I bet you thought this guy was all brawn and no brains. Not according to the University of Dublin. While some hackers like Anonymous are out trying to change the world, others just want to make us laugh a little. I am sure that some in the English Department of the U of Dub got a chuckle or two out of this, but many were not laughing when people were actually trying to sign up for Professor Barbarian’s courses… especially considering this school boasts being ranked 5th in Europe and 32nd in the entire world. Here’s a little snippet of Dr. Conan’s web page (that’s right, he’s a PhD):
Dr Conan T. Barbarian was ripped from his mother’s womb on the corpse-strewn battlefields of his war-torn homeland, Cimmeria, and has been preparing for academic life ever since. A firm believer in the dictum that “that which does not kill us makes us stronger,” he took time out to avenge the death of his parents following a sojourn pursuing his strong interest in Post-Colonial theory at the Sorbonne. In between, he spent several years tethered to the fearsome “Wheel of Pain”, time which he now feels helped provide him with the mental discipline and sado-masochistic proclivities necessary to sucessfully tackle contemporary critical theory. He completed his PhD, entitled “To Hear The Lamentation of Their Women: Constructions of Masculinity in Contemporary Zamoran Literature” at UCD and was appointed to the School of English in 2006, after sucessfully decapitating his predecessor during a bloody battle which will long be remembered in legend and song. In 2011/12, he will be teaching on the following courses: “The Relevance of Crom in the Modern World”, “Theories of Literature”, “Vengeance for Beginners”, “Deciphering the Riddle of Steel” and “D.H. Lawrence”.
[Source: IT Networks]
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