Don't knock it. :-) I employed the technique on many occasions as an undergrad. It's a time-honored method. (Notice, I am also bowing to peer-pressure by inserting a nose into my smilie)
Now listen; this is the second time I've had to warn you that FR is a family-oriented website -- continued revelations pertaining to your sordid, intimate personal life may have a corrupting influence on the morality of people reading these threads! Please, have consideration for those of use who are pure as the driven snow!
;-)