Hmmmm

davemarc davemarc at panix.com
Mon Feb 10 23:20:47 CST 1997


> I used to have a prof who frequently ended his sentences with "...hmmm?"
> He'd been at Columbia or someplace like that before coming to California.
 I
> remember him reading some Blake or Wordsworth, always holding the book
about
> four inches away from his nose, because he was so near-sighted, and
offering
> his little suggestions which always ended with "....hmmm?" and a little
> smile.  It was all quite engaging.  
> 
I remember hearing a presentation by a prof (or author? or attorney?) who
had the same habit.  Fella seems to get around a bit, hmmm?

davemarc





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