Re: bit of a strange request here

Flash Gordon wrote:
> Leo Fellmann wrote, On 18/05/07 09:49:
>> Flash Gordon wrote:
>>> Leo Fellmann wrote, On 17/05/07 10:20:
>>>> Flash Gordon wrote:
>>>>> Leo Fellmann wrote, On 15/05/07 21:37:
>>>>>> Flash Gordon wrote:
>>> <snip>
>>>
>>>>>> Problem is the extra-curricular activities, as they're mainly along

>>>>>> the lines of "enjoy looking at Picassos". I'll see if we can get 
>>>>>> some better stuff in.
>>>>> It can be used to show breadth of knowledge, a degree of culture and

>>> <snip>
>>>
>>>> Problem is that it's _just_ stuff like that. It'd be best to get some

>>>> captaincies of debating teams on or something like that, but I'm 
>>>> getting this sort of rather miffed "aren't my hobbies good enough 
>>>> then" impression.
>>> Hmm. That won't help.
>> It hasn't. Got another e-mail of protest explaining in an annoyed tone 
>> how im****tant reading 19th century french novels is and how wonderful 
>> those intermediate philosophy degrees are.
> 
> Might do better applying for jobs in advertising...
> 
> You used to be able to make a bit of money wearing advertising 
> bill-boards ;-)

Sounds like a monty python sketch to me. "I really wanted to be a 
philosopher, you know".
Although it's the sort ofthing that could usefully be done with 
philosophy graduates IMO :)

> More seriously, I think that in advertising/media type jobs they *might*

> be more impressed by such things.

Well it's only a summer job. After that she's off to be a french civil 
servant in a sociological research institution somewhere. Technically 
she is already; they get a pretty decent stipend while they're students 
at this elite school (but have to stay civil servants for 6 years after 
graduation).

>  > This is starting to turn into
>> a bad joke :/
> 
> Well, at least you can have a laugh :-)

Oh yeah. It's got to the point where we're editing it behind her back 
now. God help us if she ever finds out.