Amazing! This makes me think of a collection of essay faux pas collected by a teacher from Minnesota, which he compiled into a short history of the world. It was hilarious, including such tidbits as a particular saint who died when he was cannonized, and how Magellan circumcised the world with a hundred foot clipper :) Date sent: Tue, 13 Jan 2009 00:06:51 +0100 To: "Lute Net" <[email protected]> From: "G. Crona" <[email protected]> Subject: [LUTE] Re: Lutes were the earliest form of guitar developed in the thirteenth century
> It can't all be bad though. I searched for "lute" which turned up many > "essays", one of which was the novel "A confederancy of Dunces" by > John Kennedy Toole, that I hadn't heard about before, but which looks > like a fun promising read for the bedside table containing a tiny lute > connection. > > G. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: "Lute Net" <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, January 12, 2009 10:00 PM > Subject: [LUTE] Re: Lutes were the earliest form of guitar developed > in the thirteenth century > > > > On Mon, Jan 12, 2009, "Mayes, Joseph" <[email protected]> said: > > > >> It takes only one of these execrable "essays" to set the pace of > >> scholarship back decades. I wonder how many people take this at > >> face value? > > > > a few will take the hint from the many 'join now' buttons and see > > what wikipedia has to say for free before they open their wallets. > > > > > > -- > > Dana Emery > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.552 / Virus Database: 270.10.6/1888 - Release Date: > 1/12/2009 7:04 AM > Tom Draughon Heartistry Music http://www.heartistry.com 714 9th Avenue West Ashland, WI 54806 715-682-9362
