Honorary Degrees???

[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.

[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!

[robert.]

Bill Clinton got to keep his from Oxford.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

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.

[Tom Dempsey]

Bill Clinton his got to keep from Oxford.

Probably because it wasn't honorary.

[robert.]

Bill Clinton his got to keep from Oxford.

Probably because it wasn't honorary.

http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1994-0 ... ty-college

[webenda]

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.

[Seaboard Air Line Fan]

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

[Tom Dempsey]

Bill Clinton his got to keep from Oxford.

Probably because it wasn't honorary.

http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1994-0 ... ty-college

I was unaware of this Robert, I assumed you were talking about his earned degree.

[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.......)

[Rufus T. Firefly]

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,

[J. S. Bach]

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.

[robert.]

Probably because it wasn't honorary.

http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1994-0 ... ty-college

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.

[Roy]

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.

[MurphOnMillerAve]

Isn't Tyson's hat on backwards?