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In all my college experience, I only had one really offensive instructor. He told extremely xxx jokes at the start of each class, and I was one of two chicks in the class of around 50 guys. Not real pleasant because they would all look at us to see how well we could "take it". When some of the decent guys in class saw that we could take it, but didn't enjoy it, they felt really ashamed and THEY complained to him in class about talking that way. This guy didn't stop, but it wasn't us that looked a fool after that.

The class was a Flight Engineer (third officer, navigator) class for commercial airliners. The instructor had been a Flight Engineer for United for 20 years. NO ONE remains a flight engineer for 20 years.

I've taught my cat to retract his claws by saying "put your claws in". He does it! The vet was amazed! Well, going to school, I'm going to have to learn to retract my feelings. I don't know if I'll ever get used to feeling humiliated though... or singled out as if I have the plague... I am going to have to learn not to let anyone know it bothers me... then come here to the Hobbit Hole and get a pint, a wing... and the best conversation I've had in a long time. Makes Smeagol feel better...