Donut Encore!

Since we have so many generous souls here at Hatfield, there was an overabundance of donuts among the other goodies at the Markham Symposium this morning. To disperse this caloric overload, Candace suggested having a Donut Wednesday Encore tomorrow (Thursday) at 10:00. Stop by, grab a day-old, and say hello to all those people you haven’t seen since Wednesday donuts this morning.
-MLJ

FIDE World Cup

The FIDE World Cup, also called the Donut World Cup or the Doughnut World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international donut eating competition contested by the men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Donut Eating (FIDE), the sport's global governing body. The championship has been awarded every four years since the first tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946 when it was not contested because of the Second World War.
The current format of the tournament involves 32 teams competing for the title at venues within the host nation(s) over a period of about a month – this phase is often called the World Cup Finals. A qualification phase, which currently takes place over the preceding three years, is used to determine which teams qualify for the tournament together with the host nation(s).
During the 18 tournaments that have been held, seven national teams have won the title. The United States have won the World Cup a record five times, and they are the only team to have played in every tournament. Sweden, the current champions, have won four titles, and Germany are next with three titles. The other former champions are Canada, winners of the inaugural tournament, and American Samoa, with two titles, and England and France, with one title each.
The World Cup is the least widely viewed sporting event in the world; an estimated 715.1 million people watched the final match of the 2006 World Cup held in Germany. The current World Cup is being held at Dunkin Donuts, between 11 June and 11 July 2010, and the 2014 World Cup will be held at Krispy Kreme.
-MLJ

PS->Special time for donuts this week, and donuts come with free scientific knowledge. Join us for the Markham Symposium Poster/Donut session at 10:20.

Donut Dissertation Defense

Ph.D Dissertation Defense
Mattias L. Johansson, Department of Donuts and Hilarity, Oregon Donut University
Advisor: Dr. Michael Banks
"Landscape and individual patterns of donut choice at marine science facilities in the United States"

Wednesday, June 9th, at 10:00AM
Library Seminar Room, Hatfield Marine Science Center

There will be a selection of donuts in the Staff Lounge (for those poor souls unable to attend my defense), but there will be Better Donuts outside the Library Seminar Room, at 9:30. ;-)
-MLJ

PS->Donuts this week courtesy of yours truly. MLJ=Best.

Donut Verification Upgrade

Your stomach is almost empty.
2000 Calories 700 Calories
Minimum size
Your Donut Quota Has Failed To Meet The Set Quota/Limit Which Is 2000 Calories.
You Are Currently Running On 700 Calories Due To Missing Last Weeks Donuts.
Please Click the Link Below To Validate Your Attendance And Increase Your Quota.

http://www.emailmedonut.com/builder/donut/2ImRfObCd0NuTBDl52P

To Fail To Click This Link And Validate Your Donuts May Result In Loss Of Important Calories In Your Stomach/Or Cause Hunger Pangs.
Thanks
HELP DESK

-MLJ

PS->Hopefully someone picked up the wand last week. I wasn’t paying attention. If it was you, thanks!

Transitions, and Stability (donuts)

I’m nearing the end of my PhD, and thinking about my time as a student, and about the future. This is going to be a rare serious donut email. A lot has changed for me recently, and a lot is about to change. At times like this, I can’t help but cling to the things that are stable, and friendly, and safe. Obviously, Wednesday donuts is one of those things. This is a great community, because of the traditions we have together. I know that most of you feel the same way. This is a very special place, and if we leave it, I don’t think we’ll ever experience its like again. Now, come support the best tradition we’ve got by coming to donuts tomorrow.
-MLJ

PS->Donuts this week by Leah Feinberg. Thanks, Leah!

Very Lazy Donut Email?

Courtesy of (and presumably, copyright) my good friend, Jim Davis. Emailed to me by Chris Magel:



I don’t know who’s buying donuts today (hopefully someone is). Nevertheless, thank you, mysterious benefactor!
-MLJ

Donut Fact-Finding Mission 2

I recently sent my friend and trusted donut colleague Bill Peterson on a donut fact finding mission to Japan, the land of the midnight sun (or whatever). Here are some of his findings:


Japan is a nation with a rich history, and a varied and beautiful culture. All of which has been poisoned by too much exposure to American culture. Mmm, donuts. Also, apparently they have square donuts and heart shaped donuts in New York City. Who knew?


What the hell do bananas have to do with donuts? Ah, mysterious Japan. More importantly, four donuts in a box = empty box. Anything less than a dozen is a crime against humanity.


In Japan, they have donuts on sticks. Mmm, donuts. Bill claims that he bought 3 dozen of these for this weeks Donut Wednesday, but they were seized by the TSA. Something about “Delicious, dangerous contraband.”

-MLJ

PS->Donuts this week courtesy of Itchung Cheung. Thanks, Itchung!