academics amuse me.
Particularly at this ungodly hour.
"Finally, I dedicate this book to my partner Julie. Over the past six years Julie has listened to 10,537 interesting facts about telepathy. This is about 10,412 more facts than any human being (who is not an academic) needs to know, particularly when usually delivered in an over-excited way during supper. That she was only sarcastic about this a quarter of the time is testament to her sublime patience. In truth, only she fully knows what this book has cost to write. I thank her for all her support."
(From The Invention of Telepathy by Roger Luckhurst)
"Finally, I dedicate this book to my partner Julie. Over the past six years Julie has listened to 10,537 interesting facts about telepathy. This is about 10,412 more facts than any human being (who is not an academic) needs to know, particularly when usually delivered in an over-excited way during supper. That she was only sarcastic about this a quarter of the time is testament to her sublime patience. In truth, only she fully knows what this book has cost to write. I thank her for all her support."
(From The Invention of Telepathy by Roger Luckhurst)