wasting time is relative

Okay, I changed my mind. The geeks of The Big Bang Theory are not only making fun of each other anymore. They are now making fun of non-geeks like us who don't have double PhDs (a Master's Degree doesn't count but I wonder if an MD does). To them they are normal. We, unfortunately, fall way below their standards. That's just putting it lightly. Bluntly, we are stupid.

Doesn't really stop the show from being funny, though. LOL!


On another note, I was on the phone with my bestfriend last night. I told her I was actually considering getting a PhD instead of entering a residency program.

She was indignant. She yammered about what I could possibly do with a PhD and that I was just going to waste my time getting one. All these from someone who just finished her Master's Degree and is planning to get an MD-PhD.

Somebody please tell me, when did getting a PhD start becoming a waste of time?

This time I admit, I don't get it.

the big bang theory

I first heard about this sitcom from a Multiply contact. Initially, I was apprehensive about watching it. I was afraid it was going to be replete of geeky stereotypes and will be downright demeaning.

Well, the show is indeed full of geeky stereotypes. What's fun about it is these geeks have FUN being geeks. They poke fun at each others mistakes and shower insults on incorrect equations. They play their video games, discuss gastronomic redundancies, play around with sending electronic signals around the planet and generally enjoy themselves. After listening to the witty and brainy banter you actually feel that you've raised your IQ a few points. In the end you find that you're not laughing at them because they are geeks. You're laughing at them because they're laughing at themselves. They are in reality laughing with us as we laugh at them. Even geeks have a sense of humor.

Oh, for crying out loud. Just watch it. If you're not laughing after one episode, you probably just didn't get it.



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