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phil_lol_ogistDon't ruin thanksgiving by talking about politics. Ruin it by asking that one special academic/writer family member how their manuscript is coming along
William Herold@phil_lol_ogist or my partner how her PhD applications are going.
@willigula a dangerous game indeed
@willigula actually to be totally candid I'd have been amazed if anyone in my extended family has known/thought to even ask. #Firstgenproblems
SR_Toliver@phil_lol_ogist oof! I surely hope no one brings it up 😂
@SR_Toliver SAME (and if any prospective editors are reading this, the ms is coming along just great 😅)
JenProf@phil_lol_ogist This is when I dearly want a "boost with comment" option. Yes indeedy, ask them how that manuscript is going, and who is going to read it. Yes, ask. Never. [Okay, I admit that I do ask certain people who are only too pleased to answer...]
@JenProf yeah, you've really gotta know the audience on this one
Adri Gomes
rich@phil_lol_ogist I enjoy seeking out the craziest person at the family gathering and baiting that person into a tirade about microdosing hallucinogens or the pervasiveness of the illuminati or something along those lines
Lil_bit_lzbth@phil_lol_ogist
Or, from what I gather from those who've done it, how their PhD is coming along.
Or, from what I gather from those who've done it, how their PhD is coming along.
Michael W Lucas 
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Dr. Dan Killam@phil_lol_ogist ask the postdoc when they're graduating from school, I got that a lot 🤪
Stan Beeler@dantheclamman @phil_lol_ogist My father once described my PhD scholarship as unemployment insurance for students.
@dantheclamman @phil_lol_ogist What a coincidence. My doctoral scholarship was this one: https://www.ualberta.ca/graduate-studies/awards-and-funding/scholarships/killam.html
@StanBeeler @phil_lol_ogist yes, Killam fellowships, endowed professorships are named after a Canadian Killam branch probably distantly related to me 😀
Made In Canada@phil_lol_ogist I was offered a book to read by a new author. Impressed I asked who the publisher was, he said "I'm self-published".
These are the people who wonder unseen in the shadows ready to pounce on anyone that looks even mildly willing to listen. I'm inviting several over for Christmas dinner then leaving shortly after everyone sits down.
These are the people who wonder unseen in the shadows ready to pounce on anyone that looks even mildly willing to listen. I'm inviting several over for Christmas dinner then leaving shortly after everyone sits down.
Dr. Jessica Wranosky, Ph.D.@phil_lol_ogist this is a platinum post. 😂🤣😂🤣😂
Dr. Joy Henningsen 
Thanh Neville, MD, MSHS
Sarah Quinn@phil_lol_ogist My husband used to throw himself between me and family members like he was falling on a grenade if the question "How is the book going?" came out of anyone's mouth at a holiday gathering.
@SarahQuinn God tier man ya got there
Dorkus Aurelius@phil_lol_ogist 50 shades of evil
dressupgeekout@phil_lol_ogist Omg I have been called out
Mark Folse 
@phil_lol_ogist thankful in my daughter will be in New York and not with us for anyone to ask her the dreaded dissertation question
Debbie Wade@phil_lol_ogist I made that mistake once. Never again
Jason Burnett@phil_lol_ogist This year, I'm that person. I'm about 2/3 of the way through converting my 50-page (not counting citations and diagrams) dissertation into a 20-minute oral presentation. Guess what I'll be spending Black Friday doing! ^_^
Imperfectly Perfect By Wendy@phil_lol_ogist yes, that! Politics can suck my big toe!
Alexis Madrigal
⏚ Antoine Chambert-Loir@phil_lol_ogist “anyway, will anybody read your stuff?”
Mark Gellis 🇺🇸 🇮🇱 🇺🇦 🌈You may have to click my evil alter ego to see what he is saying. Sorry; it's just how Mastodon formats things.
LifeORiley
C. Dreams@phil_lol_ogist I will literally fight the first person that asks me how my doctoral project is coming 😑
MedTwitter Expat@phil_lol_ogist choosing violence i see...
RnD@phil_lol_ogist That is cruel.
Dana R Fisher@phil_lol_ogist as the years have passed feared left in the family who disagree. So I will discuss the fediverse
@phil_lol_ogist As if anyone in my family was an academic or writer! Ha. If only.
Pacsurfliner Social Hoghead
SpeakEasy@phil_lol_ogist or the techie nephew how the startup is going?
BigBadBoxBookDon't ask me while I'm carving a turkey unless you crave the spectacle of seppuku.
Nona Rose@phil_lol_ogist isn’t that when they say, “great, I’ve based a character on you.” And then tell you they’ll have to read it to find out which one. Not that I’d do that at all.
Dallman Ross@phil_lol_ogist In the day, we used to ruin it by asking, "Did you pass the bar exam?"
Rebecca Wallace@phil_lol_ogist I waited to quote this one to my husband until AFTER he had successfully defended his thesis. (Last week, hooray!)