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From: Kevin Gowen <kgowenNOSPAM@myfastmail.com>
Newsgroups: fj.life.in-japan
Subject: Re: Initial impressions from the Japanese premier of Fahrenheit 9/11
Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2004 18:20:56 -0400
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mtfester@netMAPSONscape.net wrote:

> 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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>>>>>Well, there's that whole "Rhodes' Scholar" thing.
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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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> Try to keep up.

Yet not something one does, as Bill demonstrated quite well.

- Kevin
