cimorene: cartoony drawing of a woman's head in profile giving dubious side-eye (all i do the whole day through)
Cimorene ([personal profile] cimorene) wrote2007-01-08 03:16 pm
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*facepalm*

a new course in folkloristics today.

Professor Surprise1: what do you think about when you hear the word "fieldwork"? anyone?
me: jane goodall.
[silence]
Professor Surprise: who?
me: you know, that woman - with the chimpanzees?
Professor Surprise: oh - i don't know, but i'll just write "chimpanzees", okay?

[Poll #902689]


1. Professor Surprise is wee and perky and seems nice. her name results from her very short and wide-set, rather high eyebrows. she looks perpetually surprised, or at least very, very intent.
ext_6373: A swan and a ballerina from an old children's book about ballet, captioned SWAN! (Default)

[identity profile] annlarimer.livejournal.com 2007-01-08 10:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Or, y'know, ever watched television. Or been alive.

Though, in fairness, for some reason, the JG movies we saw in elementary school called her "Miss Jane." Miss Jane and the Chimpanzees of Gombe, etc.