Re: Initial impressions from the Japanese premier of Fahrenheit 9/11
On Thu, 19 Aug 2004 04:04:24 +0000 (UTC), mtfester@netMAPSONscape.net
brought down from the Mount tablets inscribed:
>Kevin Gowen <kgowenNOSPAM@myfastmail.com> wrote:
>> 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.
Is the accomplishment in receiving it? Or what one does while on it?
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