Orals

Mr. Ackerley tells us that, over the years, he learned to overcome certain repugnances and do anything to oblige but, trying to read between the lines, I conclude that he did not belong to either of the two commonest classes of homosexuals, neither to the "orals" who play Son-and/or-Mother, nor to the "anals" who play Wife-and/or-Husband. ❋ Auden, W.H. (1969)

The very best preparations for teaching were experiencing failure, as when I flunked my orals, had my manuscripts rejected, and fouled up a major professional task. ❋ John Thompson (2011)

I still have a hangover from post – McDonald orals. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I made the mistake of sharing that little shortcoming of mine with a member of my graduate orals-exam committee just days before my exam. ❋ Unknown (2010)

From Emory State, financed by Jackie's teaching, Newt Gingrich went to the University of Tulane, New Orleans, where he took his Masters degree, then wrote his Ph.D. dissertation on the Belgian colonial education administration in the Congo, passing his doctoral orals with distinction. ❋ Nigel Hamilton (2010)

After passing her orals she spent nine months as an exchange student at the University of Leningrad. ❋ Jewish Women's Archive (2010)

Even know that Heisenberg got stumped on his PhD orals by being asked a question on optics that he didn't know the answer to, and how his chagrin "changed the world." ❋ Unknown (2008)

This post represents the first of my posts dedicated to writing up part of my orals reading in a coherent and helpful format, so the way in which I post about my orals readings will probably change as I become slightly more practiced. ❋ Mary Kate Hurley (2007)

For my grad school orals, I read 9 Dickens novels in a single summer. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Bede's De Arte Metrica, and the work on Tropes that I can't remember how to spell (thank goodness these are orals, eh?) ❋ Mary Kate Hurley (2007)

Lest I get too meta about all this, the real purpose of this blog was to trace my orals progress. ❋ Mary Kate Hurley (2007)

Hoping to get back to it as soon as I finish Old Provencal (please remind me never, ever to do an orals list that includes three distinct languages. not a hot idea). ❋ Mary Kate Hurley (2007)

A pathetic high schooler who did not study for his orals, and doesn't really know it. ❋ Unknown (2009)

In rejecting the actor's contention that the contractual language was too ambiguous to constitute an enforceable standard, the Court stated that "[m] orals clauses have long been held valid and enforceable ..." ❋ Unknown (2009)

The most difficult challenge she faced, however, was not passing the written tests, but reaching the second story of the Akademisches Gymnasium in order to take her orals, since severe rheumatism made it almost impossible for her to climb steps. ❋ Unknown (2009)

After studying at the University of Vienna with two leading Romance philologists, Adolf Mussafia and Wilhelm Meyer-Lübke, who became her mentors, she passed her doctoral orals in comparative linguistics with highest distinction (summa cum laude) in 1901, and then her post-doctoral dissertation defense for her university teaching credential (Habilitation) in Romance philology in 1905. ❋ Unknown (2009)

D. candidate (in the pre-internet days) who was asked on his orals about the color of the binding of one particular set of books (because there was only one set of the books available and, thus, he must have consulted them). ❋ Unknown (2009)

[Orale], homes. [Pass the J], [ese]. ❋ Pedro (2004)

a)tablets to be taken [orally] b)cock inserted in [the mouth] (someone elses not your own) thats how people break their [necks]. ❋ Bunz (2003)

She is able to eat [Bojangles] now on [post-op] [day 3], I think we can oralize her pain meds. ❋ Ilooklikeasurgeon (2020)

In [sex ed], I gave an oral speech about oral sex. [Too bad] I couldn't give a [demonstration], then I would have gotten an A+. ❋ Wakalakalover45 (2005)

That guys such an oraler, his [pickups] [slow] as a [camry]. ❋ Real_diesel_enthusiast (2014)

Jonnies:Hay vato! Que [viva la] [rasa]! Iggy: [Orale]!!! Que viva!!! ❋ Houston (2004)

There's going to be tons of [free beer] at the [quincenera], want to go? [Orale]! ❋ Visionary Angel (2006)

1. Go with Tía [Perlita] and ask her for tortillas, pero ó[rale] 2. Órale, puto, you are not welcome here. 3. —Look at my eye, it's red and swelling —órale, man, that's crazy, you should go see a doctor. 4. —I'll kick your mexican ass —Orale, va, culero. 5. —Do you want me to record you eating that chile habanero? —Órale —Should I keep going if you start crying? —Órale, pues —I'll pay you 50 bucks —Ó[rales]! 6. Órale, wey, we can't be here all day. ❋ Sirako (2016)

[My girlfriend] gave me [head] [yesterday]. ❋ Brittney (2005)

[Will you] please just [sit] on my penis cause you give [terrible] Oral. ❋ PinSeekr (2005)