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Clack the Tappett Brothers and we're broadcasting this week from the is nothing sacred

division here at Kartar Plaza. Or maybe the creeping sleazification of

America division. I don't know. I mean this is big stuff I mean this could I don't know. I mean this is big stuff. I mean this could

I don't know I don't know what this means yet but I know big news when I see big

news. Here's what I found out it has come to my attention that Harvard University, you know Alex Beam, the Boston Globe writer, he refers to it as WGU, the world's greatest university.

Through its endowment has become a principal investor in a company called United Auto Group.

This company owns, you ready for this, 39 car dealerships.

Huh?

Interesting.

So now we have the trustees of Harvard University doing what?

Selling cars.

Now, I know this has major implications for the country for the future of Western civilization

and all that, but just think for a minute about the implications at Harvard for a moment.

It's just at Harvard.

I mean, are they going to add a sociology class called up selling the sound

system? I mean is the football team going to have to wear plaid pants and white shoes

from now on when you apply to get in? is the registrar's office going to say, well, the

tuition is $26.5, but let me go back and talk to the dean and see what we can do.

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