Or, rather, a German Nora. In my discussion section. Who, in a discoursive reverse, contributes rather smarmy intelligent comments that veer off topic instead of contributing things that are of little or no importance to what we're discussing. However, the effect on the professor is the same! Where J.T. simply ignored her (sometimes in excessive of 20 minutes while Nora kept her hand up), A.S. also ignores the German Nora but will directly ask if his point is going to be relevant--at which point, German Nora sometimes says, "No." Ignoring (as my professors have done) the implications of their veering, I wish I had a quarter of their self-confidence! More the German Nora's perhaps because he comes across as more intelligent. I do not want to be the person telling everyone how I would have sex with Shakespeare if time travel were possible (yes, the original Nora announced this to a whole class). Below is the sort of Shakespeare trawling for women in the 20th/21st century. He says, "Do mine eyes deceive me? Wenches galore!"
Anyways, I'm sure that's violating some kind of "no using time travel for sexual harassment" law. That must be one of them--to, for example, prevent someone from going back in time strictly for the purpose of having a harem. Because where would it end? Everyone would be in the past, leaving the present full of a few Lovecraft-esque people who aren't interested in that kind of thing. And the poor, of course. Although my fellow Twilight Zone fans know what happens when someone goes back in time for personal gain (generally, you end up minus one soul and plus one Satan laughing maniacally as he leaves you a sad, broken man/woman). So, bloody... bloody Noras. Irritating professors round the globe, and making invisible people such as myself even more invisible.
Final rating: the sound of one hand clapping.
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