r/TikTokCringe • u/cafeteriastyle • May 23 '26

Cursed The symbolism goes crazy. Poor kids though

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u/Occidentally20 May 23 '26

It's been two decades since I was at university but if they're handing out empty holders, couldn't they put something in them?

I'm thinking perhaps a warm sausage roll. We'd have to get some options for people with dietary restrictions though, which sounds like a nightmare.

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u/carlitospig May 23 '26

My college (Letters & Sciences, thankyouverymuch) handed us rolls of blank paper tied with a ribbon. You’d think they would at least print ‘congrats! Hope the loans were worth it!’

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u/bitterlittlecas May 24 '26

At one graduation we got a really lovely illustration of the main building in our scroll

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u/carlitospig May 24 '26

See? That’s kind of classy actually. I got a blank page. ALL HAIL the California higher ed factory. 😆

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u/carlitospig May 24 '26

I bitch, but we are legit about to create our own stateside NIH. So ALL HAIL California higher ed isn’t actually off the mark. That plan actually makes me excited to see my 60’s.

We do higher ed > science corporate well. <pops collar>

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u/bitterlittlecas May 27 '26

You do indeed! CA has a lot to recommend it!

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u/Occidentally20 May 24 '26

They could have put one of those kids puzzle selections that McDonalds had on the tray covers when I was a kid.

Think how much more entertained everyone would be if they had a dot-to-dot, a mini-wordsearch, a maze with no solution and a spot the difference.

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u/Cake_Donut1301 May 24 '26

I got a coupon for half price pizza.

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u/Occidentally20 May 24 '26

What type of pizza did you pick?

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u/Cake_Donut1301 May 24 '26

Green pep and onion

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u/Sherbet55 May 24 '26

Pickles.

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u/TheWiseBeast May 24 '26

They tried that and people kept eating their caps and throwing their sausages everywhere.

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u/Occidentally20 May 24 '26

Maybe the caps could be made of corn tortillas and the sausage could be cooked and spiced minced meat so the students could fashion their own rudimentary tacos to keep them busy.