The Little College of Horrors – Mr. Tipsy

[Victory Sabre]

He was probably allowed to teach 1 more semester because an investigation was still ongoing. I'm sure that it was finished afterward.

Good story. I love it.

[Kogarashi]

I'm so glad the worst professor I ever had only failed me because I took the "schools violin". Even though my uncle showed proof that he was the one who fixed the violin from the white flower pot it had been turned into.

Kinda why I didn't finish at that school.

Ugh, that reminds me of my senior year of high school, at the end of the year when it was time to turn in our padlocks from our gym lockers. The second-to-last day of gym class, I emptied my locker so I wouldn't have to on the last day (because we wouldn't be changing into gym clothes anyway), but left my lock on. The last gym day, I went to my locker and my lock was gone. Dug through a box of padlocks that the gym teachers had trying to find the one that matched the serial number I'd written down, but no luck. Of course, the teachers wouldn't believe that I (honor student in the top 10% for grades with impeccable behavior) didn't take the lock home with me, and wouldn't release my PE grade (which was required for graduation) until I paid the fee to replace the lock that they, more than likely, took off of an "abandoned locker."

Luckily the fee was only $5, so my dad decided to just pay it rather than argue with the school.

[Draper Mel]

Ooh, very nice ownage! I'm impressed.

[Slave to the Phone]

Exactly, they wouldn't state it "due to privacy laws". I remember saying something snarky (I was mad) about what, did the bookstore become a hospital overnight?

Tosses coin...maybe that was true...but maybe it was because they knew that you were young and trusting, so didn't know that if you had called the police and were able to prove that the book was yours, you could have walked away with it and the bookstore was out of the money.

I just googled it, and bookstores don't have the same privacy protection that libraries do.

[PepperElf]

i'm betting mr tipsy threatened them or something when he sold them the book

[Seraph]

Tosses coin...maybe that was true...but maybe it was because they knew that you were young and trusting, so didn't know that if you had called the police and were able to prove that the book was yours, you could have walked away with it and the bookstore was out of the money.

I know now, personally, that they don't. I was just kind of an idiot back then, and didn't stand up for myself. I betcha if I'd had more of a spine, I could've gotten my book back. But I just didn't want to raise a tiffy, so I left it alone and just moped about it.

If something similar happened to me *now*? You betcha there would've been a whole different outcome.

i'm betting mr tipsy threatened them or something when he sold them the book

I never did find out who sold it, one of my college friends also thought he sold it, but for all I know, someone just passing through figured it was a quick buck. It'll forever be a mystery. =/

[Jetfire]

A bad coincidence but yeah, it was probably just a thief passing through the night who took advantage of it. The thief probably saw the book by itself, did a quick check for obvious names on it, and swiped it.

As for Mr. Tipsy, what a bastard of a prof. *shudder* Ugh.

[Draco]

While it might have been another student who stole the book, from Mr. Tipsy's reactions IMMEDIATELY following its theft I would have to say he was involved somehow. Be it him putting a student up to it, stealing it himself, or simply watching the book be stolen.

[wagegoth]

Seraph, have you ever googled Mr. Tipsy to see what he might be up [or down] to now?

[Seraph]

Seraph, have you ever googled Mr. Tipsy to see what he might be up [or down] to now?

I just did....and....

He's still teaching there.

Of course though, as I'll tell in another story sometime, it's not as surprising to me as it might be to everyone else. Really, I kinda figured on it.

[Etna]

I just did....and....

He's still teaching there.

Of course though, as I'll tell in another story sometime, it's not as surprising to me as it might be to everyone else. Really, I kinda figured on it.

This would be why our educational system is a laughing stock here...

[Sapphire Silk]

Professors can date college students - but not THEIR students (assuming the student in question is of age). However I think it's also rather discouraged.

It is very discouraged. Power relationships exist, even if the professor does not teach in the department that student is enrolled in.

He was probably allowed to teach 1 more semester because an investigation was still ongoing. I'm sure that it was finished afterward

He may have been allowed to finish out the school year to save face.

Seraph mentioned he was still teaching there--can't wait to hear that aspect of the story. Possibly he left on sabbatical and came back later. I would be interested to know if he has tenure.

College politics can be very intense.

[PepperElf]

i'm thinking he had dirt on other people in the dean's office
or political ties in the academia. (not governmental politics although perhaps that as well, but more along the lines of knowing which hands to grease, or which strings to pull)

[Aria]

*pokes* You were going to post more stories? Enquiring minds want to know! XD

[gremcint]

reminds of me when I found a really nice looking cooking textbook in a classroom once. I'll be honest I almost kept it but I realized how much it probably cost another student and turned it in to security.