Salivafilter: Why do i keep having to swallow spit?

freddymetz — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 08:30:50 -0800

Salivafilter: Why do i keep having to swallow spit? This mostly happens when im lying in bed at night trying to fall asleep and when the dentist is doing something with my teeth.
Probably because im distracted in most other situations.

In these two situations i find myself having to gather saliva from under my tongue and swallowing it down. This turns into a vicious circle where i cant stop swallowing. I doubt its a serious medical problem, its just quite a nuiscance at times, and im scared i might do something stupid when i have my wisdom teeth removed next week.

Academic politics are vicious because the stakes are so low?

cgc373 — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 00:50:16 -0800

Does anyone have a decent citation for the idea that academic politics are so cruel/brutal/intense/vicious because the stakes are so low? I've seen various attributions to Wallace Sayre, Henry Kissinger, Woodrow Wilson, and Harry Truman, but I'd like a source that isn't a weak tie via Google, something like a reputable book of quotations or an edition of letters, if possible.

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Salivafilter: Why do i keep having to swallow spit?

Academic politics are vicious because the stakes are so low?