at a grad conference in illinois
March 2, 2012
here’s an expert tip for conference goers:
putting the butter packet in the condom pocket of your jeans
is a great way to make it spreadable.
so long as you don’t forget it’s there.
then you’ll have a melted butter mess
and permanent stain on your jeans.
i’ll let you imagine which scenario happened to me this morning.
(and yes, i’m wearing jeans at a conference. i figure if a dude on my panel can wear jeans and a ribbed sweater from the early 2000’s while giving his paper, i can wear jeans when i’m not giving a paper)
Bitches Get Stitches 
March 2, 2012 at 10:39 am
Especially well buttered jeans. I would imagine they’re also easier to get into.
March 2, 2012 at 12:19 pm
Hoping at least it’s the back pocket, slightly (but only slightly) less embarrasing than the front pocket.
March 2, 2012 at 1:13 pm
HI Steven,
Ha! I know I am redundant, but you crack me up every time.
You didn’t REALLY do that to butter, did you?
:),
Nancy P
March 2, 2012 at 1:57 pm
You make me smile. Try Dawn dishwashing liquid to pre treat the butter before washing the jeans. That stain may not be permanent. 😉
March 2, 2012 at 8:39 pm
OK OK OK – you are surprised that academics are dressing like ASS?! Remember where you are, bitch! 🙂
I did the grad school conference thing for YEARS, so yes, I know where you are coming from. Jeans at our big conference was a major MAJOR no-no when I was at McMaster – one of my department’s AMAZING, INSANE “unwritten rules.” They had tons of those – AND WRITTEN ONES, too. I have stories. OH, the STORIES…
/colloquial weirdo out 🙂
March 3, 2012 at 7:09 am
At least you didn’t drop it on the red carpet like Mr. Efron. . . .