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Honorary Degrees???
Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2018 7:16 pm
by Seaboard Air Line Fan
What benefit do they give the "honoree"? Why do Universities give them out anyway? Can I get one
This comes from seeing them taken away from Bill Cosby and Steve Wynn.
Re: Honorary Degrees???
Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2018 7:26 pm
by E7
Put them in the "So what!" file.
I now bestow upon you an honorary degree in Seaboardology. It and a buck will get you a large coffee at Mickey D's!
Re: Honorary Degrees???
Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2018 7:49 pm
by robert.
Bill Clinton got to keep his from Oxford.
Re: Honorary Degrees???
Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2018 8:15 pm
by Rufus T. Firefly
Seaboard Air Line Fan wrote:What benefit do they give the "honoree"? Why do Universities give them out anyway?
They are frequently a reward for a significant financial donation or a bribe to get folks on the stage during graduation ceremonies.
Re: Honorary Degrees???
Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2018 8:45 pm
by Tom Dempsey
robert. wrote:Bill Clinton his got to keep from Oxford.
Probably because it wasn't honorary.
Re: Honorary Degrees???
Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2018 9:15 pm
by robert.
Tom Dempsey wrote:robert. wrote:Bill Clinton his got to keep from Oxford.
Probably because it wasn't honorary.
http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1994-0 ... ty-college
Re: Honorary Degrees???
Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2018 10:37 pm
by webenda
Seaboard Air Line Fan wrote:This comes from seeing them taken away from Bill Cosby and Steve Wynn.
And Donald Trump.
Robert Gordon University in Scotland gave Donald Trump an honorary doctorate degree 2010 for the purpose of enticing him to build "the world's greatest golf course" in Aberdeenshire.
He built it;=>
http://www.trumpgolfscotland.com/After Trump called for “a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States” in December 2015, Robert Gordon University in Scotland promptly withdrew the honorary doctorate degree.
Re: Honorary Degrees???
Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2018 4:47 am
by Seaboard Air Line Fan
E7 wrote:Put them in the "So what!" file.
I now bestow upon you an honorary degree in Seaboardology. It and a buck will get you a large coffee at Mickey D's!
Thank you kind sir
But...I make it a point NOT to order anything where I have to say "Mac+whatever word" into a box to get it (i.e. McRib)
They are frequently a reward for a significant financial donation or a bribe to get folks on the stage during graduation ceremonies.
Or kill a witch:
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Here's 3 well-deserved ones:
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Makes me feel kinda bad that I don't have but one, my new Seaboardology Degree
Re: Honorary Degrees???
Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2018 10:42 am
by Tom Dempsey
I was unaware of this Robert, I assumed you were talking about his earned degree.
Re: Honorary Degrees???
Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2018 11:02 am
by chuck
What benefit do they give the "honoree"?
You can cover up unsightly damage on the wall you hang it on. (e.g. holes, marks, paint blemishes, blood stains.......)
Re: Honorary Degrees???
Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2018 12:53 pm
by Rufus T. Firefly
chuck wrote:What benefit do they give the "honoree"?
You can cover up unsightly damage on the wall you hang it on. (e.g. holes, marks, paint blemishes, blood stains.......)
I don't even hang up my real earned degrees...............except my one from pre-school,
Re: Honorary Degrees???
Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2018 6:06 pm
by J. S. Bach
chuck wrote:You can cover up unsightly damage on the wall you hang it on. (e.g. holes, marks, paint blemishes, blood stains.......)
A friend has a huge Santa Fe railroad map on his wall; it covers a whale of a lot of unsightly wall damage. BTW, he cares nothing about AT&SF.
Re: Honorary Degrees???
Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2018 6:21 pm
by robert.
Tom Dempsey wrote:I was unaware of this Robert, I assumed you were talking about his earned degree.
He never earned a degree from oxford. He left before completing his second year. Lots of rumors out there as to why he left. Looks like people choose the best rumor for their political alliance.
Re: Honorary Degrees???
Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2018 8:27 pm
by Roy
robert. wrote:He never earned a degree from oxford. He left before completing his second year. Lots of rumors out there as to why he left. Looks like people choose the best rumor for their political alliance.
I read that he was working on a Masters degree when he got admitted to law school.
Re: Honorary Degrees???
Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2018 11:22 pm
by MurphOnMillerAve
Isn't Tyson's hat on backwards?