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Conan The Barbarian's New Job

Captaindemotion

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Some japester has hacked into the website of up-its-own-arse Dublin university Trinity College and announced the appointment of a new lecturer.

Dr Conan T. Barbarian was ripped from his mother's womb on the corpse-strewn battlefields of his war-torn homeland, Cimmeria, and has been preparing for academic life ever since. A firm believer in the dictum that "that which does not kill us makes us stronger," he took time out to avenge the death of his parents following a sojourn pursuing his strong interest in Post-Colonial theory at the Sorbonne. In between, he spent several years tethered to the fearsome "Wheel of Pain", time which he now feels helped provide him with the mental discipline and sado-masochistic proclivities necessary to sucessfully tackle contemporary critical theory. He completed his PhD, entitled "To Hear The Lamentation of Their Women: Constructions of Masculinity in Contemporary Zamoran Literature" at UCD and was appointed to the School of English in 2006, after sucessfully decapitating his predecessor during a bloody battle which will long be remembered in legend and song. In 2011/12, he will be teaching on the following courses: "The Relevance of Crom in the Modern World", "Theories of Literature", "Vengeance for Beginners", "Deciphering the Riddle of Steel" and "D.H. Lawrence". He strongly objects to the terms of the Croke Park agreement and the current trend for remaking 1980s films that he believes were perfectly good enough in the first place.
He is happy to hear from potential research students with an interest of any of these topics, but applicants should note that anyone found guilty of academic misconduct or weakness in the face of the enemy will be crucified as an example to the others.
 
"...and 'D. H. Lawrence.'" :lol:

I read about this on Facebook yesterday. Well done, to whoever was responsible. :techman:
 
Dr Conan T. Barbarian (...) was appointed to the School of English in 2006, after sucessfully decapitating his predecessor during a bloody battle which will long be remembered in legend and song.
Ah, I see that's the usual way to get tenure there, too. Comforting.
 
I visited Trinity College to use the archives, about ten years ago.

That was a little strange. First, I needed a letter of introduction: luckily, I had thought to bring one. Then, I had to go up to the Long Room, in the library, step over a security rope, walk around some back stairs and corridors, and finally take an elevator up. It was like finding the Batcave, or something.
 
Conan is truly a Renaissance Man (even though he lived about 15,000 years before the Renaissance).
 
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