who spoke at your graduation ?

Wolfman · Post by **Wolfman** » Mon May 15, 2006 12:33 pm

I was just reading that Billy Joel was the feature speaker at
the commencement for Syracuse University. Nice gig for the
"piano man".

When I got my BS in Agriculture at the U of Maine in 1962
the speaker was then Supreme Court Justice Tom Clark.
Don't ask me what he talked about, but I imagine the usual
stuff about--doing your best, etc.

Anyone else care to chime in. I think there are at least
a couple more T1B'ers with college degrees.

jiminphilly · Post by **jiminphilly** » Mon May 15, 2006 12:44 pm

Richard A. Grasso, former CEO of the NY stock exchange. He was the most boring fuck you'll ever want to hear talk.

Rack Fu · Post by **Rack Fu** » Mon May 15, 2006 12:58 pm

Some President of some country. Didn't go, could not have cared less.

Bizzarofelice · Post by **Bizzarofelice** » Mon May 15, 2006 1:04 pm

some Missourah Congressman and law school alum at the one I was at yesterday. He had little to offer kids leaving law school 50 years after he graduated. He was probably just there speaking in hopes someone would take pity upon him and help him sign up for medicare.

Shoalzie · Post by **Shoalzie** » Mon May 15, 2006 1:08 pm

I don't think we get speakers at Associate degree ceremonies. I wouldn't know how that went anyways since I didn't attend it. Just my degree in the mail and called it good.

At my sister's graduation last spring at Michigan, one of the co-founders of Google...I believe the guy's name is Larry Page...was the speaker at the graduation for the school of engineering at Crisler Arena. He's a Michigan alum. I don't know who spoke at the main ceremony at the Big House.

Cicero · Post by **Cicero** » Mon May 15, 2006 1:15 pm

The Head of the Philosophy Department spoke at ours. Good speech, but I at least would have thought they would have opened up the wallet to bring someone in. The following semester Dick Cheney spoke. Too bad I missed that.

poptart · Post by **poptart** » Mon May 15, 2006 1:19 pm

President Bush spoke at my Daughter's graduation ceremony from Calvin College last May.

Loved the opportunity to sit in on that.

My own graduation ceremony speaker .... ?

Think it was Mr Goodwrench.

I was toast, dunno ...

Terry in Crapchester · Mon May 15, 2006 3:05 pm

Believe it or not, the Bishop of Youngstown, Ohio. I forgot his name, no reason to remember it.

If someone that obscure speaks at Notre Dame's commencement, he'd damn well better have an excellent commencement speech. Unfortunately, however, he did not. I think I fell asleep during the speech.

helmet · Post by **helmet** » Mon May 15, 2006 3:10 pm

Liddy Dole, and she sucked.

Jodie Foster is speaking to the Penn grads AT THIS VERY INSTANT.

Some Damn Retard · Post by **Some Damn Retard** » Mon May 15, 2006 3:30 pm

Moses.

Sin,

Luther

Rip City

jiminphilly · Post by **jiminphilly** » Mon May 15, 2006 3:48 pm

helmet wrote: Jodie Foster is speaking to the Penn grads AT THIS VERY INSTANT.

I'm sure she's boring as hell unless she's pretending to be that character from Nell that speaks funny and runs around nude.

Ken · Post by **Ken** » Mon May 15, 2006 3:55 pm

Not a clue in the world who spoke at mine. Much unlike ND's ceremonies, the speaker at PSU could have been a no-name and slinked by.

BSmack · Post by **BSmack** » Mon May 15, 2006 4:02 pm

Some alum who made it far enough to get invited, but not far enough to where I would remember his name. I'd have to see if my commencement program is still with my degree. That could take a while. ;)

Terry in Crapchester · Mon May 15, 2006 4:12 pm

Ken wrote:Much unlike ND's ceremonies, the speaker at PSU could have been a no-name and slinked by.

That was just my opinion.

Just curious: don't you think enough of PSU to hope that your commencement speaker either: (a) was someone very prominent; or (b) delivered an excellent speech?

L45B · Post by **L45B** » Mon May 15, 2006 4:33 pm

Spoke in the 'Shoe, Spring of 2003.

Ken · Post by **Ken** » Mon May 15, 2006 5:19 pm

Terry in Crapchester wrote:That was just my opinion.

Just curious: don't you think enough of PSU to hope that your commencement speaker either: (a) was someone very prominent; or (b) delivered an excellent speech?

I think high enough of anyone's 4 year degree, regardless of school, that they should be rewarded with someone very prominent to speak at their commencement.

Just my opinion though.

BSmack · Post by **BSmack** » Mon May 15, 2006 5:30 pm

L45B wrote:

Spoke in the 'Shoe, Spring of 2003.

Is suppose calling it The Horseshoe to his face would have been insensitive.

Ken · Post by **Ken** » Mon May 15, 2006 5:32 pm

quacker backer · Post by **quacker backer** » Mon May 15, 2006 5:40 pm

we had A Bartlett Giamatti

Invictus · Post by **Invictus** » Mon May 15, 2006 5:42 pm

Johnny Cochran who although a great trial attorney was very short in stature. I couldn't see him walking through the crowd to the podium and I have Back Row, Middle height.

txangler74 · Post by **txangler74** » Mon May 15, 2006 6:28 pm

Bill Cosby

Jack · Post by **Jack** » Mon May 15, 2006 7:29 pm

who spoke at your graduation ?

Errh I was the one!

I know, they told us all to be quiet and pay attention but...

Okay, I finally admit to being the one, can we move on??

Luther · Post by **Luther** » Mon May 15, 2006 7:57 pm

They hadn't invented the P.A. system yet, so all we got was some guy who came in and waved.

Rip City

GrizBearStare · Post by **GrizBearStare** » Mon May 15, 2006 8:08 pm

Retired Air Force Gen. John T. "Jack" Chain, former commander-in-chief of the Strategic Air Command.

Uncle Fester · Post by **Uncle Fester** » Mon May 15, 2006 8:11 pm

I don't remember.

But the drunken, shirtless slob in front of me in the Camp Randall bleachers popped a bottle of champagne, and it soaked the poor guy in front of him.

One of those "feel bad, but can't help but laugh" moments.

I was hoping for a brawl, but it was not meant to be.

The engineers all chanted "We have jobs, we have jobs."
The business grads yelled "You work for us, you work for us."
Those of us in liberal arts were left with, "We can read, we can read," which was little consolation and kinda sad.

Cicero · Post by **Cicero** » Mon May 15, 2006 8:14 pm

Luther wrote:They hadn't invented the P.A. system yet, so all we got was some guy who came in and waved.

Rip City

:D

jtr · Post by **jtr** » Mon May 15, 2006 8:39 pm

Luther wrote:They hadn't invented the P.A. system yet, so all we got was some guy who came in and waved.

Rip City

Rack luther!

Bizzarofelice · Post by **Bizzarofelice** » Mon May 15, 2006 8:46 pm

I didn't say a word at my graduation. I was worried that if I opened my mouth all the drunken vomit would come out.

Screw_Michigan · Post by **Screw_Michigan** » Mon May 15, 2006 8:47 pm

we got stuck with the president who everyone hated.

by far best commencement speech of all time: ali g at the 04 harvard graduation. pretty tough to top that one.

Cicero · Post by **Cicero** » Mon May 15, 2006 9:03 pm

^^^

And you wonder why you cant get anyone elected? Not everyone hates the President and Ali G although funny, should be banned from making any commencement speeches for the rest of his life. What a slap in the face to intelligent kids who have busted their ass at arguably the most difficult University in the country, to have some asshat come in and shit all on them. Ohh but thats okay.

MgoBlue-LightSpecial · Mon May 15, 2006 9:10 pm

Cicero wrote:^^^

And you wonder why you cant get anyone elected? Not everyone hates the President

And the reading incomprehension problems continue.

smackaholic · Post by **smackaholic** » Mon May 15, 2006 11:46 pm

Some Damn Retard wrote:Moses' dad.

Sin,

Luther

Rip City

ftfy

moses was a year behind luth.

jiminphilly · Post by **jiminphilly** » Tue May 16, 2006 2:23 am

Uncle Fester wrote:I don't remember.

But the drunken, shirtless slob in front of me in the Camp Randall bleachers popped a bottle of champagne, and it soaked the poor guy in front of him.

One of those "feel bad, but can't help but laugh" moments.

I was hoping for a brawl, but it was not meant to be.

The engineers all chanted "We have jobs, we have jobs."
The business grads yelled "You work for us, you work for us."
Those of us in liberal arts were left with, "We can read, we can read," which was little consolation and kinda sad.

I was a liberal arts major and I am in a job now where I get to fuck over both the business grads and the engineers

The Seer · Post by **The Seer** » Tue May 16, 2006 3:02 am

O.J. Simpson.

No Shit.

Screw_Michigan · Post by **Screw_Michigan** » Tue May 16, 2006 3:07 am

Cicero wrote:^^^

And you wonder why you cant get anyone elected? Not everyone hates the President and Ali G although funny, should be banned from making any commencement speeches for the rest of his life. What a slap in the face to intelligent kids who have busted their ass at arguably the most difficult University in the country, to have some asshat come in and shit all on them. Ohh but thats okay.

i didn't graduate from calvin, idiot. make sure to mix in some community-ed adult literacy classes with your tallahassee degree at any time, for society's sake. if you read the speech, cohen gave them sage advice...and then shit on them. but think about it this way, who would you rather have? another corporate suit or fucking sasha baren cohen?

ADAM · Post by **ADAM** » Tue May 16, 2006 5:59 am

Bobby Bowden (I never played F-ball)
Robert McNamarra

Did nothing for me personally........

Stagger, stagger, grab diploma stumble, stumble sleep for 2 days

Got naked with my grill and some chica

BA in Civil Engineering.............Lotta Bullshit

Cicero · Post by **Cicero** » Tue May 16, 2006 1:10 pm

Screw_Michigan wrote:
Cicero wrote:^^^

And you wonder why you cant get anyone elected? Not everyone hates the President and Ali G although funny, should be banned from making any commencement speeches for the rest of his life. What a slap in the face to intelligent kids who have busted their ass at arguably the most difficult University in the country, to have some asshat come in and shit all on them. Ohh but thats okay.
i didn't graduate from calvin, idiot. make sure to mix in some community-ed adult literacy classes with your tallahassee degree at any time, for society's sake. if you read the speech, cohen gave them sage advice...and then shit on them. but think about it this way, who would you rather have? another corporate suit or fucking sasha baren cohen?

Personally, corporate suit.

Bizzarofelice · Post by **Bizzarofelice** » Tue May 16, 2006 1:18 pm

Cicero wrote:Ali G although funny, should be banned from making any commencement speeches for the rest of his life.

Exactly. A much better choice would have been Borat.

JCT · Post by **JCT** » Tue May 16, 2006 4:56 pm

We were all to busy passing around pint bottles of Jack to even notice if anyone was speaking.