I don’t know why, but this website, ratemyprofessors.com, taps into the part of my brain that’s hates the rest of me and its only design is to make me depressed and cause me to quietly weep while in line at the supermarket.

Anyway, since laughter is the best medicine, and, by extension, humorous writing is the best therapy, here’s an example of the type of nonsense you’ll find on that website:

Name: Kramer, Cosmo
Department: Philosophy

User comments:

04/04/09 — Really funny, really weird prof. Sort of rascist at times, but good otherwise. Easy marker too. (3.8/5)

02/04/09 — Wow!  This guy is incredible! Best prof I have ever had everrrrrrrrr. 5 stars! (4.5/5)

11/22/08 — Avoid at all cost! WHAT A WASTE OF TIME. Often arrived late to classes, lectures were all over the place and was unavailable outside of class. Didn”t seem like he knew much about the subject at all. Boo, Mr. Kramer, boo….. (1.2/5)

05/03/07 — Really easy. Skipped every class. Don’t attend lectures because he is confusing and goes on and on about his dumb and irrelevant life. Tests were completely from text, tho. Got A- on zero attendance. Guy has funny hair.  (3.4/5)

03/15/07 — Jokes were lame and tests were difficult and text book was even more incomprehensible than his lectures. Didn’t put lecture notes on website either. Jerk. Asshole. Avoid if you can. (2.1/5)

04/23/06 — I don’t know what the last reviewer’s problem is/was, but this guy was funny, awesome, funny and just a great guy!!! I didn’t even care about philosophy before I took his class and now I’m loving it. Superb prof!!! (4.3/5)

01/04/06 — Hates black people. I’m black and I got As in every other course I took last semester and I only got a B+ in this one. (1/5)

02/17/05 — Extremely helpful. Highly recommended. (3.7/5)

-Evan