Posts by Lord Foppington

Well I for one am interested in the most recent turn to speculation about correlations between political bent and personal taste. Though maybe a new thread should be devoted to the topic. I'd say that for us culturally radical, atheist,...

It does seem a bit thick to come out in public and denounce a whole profession as "drones and parasites on society," even if you feel that way. No doubt a lot of us feel ill-disposed toward all sorts of different professions,...

Quote: Quote: Originally Posted by Lord Foppington,June 04 2005,09:34 It becomes funny when a thread goes on for page after theoretically self-conscious page about how true trad must have an unstudied,...

I'm new to both forums and have learned a lot from both. I think many of the characters there are endearing, including the guy who always pipes in with his uncomprehending one-line non sequitors. But pseudo-patrician tone that they...

Quote: I grew up in New York City, have an Ivy League undergraduate degree, received an Masters from the U of Chicago and am one dissertation short of a Doctorate. U of Chicago was more"intellectual" than Cornell,...

Quote: Quote: Originally Posted by Mr Checks,May 18 2005,23:00 It all comes down to the students: brilliance in; brilliance out. I love Chicago, was just there on Sunday. One caveat: If anyone from the shoe...

What about this Kilgour, French, & Stanbury suit from Barney's I found at a thrift store recently? It's made in USA as I recall. So does KFS sell their name to be stuck on a line of Barney's RTW USA-made suits?

I would make bold to say (adapting a logic I've encountered somewhere) that a Harvard education that ill-fits a particular student is very much worse than a Podunk-U education that fits him, his aptitudes and inclinations, perfectly.

Quote: This is like listening to the Prince of Thailand argue with the Queen of Bathsheba about who has the best nuclear weapons. By God you're right. Universities don't exist. [runs out of imaginary building]

Quote: Quote: Originally Posted by Manton,May 18 2005,07:33 Unfortunately, the hipsters who now run the University of Chicago are busy turning it into a copy of every other prestigious American University,...