tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890204.post4090809836551567268..comments2024-03-10T05:26:42.148-04:00Comments on My Biased Coin: You Can Rename My Family for.....Michael Mitzenmacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06738274256402616703noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890204.post-42390045040770323752014-09-11T14:45:29.157-04:002014-09-11T14:45:29.157-04:00rich gets richer. who will donate to the poor stat...rich gets richer. who will donate to the poor state schools?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890204.post-83141467184176630572014-09-11T14:14:03.126-04:002014-09-11T14:14:03.126-04:00Anon #1: I believe in the HSPH case the school is...Anon #1: I believe in the HSPH case the school is being named after a person who has already passed, so ostensibly there are no scandals lurking. (The money is being donated by the man's son.)<br /><br />Anon #2: Why is your wife not pleased? I am curious, if you are willing to share. If not, thanks for the data point.<br /><br />Anon #3: Assuming the naming would be for a person and not a product, are there similarly amusing plausible names?Michael Mitzenmacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02161161032642563814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890204.post-37506429110250107112014-09-11T12:10:01.657-04:002014-09-11T12:10:01.657-04:00Following Infinite Jest, some plausible names:
Th...Following <i>Infinite Jest</i>, some plausible names:<br /><br />The Harvard Depends Adult Undergarment School of Engineering and Applied Sciences<br /><br />The Harvard Whopper School of Engineering and Applied Sciences<br /><br />The Harvard Dairy Products from the American Heartland School of Engineering and Applied Sciences<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890204.post-87601475632202972032014-09-11T10:15:03.118-04:002014-09-11T10:15:03.118-04:00My wife who is an alum of HSPH is not pleased. A d...My wife who is an alum of HSPH is not pleased. A data point for what it is worth.<br /><br />-C<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890204.post-91199643188712786492014-09-11T07:55:14.326-04:002014-09-11T07:55:14.326-04:00What happens when a school gets named after someon...What happens when a school gets named after someone who is later involved in a horrible scandal? Does the naming contract have a morality clause?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com