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H the K wrote:
On 9/25/09 2:14 PM, jps wrote:
On Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:45:49 -0500, wrote:

On Fri, 25 Sep 2009 13:09:40 -0400, H the K
wrote:

snipped for Harry's own good

You're a young writer, perhaps not in years.

"He" reminds me of some of the freshmen I encountered when I taught
bonehead English. There were always a couple of overwrought, purple
prose wannabe writers among the students I taught in every class.

If they were particularly obnoxious in class, I would slash and burn my
way through their homework with a red pen.

Harry, that reminds of me of my first year in college in comp class. I
had submitted my first writing assignment, and a short time later the
professor of the class came into the book store by the student union,
having seen me in there, to commend me on my writing and the quality
of the essay. I was surprised by that, of course. He said that I was
far ahead of most other freshmen that he usually had in his class. He
was equally surprised when he learned that I had little desire to be a
writer. I went into engineering. Silly me.

And now you sell insurance?

Even professors can be buffoons, you know. Most who consider
themselves right-of-center have little regard for the liberal arts so
I haven't a clue why you'd think his commendation held any value.

"Comp class" was the sort of official name of the "Bonehead English"
classes I taught. "English composition 101." It sure was hell was *not*
usually taught by "professors," but, rather, by lowly T.A.'s, or
teaching assistants. That's what I was, a master's student in English
trying to earn a few bucks to help defray my university costs.

Bull****.