Starting a new position is humbling in many ways-- I am the youngest and least experienced faculty member, so everyone has had more everything than I have. But one perk of being the youngest is that no matter how ancient I feel with each passing day, no matter how many blank stares I get from my summer student because I referenced a show "before her time," I will always be young compared to other faculty members.
(Discussing the eclipse to come in a meeting)
Moi: But these eclipses happen not infrequently, right? They've happened before and will happen again?
Mentor Boss: Yes. The last one was in 1979.
Moi: (somewhat facetiously) That's before I was born.
Doctor Angel (to Doctor Bear): Aw. Joy is still a puppy!
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