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Wednesday, October 09, 2002

 

The Nobility of the Nobel

I wonder how much of the prestige of the Nobel prize comes from a subconscious linkage of Alfred Nobel's surname to the English word "noble." I mean, would people really give their lives for a chance to be awarded a Poonziggle Prize?

I doubt it.

 

posted 10:44 PM



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