--- Forwarded Message from Nicole Francine Minnick <[log in to unmask]> --- >Disposition-Notification-To: Nicole Francine Minnick <[log in to unmask]> >Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 15:19:54 -0500 >From: Nicole Francine Minnick <[log in to unmask]> >User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Win98; fr-FR; rv:1.0.2) Gecko/20021120 Netscape/7.01 >To: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Re: #7343.1 Award >References: <[log in to unmask]> ------------------ I guess this means that Otmar won't be receiving the award :) -Nicole LLTI-Editor a écrit: > --- Forwarded Message from "Dente, Ed" <[log in to unmask]> --- > > >>From: "Dente, Ed" <[log in to unmask]> >>To: "'Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum'" <[log in to unmask]> >>Subject: RE: #7343 Award >>Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2003 10:04:40 -0500 > > > ------------------ > --- Forwarded Message from Pete Smith <[log in to unmask]> --- > >>From: Pete Smith, University of Texas at Arlington >>To: Executive Committee and Board of Directors, IALLT >>Resolution >>Insomuch as headsets and ear hygiene have been and are a >>topic of recent, historical, and prolonged discussion on LLTI; >> >>And insomuch as Edmund Dente has brought immeasurable, >>biological, and antibacterial value to this discussion--a >>legend in his own mind--and in all of our minds; >> >>And insomuch as Ed is the only IALLT member ever to appear on >>"Jeopardy;" >> >>Be it proposed and resolved that the organization initiate a >>new award: the "Edmund (Dente) Annual, Recurring, Wise, >>Intelligent, and Game Show Award," henceforth recognized by >>its acronym, "The EARWIG Prize." >> >>Be it further proposed that this award be granted annually to >>the member--including student members--who most distinguishes >>the organization in the area of headset hygiene, bacterial, >>viral and biological organisms, and the eradication of >>earwigs and ear wax, including discussion of hygienic wipes. >> >>Be it lastly proposed that the first award be granted >>immediately to Otmar Foelsche, on the agreement that, as LLTI >>Editor, he does not allow Ed ever to post publicly on this >>topic. Ever again. Forever and ever. Amen. >> >>Respectfully submitted this day, November 17, 2003. > > > Wow. I'm not sure whether to blush or complain! > But, in fairness, I must point out that this honor should be shared with our > old friend Matthew Mattingly, who first alluded to this entomological > headset connection. I merely expanded > on his allusion by noting in detail that his reference involved an old Outer > Limits story in which a dread tropical (or Texan, I guess) strain of > earwigs, hiding in crevices and folds of bedsheets, pillows and headsets > crawled at night deep into the ear canals of people unlucky enough to be > sleeping on those beds or wearing those headsets and deposited their eggs > where they would pupate, or whatever it is that earwig eggs do, and slowly > but inexorably make their way through and partake of the nourishment that > all that wonderful gray matter that lay before them provided. > The facts that this would take (agonizing) days and that there was no way to > get them out, except, if I remember correctly, by playing music by Sarah > Brightman or Yanni, of which there was a short supply in the tropics (and > Texas,) made for a rather unpleasant few weeks for the unlucky headset > wearer. > But I don't want to offend our more delicate readers' sensibilities by > rehashing the story, so I won't bring it up again, except to note that some > otherwise upstanding IALTTers, including friend Ursula and Derek had some > interesting contributions to the thread as well. > But Pete is right, it's better to let it be and not bring it up again. > Cheers! > Ed > ------------ Nicole Francine Minnick, Ph.D. Department of French & Italian School of Languages, Literatures & Cultures University of Maryland College Park, MD 20742 [log in to unmask]