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Chess One wrote:

I think Sam Sloan hasn't quite caught up with things. Perhaps in a couple
of
days he'll get it. But maybe I am not rich like him? since $800,000 in
tuition is 'not nuthin'.
Phil Innes


In the first place, the $800K in scholarships is over ten years.

Sure. But no less for that?

More
to the point, it is of no use to the winner unless she wants to attend
Texas Tech.

Sure.

That doesn't mean it's worthless, but neither is it the
bonanza that Fool, er, I mean Phil,

Whoops! Characterizations have entered in, quaotations have stopped. Indeed
I never called it a 'Bonanza', but its easier to mock me /as if/ I had,
rather than what I said, no? Besides, you can get off on being ****y about a
million bucks, which is the main point for us journalists.

seems to think.

Oh! only 'seems'? That's weak. Especially since its John Hillery's term, and
I didn't use it - he is now in danger of seeming to mock himself or his own
invention of what others 'seem'.

It's a good deal
for the girls. Whether it would also be a good deal for the Denker
players is an interesting question, requiring a reasoned analysis of
tradeoffs. Somehow I don't expect to see that here.

True - here you get very reluctant praise, lots of ****ing contests midst
that, and instead of even bothering to have a conversation, various wags and
scoundrels anticipate what others 'seem' as if actual discussion would be
too wear-making for their poor little minds.

Phil Innes