Feckin exam coughers and sneezers.

Nationalist

Had a good exam today, went better than I thought it would. But during the whole exam some random character sitting near me would not shut the duck up coughing. Its insanity! It puts me off! I don't know what the person looks like but I hope I don't have to sit another exam with him/her/whoever!

My two cents of the day.

Michellenman

He can't really help it. Like a cough is a cough, have you ever tried to hold it in? Not nice.

Now, snifflers.. that's a whole other story. BLOW YOUR NOSE ONCE AND GET IT OVER WITH!

the_syco

It's the farters that will put you off, esp if they near you.

Paaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrpppppp...!

**cue everyone nearby pulling their jumpers over their noses**

Nationalist

Michellenman wrote: »

He can't really help it. Like a cough is a cough, have you ever tried to hold it in? Not nice.

I suppose your right.

Michellenman wrote: »

Now, snifflers.. that's a whole other story. BLOW YOUR NOSE ONCE AND GET IT OVER WITH!

When i was in school there was one guy who would let out the biggest sneezes in class. In exams it was like a roar because it would echo through the hall. He's in Maynooth too. Short and round man.

LeixlipRed

As an invigilator I've never noticed anything but cleavage tbh. It's the one thing that keeps you going through the pain

gra26

Why does that not surprise me?:p

banquo

I got the fit of the giggles in an exam the other day. Was awake for a very long time beforehand.

Apologies to all affected by it. And to the invigilator I almost punched in the sack while yawning/stretching.

cian1500ww

banquo wrote: »

I got the fit of the giggles in an exam the other day. Was awake for a very long time beforehand.

Apologies to all affected by it. And to the invigilator I almost punched in the sack while yawning/stretching.

The invigilators seem to come out of nowhere at times :eek::p

petals

banquo wrote: »

I got the fit of the giggles in an exam the other day. Was awake for a very long time beforehand.

Apologies to all affected by it. And to the invigilator I almost punched in the sack while yawning/stretching.

lol! I like it!

Seriously though I doubt the "cougher" could have helped the coughing!

Michellenman

cian1500ww wrote: »

The invigilators seem to come out of nowhere at times :eek::p

The ones I had yesterday were walking up and down SUPER fast. Like, normally you just see them strolling through the aisles but these were storming around.

allandanyways

i dunno if it's lack of sleep or the emotional trauma I've just been through watching the series finale of Grey's Anatomy online but I am in stitches laughing at this thread. I thanked LeixlipRed and then read all the other replies and I would thank you all but I don't wanna be too easy with the thanks.

+1 on annoying exam people. I could rant about them nearly as much as the library. :pac:

JBoyle4eva

Ha, I had to laugh at the Jan exams. Exam had just finished, and if mature students weren't annoying at the worst of times, this female stood up, went to put on her jumper......

"SIT DOWN!!!!!!"

She went down so fast....gotta love those mature students, thinking they'll get away with putting on jumpers before the exams have even been collected.

(Of course I know she just forgot at the time to stay seated, but I just find it funny)

banquo

JBoyle4eva wrote: »

gotta love those mature students, thinking they'll get away with putting on jumpers before the exams have even been collected.

In the words of the internet, ''lol''.

I can imagine some of the Nazi-ish invigilatiors being like ''Dissident in sector four! Go!

Michellenman

banquo wrote: »

In the words of the internet, ''lol''.

I can imagine some of the Nazi-ish invigilatiors being like ''Dissident in sector four! Go!

I know loads of the invigilators are sound and have a job to do etc but I got one in January who was a bit of a power trip. The exam was over and everyone was still sitting down quietly etc and she goes on the mic 'all exam scripts have been collected' so everyone gets up to leave and she shouts in to the mic 'who gave you permission to leave?!' and everyone sits back down and then she goes 'now you can leave'. Mad she was.

Nationalist

JBoyle4eva wrote: »

Ha, I had to laugh at the Jan exams. Exam had just finished, and if mature students weren't annoying at the worst of times, this female stood up, went to put on her jumper......

"SIT DOWN!!!!!!"

She went down so fast....gotta love those mature students, thinking they'll get away with putting on jumpers before the exams have even been collected.

(Of course I know she just forgot at the time to stay seated, but I just find it funny)

Thats alzheimers for ya. Senile bitches

Nationalist

Michellenman wrote: »

I know loads of the invigilators are sound and have a job to do etc but I got one in January who was a bit of a power trip. The exam was over and everyone was still sitting down quietly etc and she goes on the mic 'all exam scripts have been collected' so everyone gets up to leave and she shouts in to the mic 'who gave you permission to leave?!' and everyone sits back down and then she goes 'now you can leave'. Mad she was.

Was she a bit large? Black hair?

cian1500ww

I had one of those power trip inviligators yesterday. Everyone was outside waiting for them to let us in and he came out and started shouting like a mad man. The last thing anyone wants going into an exam is some wan*er on a power trip.

Rozabeez

The head invigilator I had for the last 3 sets of exams is all powerful and shouty.....it's kinda hot.

No sign of him yesterday though

People had to be moved in my exam yesterday due to the ceiling leaking on their desks. YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE!

cian1500ww

Rozabeez wrote: »

People had to be moved in my exam yesterday due to the ceiling leaking on their desks. YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE!

I can't believe they haven't got that fixed since January, its a pure joke. They'll spend money on surveys for car parks but they won't fix a leaking roof :eek:

LeixlipRed

The way it's run in Maynooth may seem a little over the top. But, when you go to a place like DCU where it's total anarchy (i.e. bags in the hall, students chatting before exam,etc,) you realise how lucky you are. It's all intended to minimise disruption and distraction. Saying that, there are plenty of power trippers. Me, I'm just there for the boobs

gra26

I hope all the girls start wearing polo necks!

Michellenman

Nationalist wrote: »

Was she a bit large? Black hair?

Nope, complete opposite.

LeixlipRed

So small with white hair?

petals

cian1500ww wrote: »

I can't believe they haven't got that fixed since January, its a pure joke. They'll spend money on surveys for car parks but they won't fix a leaking roof :eek:

where is this leaking roof???

Michellenman

LeixlipRed wrote: »

So small with white hair?

Precisely.:pac:

LeixlipRed

Michellenman wrote: »

Precisely.:pac:

And it only took ya a week

cian1500ww

petals wrote: »

where is this leaking roof???

Small sports hall afaik. Wasn't leaking when I did an exam there on Tuesday.

LeixlipRed

cian1500ww wrote: »

Small sports hall afaik. Wasn't leaking when I did an exam there on Tuesday.

Roof in the sports centre has leaked for years. They cut coners when buliding it.

Michellenman

LeixlipRed wrote: »

And it only took ya a week

4 days 7 hours and 31 minutes ACTUALLY. :pac:

Acacia

Ah jaysus, now i'll be really self-conscious about my boobage when i'm in exams...

LeixlipRed

Acacia wrote: »

Ah jaysus, now i'll be really self-conscious about my boobage when i'm in exams...

Jeez, don't be. Cause if you are all the male invigilators will quit. The whole system will crash

banquo

Leak in Arts T1. Serious leak. Was there a week ago, anyway...

Kazuma

Where can I sign up, Red? :pac::pac:

Acacia

LeixlipRed wrote: »

Jeez, don't be. Cause if you are all the male invigilators will quit. The whole system will crash

Hehe, and here was me naively thinking that the invigilators spent their time counting the bricks on the walls...:pac:

Rozabeez

I count the left-handed people.

Michellenman

I feel so objectified

ScissorPaperRock

Rozabeez wrote: »

I count the left-handed people.

That's racist.

LeixlipRed

Michellenman wrote: »

I feel so objectified

I don't even know you. I can't possibly objectify you. Yet

tatabubbly

Rozabeez wrote: »

I count the left-handed people.

It's just cos we're special...

LeixlipRed

Acacia wrote: »

Hehe, and here was me naively thinking that the invigilators spent their time counting the bricks on the walls...:pac:

Replace bricks with another word beginning with b and walls with, eh, nothing

Rozabeez

2 hour exam in lower loftus on monday, where be lower loftus? is it cold? is it warm? is it noisy?

*Over-excited to be out of Sports halls and Rye for once*

LeixlipRed

It's the Holy Grail of exam halls :cool:

Rozabeez

I've this weird awkwardness before every exam in case a particular invigilator is in it after an incident last summer, so I've been wondering....are invigilators assigned to exams they've got some experience in the subject of?

What a poorly constructed sentence.

banquo

Lower Loftus is hard to find. I've an exam there at the same time, text me.

Rozabeez

9.30am? Gra's in there too yay!

LeixlipRed

banquo wrote: »

Lower Loftus is hard to find. I've an exam there at the same time, text me.

What's your definition of hard to find? You should never go to Paris or London so!

And, invigilator's are randomnly assigned to the main halls. What happened Roz? Did he poke you with a stick??

Rozabeez

No, no he did not. He simply intended to.

castie

Lower loftus is right next to the car park on south campus, pretty easy to find.

banquo

ITts easiness to find would certainly explain the annual plethora of first years who come into logic house looking for it...

allandanyways

If you eat in Pugin, it's through the door on the right opposite where the toilets are in that part of the building. I didn't even know you could approach it from the outside until someone told me.

Loftus is great. Best exam hall ever.

cian1500ww

banquo wrote: »

Lower Loftus is hard to find. I've an exam there at the same time, text me.

Its on the campus map below, its on the ground floor of the building called Loftus Halls.