My favourite illustration of the fine line between lunatics and academics was the French Marxist sociologist Louis Althusser whose incoherent ramblings were treated with incredible deference by many in the academic community.
When he murdered his wife, the arresting officers from the Gendarmerie took one look at him and conveyed him to the nearest mental hospital. I won't name the University where I work at as the Vice Chancellor looks like a C**** man Regards Peter -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
