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[Burney]

Only in the UK. And these days all it really means here is that you dont do any teachings. There is no actual chair.

No chair?

[Peter]

Yes. And a chair.

Is it a special chair, do you know? Not like Professor Stephen Hawking's special chair, but all fancy and gold like a throne?

Whenever I hear someone is the holds the Cyril Regis Chair of Chemistry or whatever, I like to imagine a right fancy sort of a chair.

The term 'chair' traditionally relates to an old endowment. It is rarely used these days and there is certainly no actual chair.

They dont need a chair as they hardly ever set foot on campus.

[Viva Prat Vegas]

Did you know you can buy face-sitting chairs ?
True dat

[Sir C]

"You should hear some of the words he uses!"

Long ones are they ?
Multiple syllables ?

Yep. Words you've never heard of, s!

[Peter]

No chair?

I'm afraid not

[Burney]

The term 'chair' traditionally relates to an old endowment. It is rarely used these days and there is certainly no actual chair.

They dont need a chair as they hardly ever set foot on campus.

Well this is very disappointing, I must say. Were there ever actual chairs?

What about Professors of Music? Do they have Musical Chairs?

[Burney]

Did you know you can buy face-sitting chairs ?
True dat

What? Why do you need a chair to sit on someone's face?

[SWv2]

No chair?

My brother was a professor, can't recall any special chair that only he was allowed to sit in.

[TheCurly]

My brother was a professor, can't recall any special chair that only he was allowed to sit in.

My auld da had one of those

[Sir C]

My brother was a professor, can't recall any special chair that only he was allowed to sit in.

A professor is someone who teaches at a 'university', sw. This is a place where people on England who can read and write go to, look, just forget it ok?