why wy?

I keep bumping into philosophy-related links lately. There was that very funny reservoir dogs socrates joke, and here's another one. (A bit lame, but I laughed.)

A friend of mine once told me a joke: A job hunter, a philosophy major, went here, there and everywhere in his search for employment, but in vain. Having run out of options, he swallowed his pride and took up the offer of playing a bear in a costume at a zoo. He was locked up in a cage, where he was supposed to imitate various bear-like movements to entertain visitors.

To his horror, another bear appeared in the cage and started approaching him. He panicked and was on the brink of collapse when the bear said: "Don't be afraid. I'm also a philosophy major."

And the arts grads are busy flipping burgers at the food stall next to the bear pit...

It's from an article in china daily btw.

There is also AskPhilsophers, where you can ask real academics questions, unfortunately none of the 'what's going to be on the ethics exam and is cheating morally objectionable' type questions.

enjoy!