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plaid
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http://web.wm.edu/news/index.php?id=3650

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Let's talk about the real world for a moment. We had been discussing it earlier, and I…I wanted to bring this up to you earlier about the real world, and this is I guess as good a time as any. I don’t really know to put this, so I’ll be blunt. We broke it.

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We declared war on terror. We declared war on terror—it’s not even a noun, so, good luck. After we defeat it, I’m sure we’ll take on that bastard ennui.

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And yet now I live in the rarified air of celebrity, of mega stardom. My life a series of Hollywood orgies and Kabala center brunches with the cast of Friends. At least that’s what my handlers tell me. I’m actually too valuable to live my own life and spend most of my days in a vegetable crisper to remain fake news anchor fresh.

[Smile]
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[ROFL]

thanks plaid.

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And the real world is not a restoration. If you see people in the real world making bricks out of straw and water, those people are not colonial re-enactors—they are poor. Help them.
This almost makes me love him as much as I do Craig Kilborn. [Big Grin]
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"Terror" isn't a noun?

*scratches head*

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*thought the same exact thing as dagonee*

[ May 20, 2004, 09:00 AM: Message edited by: MEC ]

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Was in middle of looking up terror on dictionary.com when I read dagonee's post. I had teh same thought. Which is why I loved this quote so much.
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When I think back to the people that have been in this position before me from Benjamin Franklin to Queen Noor of Jordan, I can’t help but wonder what has happened to this place. Seriously, it saddens me. As a person, I am honored to get it; as an alumnus, I have to say I believe we can do better. And I believe we should.
I love John!!!
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lordy,

2 B doobie-ing this for a living?

*some guys have all the luck*

fallow

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