One of the oddest correlates of the left wing takeover of academia is the adoption of full facial hair, the wilder the better, among a substantial portion of the aging male professoriate. For some reason (because they can thanks to tenure?), well-paid men on campus with PhDs, especially those in their fifties, sixties, and beyond, can often be seen sporting wild beards and wild hair -- a look that is also popular among the homeless. Some anonymous wag at the University of Toronto (judging from the URL http://individual.utoronto.ca/somody/quiz.html) has put together a quiz, challenging the reader to make the call: prof or hobo. A sample: Take the test here. (I achieved a random score of 50%.) Hat tip: iOwnTheWorld.com (Read Full Post)