Tuesday, January 04, 2005

First-ever WWPD quiz

The following was said of which well-known Jewish (or half-Jewish) intellectual:

"His mother, who adored him and remained...the dominant influence on his personal life, raised him to dream of himself as meant for great things."

Was it...

a) Philip Roth,
b) Marcel Proust,
c) Theodor Herzl, or
d) "That guy" in your philosophy class.

Please place your bets in the comments to this post.
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15 comments:

  1. AnonymousTuesday, January 04, 2005 8:37:00 PM

    Maybe Lenin?

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  2. Phoebe Maltz BovyTuesday, January 04, 2005 10:19:00 PM

    Nope

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  3. UnknownTuesday, January 04, 2005 10:21:00 PM

    Proust?

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  4. Phoebe Maltz BovyTuesday, January 04, 2005 11:36:00 PM

    Not saying until more readers have guessed.

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  5. AnonymousTuesday, January 04, 2005 11:45:00 PM

    I agree with Aaron: Proust.
    - Jochen

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  6. AnonymousWednesday, January 05, 2005 12:04:00 AM

    Have to go with Proust. He seems like he would have been a mother's boy.

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  7. neo-neoconWednesday, January 05, 2005 12:33:00 AM

    Freud.

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  8. NickWednesday, January 05, 2005 1:23:00 AM

    answer here:

    hey, I cheated. gotta love google!

    http://www.emanuelnyc.org/bulletin/archive/27.html

    at least I can link to it without giving it away, right?

    ...still, it's kind of odd.

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  9. Phoebe Maltz BovyWednesday, January 05, 2005 1:47:00 AM

    I'd say you gave it away...cheater!

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  10. NickWednesday, January 05, 2005 6:54:00 AM

    pissed at me for something I published on the internet?

    join the club...

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  11. DanielWednesday, January 05, 2005 8:09:00 AM

    But, of course, it could apply to the vast majority of Jewish intellectuals...

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  12. Libby PearsonWednesday, January 05, 2005 10:24:00 AM

    Or even the vast majority of male Jews?

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  13. AnonymousWednesday, January 05, 2005 10:34:00 AM

    Is this a bad thing?

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  14. Phoebe Maltz BovyWednesday, January 05, 2005 1:22:00 PM

    Can be.

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  15. Esther KustanowitzWednesday, January 05, 2005 2:51:00 PM

    I was sure it was Jesus.

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