Hypothetical: Internship

**Rain Man** · 07-09-2006, 09:20 AM

Assume that you decided to get an advanced degree in bioagrigeonumismatical engineering, with a minor in history. As part of your degree program, you are required to do an internship in bioagrigeonumismatical engineering.

The school lines up a lot of internships, and you study them and make your applications. You apply for temporary bioagrigeonumismatical engineering internships as follows:

1. Playboy needs a bioagrigeonumismatical intern for their "Bi-curious Supermodels Romping in Aruba" photo shoot.

2. Lamborghini needs a bioagrigeonumismatical intern to drive their newest model around the nation and monitor public reactions.

3. The Kansas City Chiefs are experimenting with a new bioagrigeonumismatical department, and they want to test the concept with some interns before they start offering big salaries to them upon graduation.

4. Seaborn Cruises needs a bioagrigeonumismatical intern to serve for three months aboard their renowned "Cruise of Opulent Luxury" that will sail the Mediterranean over the summer.

5. Famous management consultant Subagatti Misrwathornaportapatti needs a bioagrigeonumismatical intern to work very closely with his clients who are participating in his "Rich, Lonely People Without Heirs: How to Find a Worthy Acquaintance to Leave Your Estate to" seminar.

Sadly, you had a typo on your resume, which stated that you have a "genious-level IQ", and in your cover letter you mistakenly said, "Your and idiot if you don't hire me." As a result, you didn't get interviews, and these internship positions were filled by other candidates that you tutored on weekends, and who aren't nearly as knowledgeable about bioagrigeonumismatical engineering as you are.

You trudge to the internship office, and you find that there are four internship opportunities left. No one applied for these opportunities, so you can have your pick. They are:

1. Outdoors bioagrigeonumismatical monitoring 100 miles north of the South Pole, where it's now winter.

2. Outdoors bioagrigeonumismatical monitoring 200 miles northeast of Timbuktu in the Sahara, where it's now summer.

3. Underground bioagrigeonumismatical monitoring in the world's fourth-deepest coal mine, 200 miles northwest of Xian, China.

4. Urban bioagrigeonumismatical monitoring at a leper colony in a low-income neighborhood in Calcutta, India.

yeti · 07-09-2006, 09:52 AM

My ranking:

Timbuktu: the desert is hot but hell get a pool.

China: underground sucks but you are not there all the time.

Calcutta: The city will be nice even though it is shitty, hot, and a leper colony.

South Pole: screw that, i hate the cold.

Hog's Gone Fishin · 07-09-2006, 09:54 AM

Hell, any one of those options would be better than what I do for a living!!

**Rain Man** · 07-09-2006, 10:14 AM

I debated long and hard about this.

The coal mine is out immediately. A third-world coal mine is simply not a place I want to visit, for a lot of reasons.

Calcutta comes in third. It's not an uplifting environment, and the pollution, etc., would not be a lot of fun. That would be offset by the fact that Calcutta probably has a few good restaurants and some movie theaters and stuff. Still, it comes in third.

The Sahara would be pretty interesting for three months, and it would've been my top pick except for one thing: I don't think I could carry that much sunscreen. I sunburn like a piece of bread in a toaster, and if I was working outside all day, I think I would fry.

My pick, by default, was Antarctica. Clean, uncrowded, and it would be a cool place to say that you've been. The cold is the only problem with this internship, and it's admittedly a big problem, but I could probably deal with it for three months.

**Bearcat** · 07-09-2006, 10:25 AM

I'm really in need of a roadtrip/flight out of here... so, wherever.

**Rain Man** · 07-09-2006, 10:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bearcat

I'm really in need of a roadtrip/flight out of here... so, wherever.

Well, the Fallujah Bioagrigeonumismatical Engineering Institute originally didn't even post their internship, but...

**Bearcat** · 07-09-2006, 10:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rain Man

Well, the Fallujah Bioagrigeonumismatical Engineering Institute originally didn't even post their internship, but...

Beggars can't be choosers.

I hope you have that word on the clipboard.

Hammock Parties · 07-09-2006, 10:40 AM

At first glace I was going to take Antarctica, because I can't stand the heat. Then it occured to me that there are probably more things to experience in the Sahara. So I chose that.

jspchief · 07-09-2006, 10:46 AM

I assuming you'll be properly outfitted, which means Antarctica would be a breeze in comparison to the rest.

JBucc · 07-09-2006, 10:48 AM

I went with Antarctica. I like the cold and maybe I can make a cameo in March of the Penguins II.

**Rain Man** · 07-09-2006, 10:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JBucc

I went with Antarctica. I like the cold and maybe I can make a cameo in March of the Penguins II.

Or at least a job as an extra in the crowd scenes.

View Poll Results: Which internship would you take? (See back story below.)
Antarctica	8	72.73%
Sahara	2	18.18%
Coal Mine	0	0%
Calcutta Leper Colony	1	9.09%
Voters: 11. You may not vote on this poll

07-09-2006, 09:20 AM	Topic Starter
Rain Man Seize life. Be an ermine. Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $-622449 VARSITY	Hypothetical: Internship Assume that you decided to get an advanced degree in bioagrigeonumismatical engineering, with a minor in history. As part of your degree program, you are required to do an internship in bioagrigeonumismatical engineering. The school lines up a lot of internships, and you study them and make your applications. You apply for temporary bioagrigeonumismatical engineering internships as follows: 1. Playboy needs a bioagrigeonumismatical intern for their "Bi-curious Supermodels Romping in Aruba" photo shoot. 2. Lamborghini needs a bioagrigeonumismatical intern to drive their newest model around the nation and monitor public reactions. 3. The Kansas City Chiefs are experimenting with a new bioagrigeonumismatical department, and they want to test the concept with some interns before they start offering big salaries to them upon graduation. 4. Seaborn Cruises needs a bioagrigeonumismatical intern to serve for three months aboard their renowned "Cruise of Opulent Luxury" that will sail the Mediterranean over the summer. 5. Famous management consultant Subagatti Misrwathornaportapatti needs a bioagrigeonumismatical intern to work very closely with his clients who are participating in his "Rich, Lonely People Without Heirs: How to Find a Worthy Acquaintance to Leave Your Estate to" seminar. Sadly, you had a typo on your resume, which stated that you have a "genious-level IQ", and in your cover letter you mistakenly said, "Your and idiot if you don't hire me." As a result, you didn't get interviews, and these internship positions were filled by other candidates that you tutored on weekends, and who aren't nearly as knowledgeable about bioagrigeonumismatical engineering as you are. You trudge to the internship office, and you find that there are four internship opportunities left. No one applied for these opportunities, so you can have your pick. They are: 1. Outdoors bioagrigeonumismatical monitoring 100 miles north of the South Pole, where it's now winter. 2. Outdoors bioagrigeonumismatical monitoring 200 miles northeast of Timbuktu in the Sahara, where it's now summer. 3. Underground bioagrigeonumismatical monitoring in the world's fourth-deepest coal mine, 200 miles northwest of Xian, China. 4. Urban bioagrigeonumismatical monitoring at a leper colony in a low-income neighborhood in Calcutta, India.
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07-09-2006, 09:52 AM	#2
yeti Kansas City Chiefs Football Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Texas Casino cash: $6713278	My ranking: Timbuktu: the desert is hot but hell get a pool. China: underground sucks but you are not there all the time. Calcutta: The city will be nice even though it is shitty, hot, and a leper colony. South Pole: screw that, i hate the cold.
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07-09-2006, 09:54 AM	#3
Hog's Gone Fishin Fish are scared of me Join Date: Nov 2001 Casino cash: $-1509523	Hell, any one of those options would be better than what I do for a living!!
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07-09-2006, 10:14 AM	#4
Rain Man Seize life. Be an ermine. Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $-622449 VARSITY	I debated long and hard about this. The coal mine is out immediately. A third-world coal mine is simply not a place I want to visit, for a lot of reasons. Calcutta comes in third. It's not an uplifting environment, and the pollution, etc., would not be a lot of fun. That would be offset by the fact that Calcutta probably has a few good restaurants and some movie theaters and stuff. Still, it comes in third. The Sahara would be pretty interesting for three months, and it would've been my top pick except for one thing: I don't think I could carry that much sunscreen. I sunburn like a piece of bread in a toaster, and if I was working outside all day, I think I would fry. My pick, by default, was Antarctica. Clean, uncrowded, and it would be a cool place to say that you've been. The cold is the only problem with this internship, and it's admittedly a big problem, but I could probably deal with it for three months. __________________ Active fan of the greatest team in NFL history.
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07-09-2006, 10:25 AM	#5
Bearcat Would an idiot do that? Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Arizona Casino cash: $-1015069	I'm really in need of a roadtrip/flight out of here... so, wherever. __________________
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07-09-2006, 10:40 AM	#8
Hammock Parties I'll be back. Join Date: Nov 2002 Casino cash: $860478	At first glace I was going to take Antarctica, because I can't stand the heat. Then it occured to me that there are probably more things to experience in the Sahara. So I chose that. __________________ Chiefs game films
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07-09-2006, 10:46 AM	#9
jspchief BAMF Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Your Face Casino cash: $9998710	I assuming you'll be properly outfitted, which means Antarctica would be a breeze in comparison to the rest. __________________ Courage is not the absence of fear but rather the judgment that something is more important than fear. The brave may not live forever but the cautious do not live at all.
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07-09-2006, 10:48 AM	#10
JBucc MVP Join Date: Oct 2005 Casino cash: $10004952	I went with Antarctica. I like the cold and maybe I can make a cameo in March of the Penguins II.
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