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Sadly, the author of this package was unaware that Dr. Jones was denied tenure, and is no longer on faculty. http://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/back-from-yet-a

by gecko 14y ago

Sadly, the author of this package was unaware that Dr. Jones was denied tenure, and is no longer on faculty. http://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/back-from-yet-another-globetrotting-adventure-indiana-jones-checks-his-mail-and-discovers-that-his-bid-for-tenure-has-been-denied http://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/back-from-yet-another-glo...

up_and_up 14y ago
Here's a jewel from that document (I partly can't believe that this is authentic): "There are a plethora of international criminal charges against Dr. Jones, which include but are not limited to: bringing unregistered weapons into and out of the country; property damage; desecration of national and historical landmarks; impersonating officials; arson; grand theft (automobiles, motorcycles, aircraft, and watercraft in just a one week span last year); excavating without a permit; countless antiquities violations; public endangerment; voluntary and involuntary manslaughter; and, allegedly, murder."
- endtime 14y ago
  FYI, it is not authentic, and Indiana Jones is a fictional character.
  - mattdeboard 14y ago
    I'm just not sure who, if anyone, to downvote in this thread.
  - polymatter 14y ago
    to clear up any remaining confusion, it is "authentic" in the sense that it was a real package, that was actually sent in the mail. it is "not authentic" in the sense that Indiana Jones is a fictional character. Its kinda cool seeing that sort of ambiguity in English. Reminds me why I want to learn Lojban - so I can spot ambiguity easier. And this is a useful practical skill too. Nothing can sabotage a relationship quite as effectively as a simple misunderstanding.
    - inoop 14y ago
      You have to be pretty geeky to think you can fix relationships by talking to your girlfriend in a machine-parsable language.
    - endtime 14y ago
      He was referring to the McSweeney's article, not to the UChicago package.

by gecko 14y ago

up_and_up 14y ago

Here's a jewel from that document (I partly can't believe that this is authentic): "There are a plethora of international criminal charges against Dr. Jones, which include but are not limited to: bringing unregistered weapons into and out of the country; property damage; desecration of national and historical landmarks; impersonating officials; arson; grand theft (automobiles, motorcycles, aircraft, and watercraft in just a one week span last year); excavating without a permit; countless antiquities violations; public endangerment; voluntary and involuntary manslaughter; and, allegedly, murder."

endtime 14y ago
FYI, it is not authentic, and Indiana Jones is a fictional character.
- mattdeboard 14y ago
  I'm just not sure who, if anyone, to downvote in this thread.
- polymatter 14y ago
  to clear up any remaining confusion, it is "authentic" in the sense that it was a real package, that was actually sent in the mail. it is "not authentic" in the sense that Indiana Jones is a fictional character. Its kinda cool seeing that sort of ambiguity in English. Reminds me why I want to learn Lojban - so I can spot ambiguity easier. And this is a useful practical skill too. Nothing can sabotage a relationship quite as effectively as a simple misunderstanding.
  - inoop 14y ago
    You have to be pretty geeky to think you can fix relationships by talking to your girlfriend in a machine-parsable language.
  - endtime 14y ago
    He was referring to the McSweeney's article, not to the UChicago package.