Posted by beardedlady on March 20, 2002, at 5:44:19
In reply to Re: Research And Memory » Cass, posted by IsoM on March 20, 2002, at 0:30:48
I know this is like giving away the end to a movie, but maybe I'm being a good Sam by letting you in on the English teacher's plagiarism secret: You can find any quote that anyone has ever liked by typing a few words of it (usually in quotes, if you trust the source to be a good speller and punctuator) in Google. I say "ever liked" because not everything published is on the internet, so it's often found on a site designed by someone who's a fan of the author.
Just so you know: I only answered the ones I already knew (other strings). As a writing and lit major (and now an English teacher), I have a lot of useless trivia in this unusual mind.
I hope I didn't spoil the game. At the same time, the playing field was probably not level, since many of us know this trick, and many of us don't.
Gosh. Now I know what it feels like to be a party pooper. (I am hanging my head in shame, walking home from the kickball field, kicking the dirt up with my new white Jack Purcells. Once in a while, I turn around and look at you all with this pitiful, sad puss, waiting for you to feel sorry for me and tell me to come back in play.)
: (> beardy
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