Viva!!

If ever there was a 4 letter word which could send a chill down any students spine, it is this word...VIVA. I dunno which saddistic @#$%^& felt it was a necessity to include a viva in an exam..but now it has been followed rather religiously in every practical exam that we have. Result: Long agonizing moments of anxiety, stress and all other unpleasant things that happen to people which are not worth writting about.
Why, Why i ask. Why on earth do we need a Viva? What possible good can come from it? Some will say that it will explore the practical proficiency of the candidate. Well those people are just idiots..i swear if i find any student agreeing with the concept of a viva..i'll kill him and gleefully go to jail for it, i and humanity know i have saved them from an unwanted menace.
The following circumstance will just ellucidate further on what i have been talking about (technical terms are not important):
External: What is the use of this test on soil?
Me: Sir...we can find the void ratio and hence the strength.. and... workability...and..
E: oho..u can find workability with this test!...this test!
Me: ...ummm..sir we can also find the...
E: forget it! Tell me..what do we mean by bulking?
Me: Sir..it is the ratio of the..
E: No no..not the ratio i mean the definition. What is the definition of bulking?
Me:..ummmm...Sir i am not sure
E: Ok..then write the equation of the load bearing capacity in a beam having...
(I interrupt) Me: Sir..sir...i dunno
E: ok..then draw the graph for the sieve analysis
i draw the graph from whatevr i can recall
E: Wow..this is amazing... in all my 17 yrs as a lecturer i have never seen a graph like this..
Me: Sir ur seeing it upside down..
E: OH..(turns the graph around)...now it makes even more sense!!...ok tell me what do u mean by Road Note 4?
Me:..ummmm...
E: Let me guess..u dunno..thank u for ur time..do take ur record b4 u leave

And so went a typical engineering practical viva. Wonder why they even bother with this excerise...just cut our marks and let it be...why the embarrasment..why? To be sure this ain't my plight alone..as all my friends have been ridiculed in a similar way at the hands of the EXTERNAL..

P.S: Anxiously awaiting the result of this exam...