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Title: LAT Mon. 6/25 Geoffrey Lewis
Post by: magus on June 25, 2012, 08:13:08 AM
Possible Title: Bigger Yet

Theme: The letters XL appearing together in phrases

Good Ones:
Size {and theme}   EXTRALARGE

By the Way:
TEXTILES also has XL --- but not abutting.

Some Nits to Pick:
Perform at the top of one’s game   EXCEL [When I perform at the top of my tennis game, I still don’t excel.  Only some excel.]

Honorary law degs.   LLDS [Law school graduates will be surprised to know their degrees are really only honorary.]

RATING:  ;D Three grins = Loved it; Two grins = Enjoyed it; One grin = A bit bland for my taste; One teardrop = Not much fun
Title: Re: LAT Mon. 6/25 Geoffrey Lewis
Post by: rbe on June 25, 2012, 11:51:31 AM
According to Wikipedia, "In the United States of America, the LL.D. is awarded as an honorary degree only".
Title: Re: LAT Mon. 6/25 Geoffrey Lewis
Post by: magus on June 26, 2012, 08:16:04 AM
Thanks, rbe.

I don't trust Wikipedia, but I do Webster's, which makes no mention of the doctor of laws being honorary.  And, if Wikipedia were correct, would that mean that lawyers don't have an earned degree?  Perhaps Esq. is honorary.
Title: Re: LAT Mon. 6/25 Geoffrey Lewis
Post by: worldofcrosswords on June 26, 2012, 09:05:19 AM
Do we trust Lewis & Clark Law School?
http://law.lclark.edu/programs/environmental_and_natural_resources_law/us_law_degrees/

They list the types of law degrees and end with this:
Quote
The LL.D. (Doctor of Laws) degree is an honorary degree and is not obtained through study in a law school.

Marya
Title: Re: LAT Mon. 6/25 Geoffrey Lewis
Post by: magus on June 27, 2012, 08:23:55 AM
Just looked up LLD and found that in some jurisdictions it is an honorary degree while in others it is earned.  Where it's honorary, the earned degree is a JD.  What this means is that I was wrong about the clue because at times an LLD is honorary, my ego is damaged, and I will forever loathe lawyers who can't even agree on the definition of  a law degree.  As a famous law teacher once said, "it depends on what the meaning of is is."
Title: Re: LAT Mon. 6/25 Geoffrey Lewis
Post by: rbe on June 27, 2012, 05:39:47 PM
My daughter and her husband are both lawyers and have J.D.s.
Title: Re: LAT Mon. 6/25 Geoffrey Lewis
Post by: magus on June 29, 2012, 10:03:24 AM
Well I don't hate them. :)