# Pomp and Circumstance **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 1, 2000, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pomp-and-circumstance/43583 "2000-12-01T15:17:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2000, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pomp-and-circumstance/43583/1 "2000-12-01T15:17:38Z")
Well, I’m finally doing it. Exactly one week from today, I’ll be graduating. I managed, through some sort of combination of Herculean effort and dumb luck, to pull off a 4.0 for my last two quarters. This gives me a 3.52 cumulative GPA, which I believe is _cum laude_ but I’m too lazy to go look it up. Whatever. As long as I’m out and it’ll get me into law school. Can you tell I’m a bit burned out right now? Time to go celebrate. Oh, wait, I have to go find an apartment. I guess I’ll hold off on that celebrating thing. ---
**Author:** ![Surgoshan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@Surgoshan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surgoshan)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2000, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pomp-and-circumstance/43583/2 "2000-12-01T15:30:00Z")
Yeah, wait until you have someone to celebrate with! Then ye’ll have a devil of a time! ---
**Author:** ![JimmyNipples](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/eb9ed0/32.png) [@JimmyNipples](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JimmyNipples)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2000, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pomp-and-circumstance/43583/3 "2000-12-01T15:31:35Z")
Pomp and Circumstance…the JimmyNipples way Hitler has only got one ball Guering has two but they’re too small Himmler had something similar But Gobels had no balls at all. Congrats Drain. you rocketh ---
**Author:** ![struuter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b9e5f3/32.png) [@struuter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/struuter)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2000, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pomp-and-circumstance/43583/4 "2000-12-01T15:36:23Z")
Good for you! Feels good to see the end in sight, doesn’t it? I’m not surprised by the great grades, either. But it sure gives you a warm feeling to know all that work paid off. Congrats. struuter ---
**Author:** ![TwistofFate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@TwistofFate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwistofFate)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2000, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pomp-and-circumstance/43583/5 "2000-12-01T15:46:21Z")
Congrats, Drain! and a big conga-rats to D-maire, who Graduates on the 18th! well done!! ---
**Author:** ![BunnyGirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@BunnyGirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BunnyGirl)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2000, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pomp-and-circumstance/43583/6 "2000-12-01T15:46:23Z")
Wow! Congratulations - man that’s a lot of work! Give yourself a much needed rest. You may surprised at the amount of time you have now that you won’t have schoolwork! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Olentzero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/90ced4/32.png) [@Olentzero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Olentzero)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2000, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pomp-and-circumstance/43583/7 "2000-12-01T16:10:39Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by JimmyNipples \* > **Pomp and Circumstance…the JimmyNipples way > Hitler has only got one ball… {snip}** That’s not “Pomp and Circumstance”, that’s the “Colonel Bogey March”! “Pomp and Circumstance” is the tune to which these words can be sung: \ ***DrainBead** ’s gra-du-ay-ting With a three-five-twooooo That’s better than **I** did. Nuts, **DrainBead** , to you! Long and hard you’ve stu-died And your time has come Show off to your friends, now “See? I’m not so dumb!” 😃 You’ve earned that di-plooo-maaaaaa Now… go buy… some beeeeeeer!\* Congrats, **Drainbead**! Get yourself settled in nicely and then throw a biggie. You deserve it. ---
**Author:** ![Persephone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@Persephone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Persephone)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2000, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pomp-and-circumstance/43583/8 "2000-12-01T16:15:14Z")
(((Libby)))) Congratulations! College is such hard work, and you seem to have done quite nicely for yourself! Keep it up! My uncle is a lawyer. It’s a far more noble profession than people like to think. Best of luck to you! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Demo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/demo/32/8472_2.png) [@Demo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Demo)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2000, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pomp-and-circumstance/43583/9 "2000-12-01T16:20:44Z")
Way to go Libby. How long before you can help me beat that murder rap? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![JimmyNipples](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/eb9ed0/32.png) [@JimmyNipples](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JimmyNipples)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2000, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pomp-and-circumstance/43583/10 "2000-12-01T16:53:56Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Olentzero \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > \*Originally posted by JimmyNipples \* > > **Pomp and Circumstance…the JimmyNipples way > > Hitler has only got one ball… {snip}** > > That’s not “Pomp and Circumstance”, that’s the “Colonel Bogey March”! “Pomp and Circumstance” is the tune to which these words can be sung: > > [\*\* Ah Nerts. I knew that too…Colonel Bogey. Poop Thanks for pointing it out. I’m going to the corner of the room and rock back and forth until Thursday. ---
**Author:** ![thinksnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thinksnow/32/2849_2.png) [@thinksnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thinksnow)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2000, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pomp-and-circumstance/43583/11 "2000-12-01T17:04:05Z")
Congratle…Cungrat…Congarat…Congratulashun… Hey, good job! If it weren’t for the fact that although I “live” in Columbus, but work in Louisville, I’d offer you a drink. 'Course, if you can get into it (and I s’pose, if you drink), the OSU “bar-crawl” should take care of any of those drinking urges for you. Congratulations, **Drain Bead**. ---
**Author:** ![Falcon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/49beb7/32.png) [@Falcon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Falcon)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2000, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pomp-and-circumstance/43583/12 "2000-12-01T17:31:10Z")
Congrats, hon. _hugs_ ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2000, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pomp-and-circumstance/43583/13 "2000-12-02T03:00:03Z")
congratulations, on a job very well done. ---
**Author:** ![BoBettie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@BoBettie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BoBettie)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2000, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pomp-and-circumstance/43583/14 "2000-12-02T03:06:54Z")
A long, hard, journey I’m sure. Congratulations on your achievement! I’m very glad for you 🙂 Zette ---
**Author:** ![porcupine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ac91a4/32.png) [@porcupine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/porcupine)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2000, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pomp-and-circumstance/43583/15 "2000-12-02T03:48:18Z")
Congrats, **Drain Bead**. But I think dumb luck had nothing to do with it.