For Those Considering Junior Fellowships

A junior fellow who shall remain nameless (Nathaniel Peters, graduate of Swarthmore College, photo and other identifying marks to follow) forwarded this YouTube video to me with extreme prejudice.

I don’t get it . . . the gentleman in the red jersey obviously enjoys an intense work ethic and dedication to obtaining the group’s goals in a timely fashion.

Now get back to work, Nathaniel, or, as the sign on my office door says, “the beatings will continue until morale improves.”

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