Studious peeps.

October 30, 2003 9:50 AM

Studious peeps. A comprehensive and well documented look at the study habits and research practices of marshmallow Peeps. "Our observations indicated that it was virtually impossible for Peeps to remove items from the upper shelves of the library stacks." Conclusion: Marshmallow Peeps have no business doing research at the university level.
posted by y6y6y6 (13 comments total)

Hee hee - great fun, y6! Thanks.

Note that Peeps is not included as a subject heading. Just so as ya know. :)
posted by MiguelCardoso at 9:54 AM on October 30, 2003

"... this one goes out to all my Peeps in the Stax ..."
posted by ZenMasterThis at 10:23 AM on October 30, 2003

Now this is peep research. And don't forget the bunnies.
posted by ptermit at 10:41 AM on October 30, 2003

Oh my god - what is it about these little marshmallow critters that makes us all into six-year-olds again? Even the big kids at NASA can't resist putting on a Peeps show. (Found at the The Big List Of
Peeps Links)
posted by taz at 10:59 AM on October 30, 2003

Peeps? In October?! Good Lord, how will we ever make it the five or six months until Easter?!

(The Target store near me had Christmas decorations on their shelves the week after Labor Day... And now this, Peeps, in October...? I'm not drawing any conclusions, I'm just sayin'...)
posted by JollyWanker at 11:12 AM on October 30, 2003

Didn't you know? Peeps are "Always in season"! Especially the Patriot Peeps...
posted by nickmark at 11:38 AM on October 30, 2003

Current seasonal varieties: spooky cats, scary ghosts, and inexplainable orange heart shaped thing presumed to be a pumpkin (based solely on its decoration).
posted by Ogre Lawless at 1:09 PM on October 30, 2003

Here are the spooky cats (looks revolting) and the pumpkin-thing. I'm a fan of the ghosts myself...
posted by anastasiav at 1:20 PM on October 30, 2003

Mmmmm, scary. This is my local college I love to hate. Once I helped my father (a teacher) there with some worksheets for a workshop on how to track grades. I had to redo the sheets when his boss informed him that we needed to explicitly explain how to convert percentages to decimals, including a illustration. One would think that moving the decimal place would be a prerequisite for attending college.

Of course, our town also bends over backwards for them, including using public land and funds, and closing a road, to develop an indoor sports center that non-Millikin personnel can't afford to use, and which reverts to Millikin control in a couple of years.

Then there was the uproar (and whining) about the danger to Millikin students crossing some roads, so, once again, public funds were spent to provide special lights and crosswalks across several roads (despite the presence of crosswalks at any applicable corners). Of course, in my purely personal experience, I have yet to see more than, say, 10% of students crossing the appropriate roads actually use the crosswalks...

Okay, I'm bitter...
posted by Samizdata at 3:48 PM on October 30, 2003

my father (a teacher) there
Your dad is a "teacher" at an University???
posted by thomcatspike at 3:56 PM on October 30, 2003

Teacher: (n.) One who teaches.
posted by Hildago at 10:01 PM on October 30, 2003

I thought an educator was one who teaches. Or something. I'm confused.
posted by ZenMasterThis at 5:13 AM on October 31, 2003

Well, I would probably refer to him as a professor if I considered Millikin an actual college, rather than a place for a bunch of whiny, rich morons to spend money...
posted by Samizdata at 7:31 PM on November 4, 2003