Waiting for Fitzgerald - Page 130

Penske_Account · 10-06-2005, 02:06 PM

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Originally posted by Secret_Agent_Man
Yep.

Reminds me of a comment from a lawyer I know who is a big man and a huge James Bond fan, who was explaining to me why Sean Connery is the only true Bond.

He said that James Bond should be able to kick his ass, but he knew he could take Moore, Brosnan, etc.

S_A_M

Former Senator Fred Thompson?

Penske_Account · 10-06-2005, 02:07 PM

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Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
It's not in the first amendment.

Show me a copy that is not beholden to gravity.

sgtclub · 10-06-2005, 02:08 PM

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Originally posted by Shape Shifter
"Chute" and "minute" don't really rhyme.

Close enough. And that has nothing to do with meter you rube.

Mmmm, Burger (C.J.) · 10-06-2005, 02:10 PM

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Originally posted by Penske_Account
Show me a copy that is not beholden to gravity.

Sure, after you turn water into wine.

Replaced_Texan · 10-06-2005, 02:12 PM

Via The Pink Dome there is an Austin American Statemen article about reactions to the short story Brokeback Mountain by Anne Proulx, which was taught in a 12th grade English class. The most interesting part of the article was this:

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But at St. Andrew's Episcopal School, the tale of "Brokeback Mountain," a short story by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Annie Proulx, didn't end there. It spilled off the pages into the school's boardrooms and onto religious message boards, dividing parents in the tightknit community and ultimately leading to the school returning a $3 million gift to one of its biggest donors.

This month, the St. Andrew's Board of Trustees officially released Cary McNair and his family from their $3 million pledge to the school's capital campaign after McNair objected to the use of "Brokeback Mountain" as reading material in a 12th-grade English class.

"Brokeback Mountain" tells the story of two male ranch hands who fall in love and have a homosexual relationship over many years. The story contains details of gay sex acts. It appeared first in the Oct. 13, 1997, issue of The New Yorker magazine, then as part of a collection of Proulx's short stories, titled "Close Range."

"St. Andrew's has a policy not to accept conditional gifts, whether it's $5 or $500,000. When the McNair family looked at their gift in a conditional manner, then the school could not accept it," said Bill Miller, who was asked by St. Andrew's to serve as its spokesman for this story.

Miller, a public relations consultant, has three children at St. Andrew's, and his wife, Catherine, serves on the board of trustees.

The controversy has spread to Episcopalian messageboards all over the country. I applaud the school for sticking to its guns and giving back the cash if the guy (who, incidently, is the son of Houston Texans owner Bob McNair) complained so much.

Secret_Agent_Man · 10-06-2005, 02:17 PM

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Originally posted by Penske_Account
Former Senator Fred Thompson?

I didn't know he'd ever played Bond, and I think he might be a bit too homely for the role, NTTAWWT.

S_A_M

Penske_Account · 10-06-2005, 02:27 PM

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Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
Via The Pink Dome there is an Austin American Statemen article about reactions to the short story Brokeback Mountain by Anne Proulx, which was taught in a 12th grade English class. The most interesting part of the article was this:

The controversy has spread to Episcopalian messageboards all over the country. I applaud the school for sticking to its guns and giving back the cash if the guy (who, incidently, is the son of Houston Texans owner Bob McNair) complained so much.

Private school, the customer is always right. He should get his money back. I am not sure a book detailing any sex acts is appropriate in this context, straight or gay, then again, I only read Cliff Notes so I have no actual knowledge of what the specifics of the literature I was taught in highshcool actually contained.

Penske_Account · 10-06-2005, 02:28 PM

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Originally posted by Secret_Agent_Man
I didn't know he'd ever played Bond, and I think he might be a bit too homely for the role, NTTAWWT.

S_A_M

I meant the commentator. The big lawyer.

Replaced_Texan · 10-06-2005, 02:40 PM

Rumors flying that we may not be waiting for Fitzgerald much longer.

Sidd Finch · 10-06-2005, 03:01 PM

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Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
The controversy has spread to Episcopalian messageboards all over the country. I applaud the school for sticking to its guns and giving back the cash if the guy (who, incidently, is the son of Houston Texans owner Bob McNair) complained so much.

The school showed a lot of integrity by returning the money (or forgiving the pledge, it's not clear which). But they really did it to shut the guy up -- a worthwhile end, but any suggestion that he was entitled to return of a gift when the gift did not include any express conditions is just plain wrong.

Sidd Finch · 10-06-2005, 03:03 PM

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Originally posted by Sidd Finch
The school showed a lot of integrity by returning the money (or forgiving the pledge, it's not clear which). But they really did it to shut the guy up -- a worthwhile end, but any suggestion that he was entitled to return of a gift when the gift did not include any express conditions is just plain wrong.

Now that I've read the article, I think the donor had a legitimate beef given the school's mission statement.

Penske_Account · 10-06-2005, 03:03 PM

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Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
Rumors flying that we may not be waiting for Fitzgerald much longer.

This is the biggest who gives a rat's arse of this decade. The real issue is when will Rapist-in-Chief Clinton be indicted.

BREAKING...................

FORMER FBI HEAD LOUIS FREEH: CLINTON WAS PROBLEM; 'CLOSETS WERE FULL OF SKELETONS'

No shite. Bring it on already. The country needs to confront this cancerous growth on its history, excise it, and move on to recovery.

MORE TO FOLLOW.................

Penske_Account · 10-06-2005, 03:09 PM

Because of the immense damage the Supreme Court has done to our society over fifty years, seizing upon and dictating on issues beyond its constitutional province, imposing a social revolution from above, tearing our country apart over race, religion and morality, conservatives cannot take any more risks. We are too close, now, to the promised land.

Hallelulah! Just vote no! Ta Ta Harryette.

Hank Chinaski · 10-06-2005, 03:09 PM

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Originally posted by Penske_Account
Private school, the customer is always right. He should get his money back. I am not sure a book detailing any sex acts is appropriate in this context, straight or gay, then again, I only read Cliff Notes so I have no actual knowledge of what the specifics of the literature I was taught in highshcool actually contained.

My wife said she really gets a skimming the surface feel from you. like a condensed edition almost.

opps! that hits me too

Mmmm, Burger (C.J.) · 10-06-2005, 03:10 PM

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Originally posted by Sidd Finch
Now that I've read the article, I think the donor had a legitimate beef given the school's mission statement.

A legitimate beef once the donation is returned?

No school that relies on donations for its livelihood will be succesful long run if it accepts donations that are conditioned on specific curricular changes. Even money to start a ___ studies department/course become pretty hazy pretty fast.