Well, Corpus Christi was _Grice_'s college -- recall "Professional philosopher and amateur cricketer" (The Times obit. of the man). He played cricket -- but also football -- for Corpus. --- Corpus has a fascinating story and background in the classics. Grice arrived at Corpus straight from Clifton, Somerset. His tutor was Frank Hardie, a classical scholar --. Urmson, Grice's friend, was another classical forte at Corpus. ---- Grice (I was reading in Chapman) basically belonged to the North Oxford cricket club. But also to others. --- he enjoyed the matches by the Oxford University Cricket Club, too. On one occasion someone was laughing at him because he wasn't wearing proper suspenders (* -- or 'belt' the singular 'string' confuses me *) -- and I recently contacted, of all places, the HARBORNE Cricket Club, in Warw. since that's in fact Grice's birthplace. * Chapman writes: "He was most offended, however, when it was once suggested that his trousers were held up by a piece of string." Palma knows the anecdote "Wasn't it obvious, he demanded, that he was using two old cricket club ties?" Corpus Classics is fascinating -- there was this [Jewish-)German author who was PAID by Oxford to THINK at Corpus -- but after the "Phoney" War he had to retire and eventually committed suicide. He commented on Ayschilus basically. For philosophers, going to Corpus meant that you HAD to swallow Arist. Eth. Nich. regardlless! Grice was president of the Corpus Christi Pelican Philosophical Society, and indeed, besides playing football for Corpus Christi he edited and published in "The Pelican", the Corpus Christi undergraduate magazine. ---- He stayed FOUR years there in his alma mater, Lit. Hum. programme being slightly longer than the 3 customary years of the other programms. Cheers, J. L. Speranza Buenos Aires, Argentina In a message dated 7/15/2009 10:42:23 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, sedward@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: The author is Jenny March (Dr Jenny March). The local lore says Oxford University pays her to think. The inside cover of her book (which I went out and bought pronto), says she's 'attached' to Corpus Christi College. Local lore is more fun I find. **************Performance you need and the value you want! Check out great laptop deals from Dell! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1223081934x1201714279/aol?redir=http:%2F%2Faltfarm.mediaplex.com%2Fad%2Fck%2F12309%2D819 39%2D1629%2D4) ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html