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I had a phone call from the lovely Jo today, and she mentioned that she'd found out that there was a lecture today by Noam Chomsky at Edinburgh University. "it's being video streamed after the lecture, maybe you could let AnnaS et al know..."http://www.ed.ac.uk/news/050321chomsky.htmlSo can you tel al pls ASp? ;)
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Thanks, Mav et Jo. I wonder if ol' Noam'll be talking about linguistics for a change...
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Well, Annas, given the title of the lecture...
"Illegal but Legitimate: a Dubious Doctrine for the Times"
... it seems he's *applying his linguistics.
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From The Scotsman:
"The free-speech campaigner, most widely known for his political commentary and his criticism of American influence and activities overseas, will give a lecture entitled 'Illegal but Legitimate: a dubious doctrine for the times'. It deals with the danger of launching 'legitimate' attacks on countries, even though it is accepted that the attacks are 'illegal'."
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I think I was being ironic... but thanks, anyway.
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I and The Scotsman are here to serve.
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> I and The Scotsman are here to serve.
That reminds me: why do Scotsmen wear kilts?
Because the cunning bloody sheep can hear a zip at 20 paces!
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So Her Majesty asks a soldier in the King’s Own Scottish Borderers, "What is worn under the kilt?"
And the soldier replies, "Absolutely nothing, ma'am. Everything under there is in perfect working order."
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