I don't want to throw away a potential offer. Any advice as to the best course of action without burning a bridge?
P.S.: if this question is addressed in another thread, please guide me? Thanks.
Not exactly the right thread for this question, but just call one of the schools and reschedule! Most schools allow you to reschedule interviews if you have some other conflict with the date. 👍
walked into interviewer's office and he had his small dog sitting on his office desk. i like dogs so asked about a name and if i could pet. interviewer said sure, go ahead. was just about to start the behind-the-ear scratch when i got a whiff of the pup. whew! i must have stopped in mid motion because interviewer said, "oh yeah he really smells and is filthy, i haven't given him a bath in a while." oyyy no kidding! thanks for the heads up 
(only thought my response, not outloud. i probably laughed nervously).
(only thought my response, not outloud. i probably laughed nervously).
walked into interviewer's office and he had his small dog sitting on his office desk. i like dogs so asked about a name and if i could pet. interviewer said sure, go ahead. was just about to start the behind-the-ear scratch when i got a whiff of the pup. whew! i must have stopped in mid motion because interviewer said, "oh yeah he really smells and is filthy, i haven't given him a bath in a while." oyyy no kidding! thanks for the heads up
did you still pet it? and was it there stinking up the room throughout the whole interview?
That would have thrown me so of balance
i think because i was already mostly there, i gave a light pat. definitely no scratching, didn't want to disturb any inhabitants/dirt.
and yes, dog stayed in office and every so often i got a whiff of rank dog. oh i just remembered, dog started dreaming during the interview and would faintly bark and make other guttural sounds. it was strange but i just tried to roll with it. maybe its a interviewing technique to see how you respond...
lmao that is hilarious, poor doggy!
cornbread=deliciousness.
if you end up at E-mory, you will eat yo-self some cornbread. YUM!
lmao that is hilarious, poor doggy!
haha, he seemed fairly content. dog ate carrots as a treat. i think i might have commented how healthy that was and it could reduce cavities compared to the milkbones 🙂smack: what am i applying to vet school?!?). all around, the most entertaining interview i've had.
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One of my interviewers was VERY high energy and enthusiastic. But while we were talking I must have asked her something that REALLY made her eyes light up, and in her exuberant attempt to reply, along with her words out ejected a big ole gob of spit across the table, landing between us. Luckily I maintained eye contact and didn't make it obvious that I noticed she was saying it and spraying it (but we both knew). So she continued talking and kind of nonchalantly put her folded arms over it and wiped it away. Awwwwwwkward.
you mean "coonnnneebreead" 😉
hahahahahaha love the arm wipe technique, however, it falls short if the person on the receiving end noticed the initial flight.
Three days and all read. Wow.
While taking a study break I was reading these stories and I forgot I had posted this 2.5 years ago. I thought it'd be interesting to know that, despite the incident, I did get an acceptance from that school about 2 weeks later.
Ha, just a joke, I was bored in the library and thought I could troll some north/south debate
That is definitely excellent.
Naan bread is soo good! With a lot of calories!
But yeah can't imagine that you haven't had corn bread, try Whole Foods (they sell expensive corn bread by pieces =) )
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I think Bannie is Canadian, right? This would explain why you wouldn't get the "considering you a yankee for not having had cornbread" bit.
BTW, Jiffymix = 👍
Prison rules.
Its the only sport that you don't have to worry about dropping the ball.
LOL
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wow bannie you are going soft on us huh? making amends?
;P
lol I don't think I made any indication that I am not.
US has some interesting(in many cases extremely delicious) foodstuffs. I am sure you will enjoy the local cuisine of where-ever you end up at 🙂...but cornbread is definitely up there on the deliciousness list.
I had this in the worst interview answers thread - but I think it fits in better here!
At one of my schools I had a tele-interview (or whatever it's called) -- I was in a large conference room, where the doctor from a different campus was interviewing me while displayed on the large screen. Problem: the camera wasn't above the screen! It was to the corner of the screen, so to make it appear I was looking at the interviewer I actually had to look away from the interviewer!! Soooo awkward because I couldn't gauge her reaction. Oh and I could see myself on the screen as well - stumbling in the awkward situation, so that was fun too. I wonder if the awkward set up was part of how I dealt with it?
One other interview moment I did enjoy:
(as I walk in we somehow start off by discussing cookies and milk, and chocolate, which leads to a discussion of the great wall of chocolate cake at PF Changs which you must have with milk)
Interviewer: So why aren't you stressed right now?
Me: Well if I was stressed, I wouldn't be accurately representing who I am as a person now would I?
Interviewer: It's like the catcher at the world series last night! (gets up and proceeds to describe/ act out how this was the most important moment of the game ever, and the guy was so calm)
That was def random 🙄
At one of my schools I had a tele-interview (or whatever it's called) -- I was in a large conference room, where the doctor from a different campus was interviewing me while displayed on the large screen. Problem: the camera wasn't above the screen! It was to the corner of the screen, so to make it appear I was looking at the interviewer I actually had to look away from the interviewer!! Soooo awkward because I couldn't gauge her reaction. Oh and I could see myself on the screen as well - stumbling in the awkward situation, so that was fun too. I wonder if the awkward set up was part of how I dealt with it?
One other interview moment I did enjoy:
(as I walk in we somehow start off by discussing cookies and milk, and chocolate, which leads to a discussion of the great wall of chocolate cake at PF Changs which you must have with milk)
Interviewer: So why aren't you stressed right now?
Me: Well if I was stressed, I wouldn't be accurately representing who I am as a person now would I?
Interviewer: It's like the catcher at the world series last night! (gets up and proceeds to describe/ act out how this was the most important moment of the game ever, and the guy was so calm)
That was def random 🙄
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That actually sounds kinda cute.
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I'm not usually "that guy" and it was hinted at early, but as more of a PSA rather than a guffaw, just wanted to make sure that it's known that it's technically "for all intents and purposes." One of my pet peeves. I know I know, definitely a stupid thing. 🙄
It's really not hard. You buy Jiffy cornbread mix (in the baking section). It costs like $.50 and is pretty much foolproof. I use it to make cornbread muffins.
It was ^_^
Funniest thing was that both of those interviews were at the same school! First = extremely awkward, second = random/ cute. I'm hoping the second interviewer has more pull at the school than the first one!
Hmmm well to feed the tangent of this thread, I would like to share the most AMAZING cornbread recipe ever. Ever. No joke, many people have been converted into cornbread lovers by this!
I make them into muffins and bake at 350 F for about 15-17 min (though you should watch them) http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Grandmothers-Buttermilk-Cornbread/Detail.aspx
I make them into muffins and bake at 350 F for about 15-17 min (though you should watch them) http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Grandmothers-Buttermilk-Cornbread/Detail.aspx
Now hold on there! I'm a Yankee and I sure as hell, know and love cornbread!
Cornbread is authentic American. How can anyone be in the States and not have it?
I absolutely love cornbread, and I'm pretty Yankee. lol
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One of my interviewers said, "How am I going to prove to the committee that you aren't some kind of hippie?" (lots of travel, India, lots of yoga, music..)
I was a little taken aback for a second and said, "I'm not really sure that will be possible."
Then he asked me how my friends would describe me, and I told him they would all say I'm some kind of hippie. It was a fun interview but he asked a lot of deep, probing questions so I had to think a lot and consider my responses carefully...
I signed my thank you note "insert name here, hippy chick"
I was a little taken aback for a second and said, "I'm not really sure that will be possible."
Then he asked me how my friends would describe me, and I told him they would all say I'm some kind of hippie. It was a fun interview but he asked a lot of deep, probing questions so I had to think a lot and consider my responses carefully...
I signed my thank you note "insert name here, hippy chick"
Interviewer: What type of artistic endeavors are you interested in? Do you play an instrument?
Ktl: No, no instrument, but I do love to get creative in the kitchen.. baking, cooking, blah, blah, blah..
Interviewer: Oh I love to cook, as you can tell (he's a large guy and proceeds to rub his belly)
Ktl: Very cool (um)
Interviewer: Just the other day, my wife brought home a duck in a plastic bag that someone had shot. Have you ever cooked a duck before?
Ktl: No..
Interviewer: Well first you've got to pluck it and then get rid of the down.. You hold the duck by the neck and dip it into a bucket with hot water and paraffin. Then take it out and put it in a bucket of cold water, pull off the paraffin and the down comes with it.
Ktl: Oh, interesting.
Interviewer: Next you've got to get rid of the gaminess. You can stuff it with sauerkraut or apple or lemon....
Ktl: (wtf?)
He proceeded to go on and on about the different types of duck you can eat.. how the Chinese prepare duck...
It was extremely odd.
Ktl: No, no instrument, but I do love to get creative in the kitchen.. baking, cooking, blah, blah, blah..
Interviewer: Oh I love to cook, as you can tell (he's a large guy and proceeds to rub his belly)
Ktl: Very cool (um)
Interviewer: Just the other day, my wife brought home a duck in a plastic bag that someone had shot. Have you ever cooked a duck before?
Ktl: No..
Interviewer: Well first you've got to pluck it and then get rid of the down.. You hold the duck by the neck and dip it into a bucket with hot water and paraffin. Then take it out and put it in a bucket of cold water, pull off the paraffin and the down comes with it.
Ktl: Oh, interesting.
Interviewer: Next you've got to get rid of the gaminess. You can stuff it with sauerkraut or apple or lemon....
Ktl: (wtf?)
He proceeded to go on and on about the different types of duck you can eat.. how the Chinese prepare duck...
It was extremely odd.
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