What made up college major would make your mom cry? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by TehBamski@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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[-] fubo@lemmy.world 40 points 1 year ago

Erotic Culinary Sciences
Antisocial Studies
Traditional & Postmodern Hentai
Brewery Appreciation
Phallic Arts (w/ professional dildowright certification)
Livestock Inversion Studies

[-] Tangent5280@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

What the fuck is livestock inversion studies?

[-] Hardeehar@lemmy.world 24 points 1 year ago

"What the fuck is livestock inversion studies?", my mother exclaimed with tears in her eyes while her shaking hands grasped the course syllabus.

[-] fubo@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago

🐄⤵️👩‍🎓

[-] moody@lemmings.world 10 points 1 year ago

Cow tipping

[-] ThatBaldFella@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Tipping culture is getting out of hand.

[-] nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 22 points 1 year ago

Applied Racism

[-] DharmaCurious@startrek.website 7 points 1 year ago

You mom sounds cool. :)

[-] SecretSauces@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

Aren't all major technically made up?

Also, Semantics & Pedantry 101.

[-] serial_crusher@lemmy.basedcount.com 9 points 1 year ago

101

I think a major in Semantics & Pedantry would impress your mom, but specifically majoring in the intro-level course is a risky decision.

[-] Encode1307@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

This guy pedants

[-] TehBamski@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Technically the truth. Just like how humans named the brain.

[-] SirToxicAvenger@lemm.ee 12 points 1 year ago

gender studies

[-] Bluetreefrog@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

So your mom likes sexism, or would they be tears of joy?

[-] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 year ago

How about a non made up one: Egyptology

[-] thb_tx@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

Bottom 101: It's better to receive than to give.

[-] KittenBiscuits@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago

Onion genetics

[-] shinigamiookamiryuu@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago

By cry, do you mean tears of disappointment or tears of joy?

[-] 0x4E4F@infosec.pub 6 points 1 year ago

Sex toy design

[-] Encode1307@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

And testing

[-] 0x4E4F@infosec.pub 2 points 1 year ago

In the adult entertainment industry

this post was submitted on 02 Nov 2023

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