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Monday, December 12, 2005 12:00 AM

Should I leave grad school to be an activist?

I love teaching radical philosophy. But when is it time to practice what I teach?

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  • Monday, December 12, 2005 07:20 PM

    "I don't think the world needs another academic."

    Bingo. What we really need are bankers. More bankers. Lots and lots and lots of bankers. And consultants. You just cannot have enough consultants. Can you have enough consultants? I don't think you can have enough consultants, though we should probably have someone looking into it. Or accountants.

    Perhaps you can be a consulting accountant at a bank? Now there's a way to make a difference, young man! Off to Wall St. with you already . . .

    P.S. And what's with this love making between meals? There's a war on! Once daily until conception. Fifteen minutes is sufficient. And don't forget there are starving people in Iraq who cannot even afford to masturbate. So try not to enjoy it too much.

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