Woman: Gerard, many of our readers are not familiar with the difference between the humanities and social sciences.
Man: Let us elaborate! Humanities is the study of the human condition through literary analysis and criticism.
Woman: ... while us social
scientists use
real data!
Man: You call subjective 'interviews' and 'life histories' 'real data'?
Woman: Whatever. At least we don't 'make stuff up'.
Man: Speculative analysis is
not 'making stuff up'!
Woman:
look at me! i sit in a room with some books! give me a PHD!(via 'Temptation' Chris)