It started, as most TUOHK rivalries do, with a simple disagreement — who truly deserved the honorary degree for “Technological Ingenuity in Trivia Delivery Systems”? Professor Tuee claimed it was his groundbreaking work integrating voice timers into the TUOHK app. Mrs. Tuee argued that without her calm voice recordings, the entire system would sound like an academic meltdown.

The Faculty Board, unable to choose, did what any respectable institution would do: they printed one degree… and let the couple fight for it. Thus began The Great Degree Tug-of-War — a battle of brains, brawn, and questionable academic ethics.

Witnesses say it happened right in the University Hub. The crowd gathered, cheering wildly as the two academics squared off, both gripping the degree with equal determination. “It’s about principle,” said the Professor. “It’s about punctuation,” replied Mrs. Tuee.

As they pulled back and forth, various students took sides. The Faculty of Technology rooted for the Professor’s coding genius. The Faculty of Communication cheered for Mrs. Tuee’s patience (and superior microphone technique). At one point, the degree actually tore in half — the perfect metaphor for marriage under academic stress.

The chaos ended when the Dean intervened, declaring the matter a draw. “You’ll both share the degree,” he said, taping the document together with official TUOHK stationery. From that day on, it hung proudly in their shared office — half credited to each of them.

Despite the drama, the event became TUOHK legend. It inspired a new app update where users could literally “tug for degrees” in multiplayer mode — a digital nod to the day love, learning, and lighthearted competition collided in true TUOHK fashion.

Mrs. Tuee still insists she won. The Professor maintains the algorithm was on his side. Either way, they both agree on one thing: the real winner was teamwork — and possibly the Dean, who monetized the story for the Faculty Fundraiser.

At TUOHK, even a tug-of-war can turn into a teaching moment.