Monday, October 23, 2006
Cold War Academic Dialog
I never interfere with your hiring decisions,but this is
an odd one.
How so? Two PhDs? I guess he can handle Intro Lit.
Talks funny.
Czech. Took off when Communists seized power.
Anti-Red? Board’ll love that!
One degree in Comparative Literature. We don’t have
anybody similar.
What is that exactly?
In his case,he’s expert in Modern French and German writing.
And,putting the head on your Pearl Beer!—conversant in the poetry
of the Arabic Mediaeval poet,Zuhayr.
Hot shit! But this is Texas. Wanna give farm boys and girls airs?
Yes!
I never interfere with your hiring decisions,but this is
an odd one.
How so? Two PhDs? I guess he can handle Intro Lit.
Talks funny.
Czech. Took off when Communists seized power.
Anti-Red? Board’ll love that!
One degree in Comparative Literature. We don’t have
anybody similar.
What is that exactly?
In his case,he’s expert in Modern French and German writing.
And,putting the head on your Pearl Beer!—conversant in the poetry
of the Arabic Mediaeval poet,Zuhayr.
Hot shit! But this is Texas. Wanna give farm boys and girls airs?
Yes!
