That’s Dr. Rex to you, buddy

by on June 8th, 2005

I am now officially Dr. Rex rather than merely Advanced Graduate Student Rex. One person present during the defense described it as if I were “chasing five motherf***ers down the street with a baseball bat in my underwear.” Which was, I believe, meant to be a compliment.

Alex Golub is an assistant professor of anthropology at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. He studies mining and petroleum development in Papua New Guinea, as well as American culture in to the online game World of Warcraft. You can contact him at rex@savageminds.org

7 Comments
  1. Congratulations sir…

    But ya know, i used your work for a paper when you were still a measly grad student, so you’ve been heard before the title was awarded.

    anyways, well done…

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  2. Congratulations! I only hope that I can join you on the Other Side in the not-too-distant future…

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  3. mazel tov! glad i don’t have to defend mine.. esp. against you.

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  4. So, were *you* in your underwear, or was the baseball bat in your underwear? The image is fairly intimidating, either way, so it probably doesn’t matter too much. Congratulations!

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  5. Congrats! And welcome to the Twilight Zone, Dr. Rex.

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  6. tigerbear permalink

    Congratulations!

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