Is this happening to anyone else? A reader sent this in–and it may complicate the November Butt Scan Challenge (forget NaNoWritMo, AcWritMo, Movember–it’s all about AcButtScanMo).
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PAN KISSES KAFKA 
I just spit coffee on my IPad. Have you ever thought about going into stand-up comedy (another wonderfully paid, easy to be successful profession)? I am not kidding, this is comedy gold. There might be a niche for academic comedy routines.
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I am indeed trying to be a humor writer/”humorist.” When I was 12 I wanted to be a stand-up, but that’s back when I assumed that everyone who had a job got paid enough to live.
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I totally agree. Oh, man, it is gold. I’m sure we all have terrific bits that, if put together, could generate one hell of a comic hour. Rebecca could put out three HBO specials in the next three months! I think all of us (at least I know I do) actually have a few skits in our heads. 20 of us doing 5 minute bits…priceless.
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Too bad the audience that would actually get our jokes is too busy driving between campuses and too poor to come see us!
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Totally unrelated to academia, but if you want to have a good laugh, check this article and the Twitter Feed mentioned. Totally worth it. http://www.economist.com/blogs/democracyinamerica/2013/10/crime-florida
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I’d like to see a book of sardonic, bitter, grim-laughter accounts by the many of us who have suffered in academia.
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