Random non-MCAT and only peripherally related to the MCAT thread - Part XXVI

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500: Chariots of Fire
1000: Eye of the Tiger
2000: Overture of 1812 (with emphasis on cannons)
3000: Tchaikovsky's First Piano Concerto
4000: Livin' on a Prayer
5000: 5,000 Miles
7500: Another One Bites the Dust
10K: We Will Rock You
15K: William Tell Overture
20K: Celebration
30K: We Are the Champions
 
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Dr Durden said:
500: Chariots of Fire
1000: Eye of the Tiger
2000: Overture of 1812 (with emphasis on cannons)
3000: Tchaikovsky's First Piano Concerto
4000: Livin' on a Prayer
5000: 5,000 Miles
7500: Another One Bites the Dust
10K: We Will Rock You
15K: William Tell Overture
20K: Celebration
30K: We Are the Champions
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and a complimentary "bootylicious" at 12K
 
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Total Posts: 1,002
Member Name Posts
DocFunk 170
Nikki2002 120
pingouin 119
Dr Durden 96
gradu8in2003 79
megboo 69
Crazy Canuck 49
beary 45
DrBowtie 41
gujuDoc 38
PBandJ 34
oxeye 23
Arsenic 21
lilithny 17
jochi1543 16
supernova33418 13
almo88 9
Mr. Tee 7
mshheaddoc 6
RoadRunner17 4
Team Zissou 3
WilliamsF1 3
efex101 3
scotties123 2
TypeA 2
RPedigo 2
Foghorn 2
MSTPbound 2
bananaface 1
spicedmanna 1
All4MyDaughter 1
mongrel 1
realballer02 1
GoSouthernGo 1
BerkReviewTeach 1

This should never happen. Make sure it doesnt. 😛
 
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DocFunk said:
Who Posted?
Total Posts: 1,002
Member Name Posts
DocFunk 170
Nikki2002 120
pingouin 119
Dr Durden 96
gradu8in2003 79
megboo 69
Crazy Canuck 49
beary 45
DrBowtie 41
gujuDoc 38
PBandJ 34
oxeye 23
Arsenic 21
lilithny 17
jochi1543 16
supernova33418 13
almo88 9
Mr. Tee 7
mshheaddoc 6
RoadRunner17 4
Team Zissou 3
WilliamsF1 3
efex101 3
scotties123 2
TypeA 2
RPedigo 2
Foghorn 2
MSTPbound 2
bananaface 1
spicedmanna 1
All4MyDaughter 1
mongrel 1
realballer02 1
GoSouthernGo 1
BerkReviewTeach 1

This should never happen. Make sure it doesnt. 😛
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Wow, how'd you compile those numbers? Is there some sort of forum tool for that?
 
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DoctorPardi said:
The mascot is a tiger, but just like Alabama has "Crimson Tide" Auburn has "War Eagle".
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It's confusing how the Crimson Tide's mascot is an elephant too, yet the rivalry between Bama and Auburn tops the lists. Well, not quite. As a Michigan native, I am obviously biased and believe Ohio State-Michigan is the best rivalry in all of college football. 🙂 And it's true, in terms of upsets and deciding the Big Ten champ.

But whenever I randomly stumble across a Bama/Auburn blog, I can definitely see the hate emanating from the computer screen. It's quite amazing. That's why I love college football 😀
 
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These 1000 post threads are weak 😉 You guys should take them down in less than a day, you slackers... back in the day when we had to fill up 200 pages with 10,000 posts, the posting was truly very random :laugh:
 
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gradu8in2003 said:
Gosh, I slacked on the last one.... Sigh. Too much MCAT studying. :laugh::laugh::laugh:

In other news, asked my A&P prof for LOR tonight... and he said yes - emphatically. :hardy::hardy:
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I'm waiting to hear on a LOR from my orgo prof. Technically, she's supposed to get back to me in 2 business days, which have passed today, so I guess I'll have to call her during office hours on Thursday. Just as I expected, this isn't going to be easy.🙄
 
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RoadRunner17 said:
It's confusing how the Crimson Tide's mascot is an elephant too, yet the rivalry between Bama and Auburn tops the lists. Well, not quite. As a Michigan native, I am obviously biased and believe Ohio State-Michigan is the best rivalry in all of college football. 🙂 And it's true, in terms of upsets and deciding the Big Ten champ.

But whenever I randomly stumble across a Bama/Auburn blog, I can definitely see the hate emanating from the computer screen. It's quite amazing. That's why I love college football 😀
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Neither is! The Worlds largest cocktail party is the best! Georgia-Florida!!! 🙂
 
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jochi1543 said:
I'm waiting to hear on a LOR from my orgo prof. Technically, she's supposed to get back to me in 2 business days, which have passed today, so I guess I'll have to call her during office hours on Thursday. Just as I expected, this isn't going to be easy.🙄
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Best of :luck:

Work is INSANE today, I'm glad i'm outta here around three.
 
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DoctorPardi said:
Georgia-Florida, don't be silly. That's not even a rivalry. Alabama vs Auburn is amazing.
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Hahaha. I happen to agree with that. All they do is get drunk at the cocktail party that isn't allowed to be known as a cocktail party anymore. 😉 But it's still a fun game to watch because the game is almost always good.

Ohio State-Michigan always has more implications and upsets, though. All you need to do is look at the 10-year war between Bo and Woody, and the 1990's when Michigan kept upsetting Cooper's Ohio State juggernauts. I LOVE IT!

On the other hand, Bama-Auburn... damn, they seriously HATE each other. Even Ohio State fans don't hate Michigan as fiercely as Bama and Auburn fans do. That's why I appreciate that rivalry too, although Bama hasn't been too competitive lately... poor Tide fans. Mike Price? :laugh:
 
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DocFunk said:
I'm at work until 5. 🙄
I have more secondaries to work on tonight.
FUN TIMES! :hardy:
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No secondaries for me today yet! Granted, I'm not expecting a whole lot given that I'm not verified yet, but I figured I'd get at least 5 of them before verification.
 
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Dr Durden said:
500: Chariots of Fire
1000: Eye of the Tiger
2000: Overture of 1812 (with emphasis on cannons)
3000: Tchaikovsky's First Piano Concerto
4000: Livin' on a Prayer
5000: 5,000 Miles
7500: Another One Bites the Dust
10K: We Will Rock You
15K: William Tell Overture
20K: Celebration
30K: We Are the Champions
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some of us are not so much "MIA" as we are "on vacation" :d


psst- sammich! Mike's >>>> Modern sorry, sista! :meanie:
 
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time to relax from a nice long day of work..
by doing some secondaries 🙄
 
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Oh man, PHEW! Just got my grade for the first physics assignment - I've somehow pulled off an 88.5%, which is a solid A here in Canadialand. What a relief! Physics has always been my weakest subject, and I really struggled with that assignment - I ended up redoing like 5 problems out of the 20. I'm also almost done with the first set of lab reports, so I'm hoping to hand them in on Friday....then 20% of my grade will be complete.

But what is really going to separate the men from the boys is the midterm I'm writing on the 30th.:scared::scared::scared:
 
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*sigh*


Hello Jochi1543
Thank you for the message echoed below. You have indeed done an very goodjob, perhaps even excellent -- but the person who will best be able to
write this reference letter for you is the Course Professor Dr. X

In my status as Tutor, I do not have access to the performance of all
other students in the Chem 350 course -- so I cannot comment on your
relative placement within the course over the years. This is an important
piece of information that I believe the schools are looking for.

My very best wishes to you for success with your medical school applications,

Feel free to contact me if you need anything,
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*grumbles*


This is an automated reply regarding your e-mail message to drx
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Your email has been received. Dr. X is out of the office until July 24.
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AAAAAAAAARGGGGHHHHHH!!!!!! Another week in LOR limbo!!!!!

*pulls hair out*
 
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