October 31, 2005

From a Former Student

Got this in my email today from a former student. It made me smile:

An individual on my buddy list (identity protected) had this as hir (gender-neutral pronoun; I can’t tell how well-known those are) away message. I felt it my duty to pass it on.

“Dear Dr. Matt Kirschenbaum:
Thank you for introducing me to the casual use of such words as teleology and avatar. My friends will never forgive you.”
Posted by mgk at October 31, 2005 07:18 PM
Comments

That's excellent.

Posted by: vika at October 31, 2005 10:07 PM | Link to Comment

I have seen some strange away messages in my day, but actually naming other people in them tends to be fairly rare. Congrats... I guess.

Posted by: James Cummings at November 1, 2005 03:03 PM | Link to Comment
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