OT--Congrats are in order!
 

My dad, who I roped into officiating basketball with me last season, just successfully defended his doctoral dissertation this morning at Northern Illinois University!!

He couldn't take any games this season because he's been working towards this final goal, but hopefully now that it's done he can get back into it. He also does baseball.

Congrats, Pops!

Congrats from me, too. Only the best and the brightest go to Northern. Oh - did I mention that's where I went to college? :)

That's pretty impressive! Tell "Pops" congrats.

Tell your dad I said high and welcome to that PhD family. Hard work for sure and a good post from a son. ;)

Peace

Congrats and welcome to the PhD club. Or as my pops said, Piled Higher n Deeper:D
And don't let where SOME went to college tarnish that great achievement!:D

hope herb huskie can hand him his degree :)

Congrats!
 

" Gppd evening, captains. I'll be your referee for tonight's game. I'm Doctor Stiffler . . .:)
Really, congratulations to your dad. I have great admiration for anyone who has stuck to it and earned his PhD.

Go Huskies !!!
 

+1
:cool: I,also, graduated from that fine university. :cool:

So who said I graduated? ;)

Oh the jokes have been flying since he even entertained the idea of pursuing his doctorate!

Heard that one all my life as my Mom is apart of that club.

Peace

You also know you are not going to win any more arguments with your Dad right? :)

Peace

Will he make the coaches call him Dr now? I have wanted to pull that card on a couple of the more ornary one!! "That is DR Official to you!"

Are you kidding Jeff? I never won any arguments anyway!

Well you will lose more in a blaze of glory now!!! :p

Peace

Seriously, This Is Not A Joke ...
 

My son is currently working on his doctoral dissertation in sociology: "Interactivity, Interdependence, and Intertexuality: The Meaning of Video Games in American Civil Society".

He is considered to be an expert in various forms of media, especially modern media, and also in how celebrities are portrayed in the media.

He should finish up next year. Anybody got any job openings?

I wonder how much research he's been able to find on the subject of video games...I'd have to think there isn't a whole lot.

Jeff, how's your hi school schedule going?

Women Want To Be Like Lara Croft, Men Want To Control Her ...
 

Four pages of references in his dissertation proposal.

That's a ton. Your son will be one of the authoritative figures on video games!

You Can't Make This Stuff Up ...
 

His Chinese born wife is writing her sociology doctoral dissertation on the sociological implications of Chinese version of "American Idol". Those Chinese really do like to vote, even it's only for their favorite singer. This voting thing may eventually catch on in China, over a lot of Chinese dead bodies.

Also, she's presently working on a paper, soon to be published, on the sociological implications of the computer game, "World of Warcraft".

One small step for a man, a giant leap for mankind...


He might be better off practising saying "would you like fries with that, sir?"

Next should be "Do you want fried rice with your #2?"

Thank You New York State Taxpayers ...
 

The real joke is on all of you New York State Forum members. He's on a full academic scholarship in the State University of New York (SUNY) system, as is she. Gives a whole new meaning to, "Your tax dollars at work".

Saw a neat documentary on that same subject called "Gamers" There have also been several other documentaries such as The King of Kong: A fistful of quarters Chasing Ghosts: Beyond the Arcade (and gives Ottumwa Iowa props beyond M A S H) and High Score. I am not a video game geek, but I do play one on tv!:D
IT also sounds like his reasearch was a heck of a lot more interesting than mine!!

Matriculate ???
 

There, I changed it. I did, also, graduate.