Remember Edward Kennedy

[surrealestate]

I've spent quite a bit of time today (while doing other things) listening to and watching assorted tributes to Ted Kennedy. It's been quite interesting because there is so much I didn't know (I've only been in Mass for ten years). Hearing people's stories and listening to bits of his speeches has been quite inspiring.

Listening to some of the broadcasters, especially the ones on television, is a bit less so. My favorite line so far:

Obama praised the man elected to the Senate when he was just a year old.

I knew he was one of the youngest Senators, but still...

Comments

[ceo]

And remarkably precocious, it sounds like.

[dougo.livejournal.com]

No, silly, it means that Obama was just a year old when he praised Senator Kennedy.

[surrealestate.livejournal.com]

Er, yes, we know what they meant. :)

[dougo.livejournal.com]

I was jokingly pointing out that there are three different ways to parse that sentence. It's impressive!

[surrealestate.livejournal.com]

And I'm a doofus!