John W. wrote:

> Kevin Gowen wrote:
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>> John W. wrote:
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>>> Michael Cash <mikecash@buggerallspammers.com> wrote in message 
>>> news:<5hu8i0hod7f0u4nhdta1eqmi8bdge9e3m7@4ax.com>...
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>>>> On Thu, 19 Aug 2004 04:04:24 +0000 (UTC), mtfester@netMAPSONscape.net
>>>> brought down from the Mount tablets inscribed:
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>>>>> Kevin Gowen <kgowenNOSPAM@myfastmail.com> wrote:
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>>>>>> mtfester@netMAPSONscape.net wrote:
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I am saying nothing of the kind. I was mocking John's 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> notion of "academic."
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>>>>>>>>>>>> Is Rhodes Scholar something you do? 'Fraid 
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>>>>>>>>>>> Uh, no, it's something "academic".
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>>>>>>>>>> Yes, but John talked about doing something academic. You 
>>>>>>>>>> aren't a very 
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>>>>>>>>> Yes, and Rhodes Scholar is an academic achievement.
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>>>>>>> It is, however, an academic accomplishment, which is something 
>>>>>>> one does.
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>>>>>> It's a wad of money.
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>>>>> It's an accomplishment, and an academic one.
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>>>> Is the accomplishment in receiving it? Or what one does while on it?
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>>> I vote for receiving it.
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>> You've got no job. Of course you are going to vote for receiving money.
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> I have a job. Have for quite some time. 

Congratulations. Now you can pay off that suit.

> But I don't vote for receiving 
> money; actually money doesn't motivate me that much. 

There's the shock of the century.

> But being a spoiled 
> rich kid I reckon you wouldn't understand that.

Tee hee. Back to the "spoiled rich kid" bit, eh? Very droll! ("comical" 
for those of you from Tennessee)

- Kevin