3 texts of friend responding to my committee’s making me re-do a dissertation hurdle, which'll make me be in school another 2-3 years:

1)  From my one Indian (dot, not feather) – American friend:

Fuck them

2) From my one professor friend who studies modern Czech literature:

Yay for me!!!

3) From my one comp lit acquaintance from Pittsburgh who graduated after 10+ years in his program:

Keep the aspiddistra flying, sir!