Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Some people never change

I recently found out that a guy I knew from undergrad....

- Who argued every grade he ever got in college (even over 0.5 points),

- Who continued to argue with his med school professors about "unfair" questions on exams (i.e. any question he got wrong),

- Who argued with his professors about 1 point here or there on his exams during the masters degree he completed during fellowship (even though his grades no longer mattered),

Has gone on to argue with the editor of a major journal about his first paper that got rejected.

Insufferable.

Some people never change.

10 Pearls of Wisdom:

Grumpy, M.D. said...

Sounds like he should have gone into law.

Anonymous said...

Are you sure that guy didn't also go to pharmacy school? He sounds awfully familiar.

A Doc 2 Be said...

Dr Grumpy, she didn't say he won, only that he argued. A lot. :D

Jon said...

Some people never change? Heck, MOST people never change.

Phathead said...

Take solace in one thing... he's never gonna get laid with that kind of attitude

Grumpy, M.D. said...

Phat, if his kind never got laid, the gene would have died out long ago.

The fact that they are among us shows that these people are indeed getting laid.

ForeverRhonda said...

maybe the problem is he needs to get laid?

Although chances are he'd argue about that as well.

Tom J said...

Stumbled upon your blog by chance and spent some time reading.
I like your thoughts and reflections.

/ Tom J @ medschoolthoughts.blogspot.com

Penelope said...

Just wanted to wish you a happy Thanksgiving, OMDG :)

Danielle said...

I think he went into the wrong profession....sounds like he would make a wonderful lawyer.