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Nathan Judd
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Tue, 2 Aug 2005 15:01:08 -0500
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Re: [idm] air guitar PhD
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hey, buddy. he knows the history of psychology. you don't. ;^) ----- Original Message ----- From: "theREALmxyzptlk" <theREALmxyzptlk@comcast.net> To: <substar@iafrica.com> Cc: <idm@hyperreal.org> Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2005 2:19 PM Subject: Re: [idm] air guitar PhD
quoted 34 lines Irene McC wrote:> Irene McC wrote: > >>It's a sad, sad world :-))) >> >>====================== >> Air guitar slides into academia >> >> August 02 2005 at 01:01PM >> >>London - A student is studying for a degree in air guitar. >> >>Amanda Griffiths is researching the craze for a doctorate, reports the >>British tabloid, The Mirror. >> >> > Y'know, when I first saw Pee Wee Herman make a living from acting odd > and developing strange characters, I thought " I should have done that - > I've been acting like an idiot for free for the majority of my life". > This, though, tempts me to send back both of my undergraduate and both > of my graduate degrees and declare myself aloof from education. I can > see getting paid for acting silly, but not getting a Ph.D for acting > especially silly. What next - an double doctorate for Tom Cruise's dorky > air guitar solo in "Risky Business" and license to practice Psychology > vis-a-vis his 'research' in the field? > > > jeff > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org > For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org > >
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