Washington Post "All-Purpose" Graduation Speech

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<p>Roxanne Roberts and Amy Argetsinger have written a great all-purpose graduation speech in today’s Washington Post…</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/27/AR2006052701176.html[/url]”>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/27/AR2006052701176.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>The best part is the footnotes indicating the source for each and every sentence of the speech. </p>

<p>“Thank you for inviting me to be here with you today, and thank you for this doctorate you’re going to give me. Now I can get out of this dead-end job; get a real career going for myself.{+1}” </p>

<p>That +1 leads you to a footnote indicating that Billy Joel said that when speaking at Syracuse University on May 14th.</p>

<p>And there’s more, of course—</p>

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<p>DMD:</p>

<p>Thanks for posting. The footnoting is absolutely priceless!</p>

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<p>I saw that last one from Justice Roberts. Hilarious!</p>

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<p>Jodie Foster and John Roberts are geniuses.</p>