Sunday, September 28, 2008

Block that Metaphor

If college is an investment, Hampshire is a commemorative pewter tankard from the Franklin Mint.

--Radar Magazine (link), in its "worst colleges" summary,
fingering Hampshire College ($47,190 a year) as the "biggest ripoff."

Factcheck: Seems to be a libel on Franklin Mint. A quick check of the website suggests that none of the pewter is tankards, and none of the tankards are pewter (they're ceramic).

Afterthought: Well, there's this (H/T Tom McMahon):



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