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08.08.2022 by David Murray // 6 Comments

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  1. Gerry says

    August 8, 2022 at 9:54 am

    I would be temppted to respond by telling him what disinterested actually means.

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  2. David Murray says

    August 8, 2022 at 12:25 pm

    No interest.

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  3. Jim Reische says

    August 8, 2022 at 9:04 pm

    I love the “in case you’re disinterested, please let me know” bit. “Hey, buddy, how about if we _start_ from the presumption that I’m not interested? It’ll save us both a lot of time.”

    In a different way, it reminds me of an emergency test email that a certain colleague once sent our campus. At the end of which he had written, “If you didn’t receive this message, please let me know.”

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  4. Michael Zimet says

    August 8, 2022 at 9:11 pm

    Um, you have to apply, to be recognized??

    We all “recognize” this for what it is (no application needed).

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  5. David Murray says

    August 8, 2022 at 9:15 pm

    Here’s my victory speech.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHWX4pG0FNY

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    • Bruce Keith Berger says

      August 8, 2022 at 9:35 pm

      I’ve watched that speech so many times, and I still laugh my rear end off! Maybe you should respond…just to have a chance to give that speech…

      Reply

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