Written on the whiteboard in the student lounge (which has been serving as a convenient surface for student grafitti for the whole summer) last week:
Little Known Fact: Prof. Orzel is actually an evil genius working on a gigantic laser which he plans to use to hold the world ransom for $1,000,000,000,000,000.
Sadly, it was erased (and replaced with more typical cryptic comments about students) before I could get a picture of it (and the various responses).
If I promise to give 1% of the money to the college endowment, do you think that would help my tenure case?
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