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I am prepared to name my first-born child after you if you change our much anticipated COMU2030 exam from a Saturday to any other day.
Yours in hope and research methods,
Kate
ps. I've attended all of the lectures and admire your charismatic approach to teaching.
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Dear Kate
As deeply flattered as I am by your naming rights (there is currently a shortage of Bernards in Australia, but not in France, I might point out), I have to admit that even Associate Professors have no power in deciding exam dates. This should come as no surprise given that administrations always have more power than the practitioners (a point made evident when Joseph Stalin, the head of the Soviet bureaucracy after Lenin’s death in 1924 beat the head of the Red Army, Leon Trotsky to lead the USSR).
Golly, you must have something important on that Saturday!! Playing for Australia … a wedding … an elopement … an appearance on Master Chef ??
Your “humble[d]” lecturer (sadly unable to comply)
Bernard
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Ah I suppose it's like you said. Many of us humble BCommunications students will actually end up as administrators or policy writers one day, who will ironically have more power than all you wonderful ripened and cerebal associate professors. Such is life.
I suppose I'll have to resort to my original naming idea, "Patrick Fitzpatrick"
Your adoring fan,
Kate
Life truly is tough.
Best
Bernard
Aaah Bernard, you cheeky bastard you. The clever old fool you are even managed to slip in a Trotsky reference. One day I wish to be a witty sandstone academic with a nonchalant attitude to fashions of the day and ideals of beauty, like yourself.
Forever yours,
K
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