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I guess different federal grants work in different ways. A friend of mine was installed in an Asian Lang & Lit department at a major university only to find that some people in a back room were working on a Chinese dictionary and, as is the way with dictionaries, it was overdue and over budget. In fact there was no money left and no dictionary (the dude in charge of the project had, as it were, a light fly-wheel and kept changing his mind about how to go about it). My friend wasnât at all surprised at thatâhe never would have taken the job if he knew it came with a dictionary projectâbut when he undertook to âexplain thingsâ to NEH, they were very understanding and said there would be no hard feelings if the university just returned the grant money. Not possible, but it did turn out to be possible to squeeze out the dictionary after all.
Chithing over 2 years ago
Nah, theyâre not over, just taking a break.
hariseldon59 over 2 years ago
âCut offâ funding? Heâs lucky if they let him keep the money theyâve already sent.
Bob Blumenfeld over 2 years ago
That was the saddest movie I remember watching while growing up. The Days of Wine and Roses. That last scene was a tear-jerker.
christelisbetty over 2 years ago
Now itâ just the days of whining.
Kabana_Bhoy over 2 years ago
In this case, wouldnât it be âThe Days of Whine & Neurosisâ?
AndrewSihler over 2 years ago
I guess different federal grants work in different ways. A friend of mine was installed in an Asian Lang & Lit department at a major university only to find that some people in a back room were working on a Chinese dictionary and, as is the way with dictionaries, it was overdue and over budget. In fact there was no money left and no dictionary (the dude in charge of the project had, as it were, a light fly-wheel and kept changing his mind about how to go about it). My friend wasnât at all surprised at thatâhe never would have taken the job if he knew it came with a dictionary projectâbut when he undertook to âexplain thingsâ to NEH, they were very understanding and said there would be no hard feelings if the university just returned the grant money. Not possible, but it did turn out to be possible to squeeze out the dictionary after all.
Sisyphos over 2 years ago
Those days are gone forever, Opus. The jig is up. Your bubble has burst. It is raining on your parade. No more Porsches for you!
âUnless, of course, you can tinker together a gizmo by next TuesdayâŠ.