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Ok, so it was a joke...desperate times?


2/21/2005 9:02:00 AM 


 

Student Puts School President on EBay

AP
COLUMBUS, Ohio - An Ohio State University student has put school president Karen Holbrook on the online auction site eBay, saying in the ad that she will ruin the undergraduate experience.

Timothy Rosman, a sophomore from St. Augustine, Fla., said the ad is a joke but he really doesn't like Holbrook.

"I'm not trying to stand up and be the voice of the people. This is just a little gag between my friend and I. It just got big," said Rosman, who uses the identification "thatsmrbuckeye" on eBay.

Bidding started at a penny on Saturday. Rosman, an international studies major, had 64 bids topping out at almost $10 million Sunday night.

Rosman said in the ad that Holbrook ignores everyday crime at Ohio State, supervised two tuition increases and is responsible for hideous construction "as far as the eye can see."

A message seeking comment was left at Holbrook's office on Monday.

School spokeswoman Elizabeth Conlisk said Sunday that the joke "was a little mean-spirited."

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What a wonderfully terrible idea!

Only problem is, we would have to PAY to have someone take Shelboo off our hands!

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Originally posted by: Gnome Watcher
"What a wonderfully terrible idea! Only problem is, we would have to PAY to have someone take Shelboo off our hands!"


If you have to ask how much you would have to pay, you can't afford it!



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