# Just passed my PhD viva **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 26, 2010, 11:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-passed-my-phd-viva/558394 "2010-10-26T11:07:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Capt.Ridley\_s\_Shooting\_Party](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/cc9497/32.png) [@Capt.Ridley\_s\_Shooting\_Party](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capt.Ridley_s_Shooting_Party)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2010, 11:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-passed-my-phd-viva/558394/1 "2010-10-26T11:07:55Z")
Modulo minor corrections (and the approval of the university senate), I’m now Dr. CRSP. I’m pretty exhausted now (didn’t get much sleep last night) but the viva was a lot shorter than I expected, only being two hours in length. Anyway, about to get the customary binge drinking under way 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2010, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-passed-my-phd-viva/558394/2 "2010-10-26T11:18:43Z")
A hearty congrats to you for all your hard work Dr. Captain Ridleys Shooting Party! ---
**Author:** ![Busy\_Scissors](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d78d45/32.png) [@Busy\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Busy_Scissors)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2010, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-passed-my-phd-viva/558394/3 "2010-10-26T11:19:47Z")
Congrats! Nou gae oot an tan the bevvy. ---
**Author:** ![Ace309](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ace309/32/1050_2.png) [@Ace309](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ace309)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2010, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-passed-my-phd-viva/558394/4 "2010-10-26T11:27:58Z")
Congratulations, Dr. CRSP! I believe it’s customary in these threads to describe your thesis in such a way that even a cretin can understand it, so please do so. - Ace309, cretin ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2010, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-passed-my-phd-viva/558394/5 "2010-10-26T12:31:10Z")
OoooOOOO! Congratulations, **Dr. CRSP**! ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2010, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-passed-my-phd-viva/558394/6 "2010-10-26T12:52:52Z")
> [@Ace309](#): > > Congratulations, Dr. CRSP! > > I believe it’s customary in these threads to describe your thesis in such a way that even a cretin can understand it, so please do so. > > - Ace309, cretin +1 - Another cretin requesting an overview…and, duh: Congratulations; quite an accomplishment. ---
**Author:** ![Ogre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecb155/32.png) [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2010, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-passed-my-phd-viva/558394/7 "2010-10-26T12:54:06Z")
Congratulations! I hope to be in your position in a few months! ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2010, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-passed-my-phd-viva/558394/8 "2010-10-26T12:59:05Z")
> [@Capt.Ridley\_s\_Shooting\_Party](#): > > Modulo minor corrections (and the approval of the university senate), I’m now Dr. CRSP. I’m pretty exhausted now (didn’t get much sleep last night) but the viva was a lot shorter than I expected, only being two hours in length. > > Anyway, about to get the customary binge drinking under way 🆒 Yay!!! The grass is greener on this side of the “de-fense” then on the other side! Congrats!!! ---
**Author:** ![Ann\_Onimous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ea5d25/32.png) [@Ann\_Onimous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Onimous)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2010, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-passed-my-phd-viva/558394/9 "2010-10-26T13:05:53Z")
Congrats, **Doctor Captain**! ---
**Author:** ![Walker\_in\_Eternity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/46a35a/32.png) [@Walker\_in\_Eternity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walker_in_Eternity)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2010, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-passed-my-phd-viva/558394/10 "2010-10-26T13:27:43Z")
Congratulations. Well done on having only minor corrections. How long have you got to do them in? I’m about six months behind you and am already worried. Have a drink for me. ---
**Author:** ![NinetyWt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2010, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-passed-my-phd-viva/558394/11 "2010-10-26T13:49:53Z")
Dr. Crispy! Congratulations dude. ---
**Author:** ![Panurge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/fbc32d/32.png) [@Panurge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Panurge)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2010, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-passed-my-phd-viva/558394/12 "2010-10-26T17:52:00Z")
Congratulations, Dr. Crispy. _opens beer_ (no, really!) Here’s to you. Well done. ---
**Author:** ![Fretful\_Porpentine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fretful_porpentine/32/2873_2.png) [@Fretful\_Porpentine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fretful_Porpentine)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2010, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-passed-my-phd-viva/558394/13 "2010-10-26T18:34:08Z")
Congrats, Dr. Party! ---
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2010, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-passed-my-phd-viva/558394/14 "2010-10-26T18:39:01Z")
Congrats, Doc! ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2010, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-passed-my-phd-viva/558394/15 "2010-10-26T18:41:01Z")
Well done, my man. Congratulations. ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2010, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-passed-my-phd-viva/558394/16 "2010-10-26T19:59:14Z")
Congratulations! Was it harder or easier than you expected? ---
**Author:** ![Angua](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@Angua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angua)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2010, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-passed-my-phd-viva/558394/17 "2010-10-26T22:19:13Z")
Congratulations!! ---
**Author:** ![BetsQ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/fbc32d/32.png) [@BetsQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BetsQ)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2010, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-passed-my-phd-viva/558394/18 "2010-10-27T00:34:43Z")
Congratulations!!! ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2010, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-passed-my-phd-viva/558394/19 "2010-10-27T01:01:54Z")
WOOT! Here’s hoping you can figure out what to do with all your free time now. 😃 Congrats, **Captain Doctor.** ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2010, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-passed-my-phd-viva/558394/20 "2010-10-27T03:03:09Z")
Ya know, it would have been cheaper and more prestigious if you had kept your Charter Member status. 😃 Congratulations. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-passed-my-phd-viva/558394.md?page=2)