03 September 2008

GRE class: also good for soul-crushing career advice, apparently.

Instructor: So, ____, what analogy do you think has the strongest relationship to the one in the question?

Guy who wore a Carlos Zambrano shirt to the first day of class: Uh, I went with PORPOISE : FISH. Although I’m not really sure if a porpoise is a fish or not…

Older woman in front of me: It’s not…

Instructor: That’s ok, but let’s focus on why the relationship isn’t a strong one -

Older woman in front of me, continuing: … it’s a mammal.

Guy who wore Zambrano shirt, turning around to look at her: Really? [looks crestfallen for a minute, and then says in a wilting, earnest tone] And I was hoping to be a marine biologist too…oh, man.