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Mr. Wonderful

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Mr. Wonderful's Citation de la Semaine: Dec. 12
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What a week this has been!  How busy was it? The night crew is sleepy, the regular daytime crew is exhausted, and #1 Groupie participated in the selection committee meeting by telephone with a cup of black coffee in her hand and her eyes propped open with toothpicks. Keeping up with the plethora of  postings has been quite a task for all of our board monitors this week. To say that the meeting of the selection committee was lively is an understatement. With no further ado let us proceed with today's Citation de la Semaine awards:
 
SECOND RUNNER-UP -  Kay Saucier Lundy: Nurse Lundy wrote this using cardiac language which might be expected of one in her profession:  "I fear so many of us old dogs are in a vegetative state concerning the present state at USM. Will this be the defibrillator 'shock' we need to come off the table? I guess my question is simple: does this recent SACS ignominy provide enough 'volts' to stun the lethargic masses to wake up?"
 
FIRST RUNNER UP - A 3-way tie between USM Alum, Think Tank on Hardy Street,, and Umpire. These three posters, evidently knowledgeable athletic aficionados,  couched independent but related posts in football and baseball terms:
 
          USM Alum: "If this were football, USM would be cited for lack of institutional control."
          Think Tank on Hardy Street: "Enhancing enrollment figures = Fumbling the ball; Confiscating faculty
           computers = Unsportsmanlike
           conduct; Unsubstantiated charges against two tenured faculty members = roughing the kickers;
           Ignoring AAUP chapter = Off sides.
           False start; Two lawyers in the dome = Extra man on the field. Failure to file proper reports = delay of
           game.
           Umpire: "If today's report is correct . . . STRRRIIIIKKKE ONE! The next question is will AAUP or NCATE
           pitch the next ball, or will the batters on the bench simply retire?
 
THE WINNERS -  Amy Young first posted it as a "quote from  friends," Eagle Eye expressed curiosity
            about its origin,  Stephen Judd
            said he liked it a lot, Let the academics govern placed it in proper context ("We don't build bridges
             without our engineers. We
             don't go to court without our lawyers. We don't have surgery without our doctors. And we don't run
             accredited universities without our
             acdemics," and Invictus nominated it for the Citation de la Semaine award. The selection committee 
             searched each thread but failed to identify its precise orgigin. We believe the originator of the phrase
              was Amy Young - but we can't be absolutely certain. Nonetheless, the expression is a gem and
              should not be ignored. Amy, if you were the original poster, please accept today's winning award
              and accept our congatulations for posting this:
            
 
                                          "IT'S TIME TO RUN THIS BUSINESS LIKE A UNIVERSITY"
 
 
 
 
                                                             
 
                                                   
 
          
     
 
 
         
 

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Mr. Wonderful

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Please excuse the sloppy irregularities in today's award posting. It's 1:30 A.M. Sunday morning and I think the entire crew is sleepier than I originally believed!

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Amy Young

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RE: Mr. Wonderful's Citation de la Semaine: Dec. 1
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"It's time to run this business like a university!"

As much as I would like to accept credit for this, I cannot. It originates with a long-time supporter and friend.

Amy Young

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Joker

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RE: Mr. Wonderful's Citation de la Semaine: Dec. 12
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"It's time to run this business like a university!"


Oh yes! I remember. It was SFT that first made this statement.  I remember it well. He was saying .....  Oh? You reversed...  Errr... Never mind.



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76 trombones

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"IT'S TIME TO RUN THIS BUSINESS LIKE A UNIVERSITY" WILL BE REMEMBERED AS ONE OF THE  CLASSIC STATEMENTS EVER APPEARING ON THIS BORD. JUST LIKE 'NO QUARTER," IT INSPIRES!


 



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Chicken Soup Lady

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RE: Mr. Wonderful's Citation de la Semaine: Dec. 1
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I will contribute $100 towards the cost of a full page ad in the HA or CL if you will use this as a giant headline, list the problems (as in the Fitzgerald letter today) and include, in larger type, a statement refuting the lie about the econ development degrees. Truth knows how to contact me. Anybody with me??

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Bread and Water

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Originally posted by: Chicken Soup Lady
"I will contribute $100 towards the cost of a full page ad in the HA or CL if you will use this as a giant headline, list the problems (as in the Fitzgerald letter today) and include, in larger type, a statement refuting the lie about the econ development degrees. Truth knows how to contact me. Anybody with me??"
Cash or check? I'm with you. Lend me your pen.

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Polyonymous

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Originally posted by: Chicken Soup Lady
"I will contribute $100 towards the cost of a full page ad in the HA or CL if you will use this as a giant headline, list the problems (as in the Fitzgerald letter today) and include, in larger type, a statement refuting the lie about the econ development degrees. Truth knows how to contact me. Anybody with me??"
YES, count me in (but just once)!!!

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Bank Teller

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Originally posted by: Polyonymous
"YES, count me in (but just once)!!!"
Once is enough, Polyonymous. Just mail your signed check. We'll fill in the rest! Oh, by the way - be sure you write your check on an account with check-bounce protection.

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Blue Light Special

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RE: Mr. Wonderful's Citation de la Semaine: Dec. 12
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I'dbe willing to stand in front of a K-Mart accepting donations in order to help fund Soup Lady's newspaper entry. Just put your $$$ in my kettle. I'll be the one with the white beard and wearing a bright red suit. Ho Ho Ho Seriously, it seems like a good idea to jolly old me.

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foot soldier

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I'm in. Where do I send the check? What does a full page ad cost anyway?

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Dogfood Daddy

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Originally posted by: foot soldier
"I'm in. Where do I send the check? What does a full page ad cost anyway?"
"My advice to Chicken Soup Lady is: Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!"

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Invictus

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RE: RE: Mr. Wonderful's Citation de la Semaine: De
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Originally posted by: foot soldier
"I'm in. Where do I send the check? What does a full page ad cost anyway?"
From the Hattiesburg American website:
Rates - call 601-545-3321 for current rates

All advertising in the Hattiesburg American and hattiesburgamerican.com is subject to the applicable rate card, copies of which are available from our Advertising Department. All ads are subject to approval before publication in print or online. We reserve the right to edit, refuse, reject or cancel any ad at any time. We shall not be liable for any loss or expense that results from publication (whether published correctly or not) or omission of an advertisement. (Emphasis added.)


Suppose a full-page costs $500 a day. I wonder if the USM spinmeisters made a counteroffer of $600 whether the HA would invoke its right to refuse the ad & then hold itself not liable to refund the $400. Or even better, print the proposed ad & then give USM a free full-page rebuttal as a "public service announcement." Given the HA's totally unpredictable editorial position, one would have to wonder. They might say something like, "We don't publish unsigned anonymous slander." Or they might decide to hold the ad until the day after the IHL meeting or some similar stunt.

If you do this, insist on some pretty strict parameters. There are a lot of ways that this could get rat-, as the Nixon boys used to call it.





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Tricky Dickie

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RE: Mr. Wonderful's Citation de la Semaine: Dec. 12
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Invictus posted: I wonder if the USM spinmeisters made a counteroffer of $600 whether the HA would invoke its right to refuse the ad ..."


But wouldn't that be WRONG?


Sincerely,


Richard Milhouse



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