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Ringlet-topped axe-slinger Brian May (PhD) has been appointed Chancellor of Liverpool's John Moores University, after he was named an honorary fellow of the university last year. Dr. May will take over from Cherie Blair in February next year. Dr. May was awarded his PhD after standing up to the academic scrutiny of a viva at …

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  1. amanfromMars Silver badge
    Mars

    Red Zone Code Blue ....... Pleasure Robots on Patrol

    Wow .... It's Good News this Week. :-)

  2. Ash
    Happy

    Brian May? I can one up that...

    "In this age of celebrity culture, it is rare to find someone who has fame, fortune and universal acclaim and yet who remains true to his core values of learning and enlightenment," he added.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_Zdrok

    "Dr. Victoria Nika Zdrok (born March 3, 1973 in Kiev, Soviet Union) is a Playboy Playmate, Penthouse Pet of the Year, a star of elaborate adult videos, an attorney, a clinical psychologist, sex therapist and former goodwill ambassador.

    Zdrok graduated from Pensacola Junior College in Florida at age 17 and West Chester University in Pennsylvania at age 18 with a B.A., Summa Cum Laude. She entered graduate school where she studied for a joint law and psychology program at Villanova University and Hahnemann Medical School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

    She received her J.D. degree at the Law School and a subsequent M.A. and Ph.D. in clinical psychology. Her dissertation on "The Effect of Judicial Instructions on Jury Perception of Defendants' Refusal to Testify" was recommended for the Law Psychology Awards."

    She's blonde, too. Oooh-err...

  3. Robert Long
    IT Angle

    An improvement

    At least Brian May does something worthwhile for the millions he's paid, Cherie is a waste of skin.

  4. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    @Robert Long

    Cherie is one of, if not the, leading human rights lawyer in the UK. She is also married to one of, if not the, (former) leading human rights abuser in the UK, I guess it cancells out, though. Between them, they are worth nothing.

  5. Graham Lockley

    Great News !

    If he takes his duties seriously and turns toward the academic side then he will have less time to torture his guitars (and me)

    :)

  6. amanfromMars Silver badge
    Mars

    AIResearch and dDevelopment ........ XSSXXXXFiles

    Ash,

    You just have to admit and admire the very direct flair of Soviet Satellites. Dr Victoria .....a True Vampire Slayer by all accounts of her CV.

    A Woman of Special Needs 42 Feed too in a Labour of Love. To do that Beta than just Well is some Divine Intervention a Godsend. :-)

  7. TeeCee Gold badge
    Happy

    @Fraser

    "Cherie is one of, if not the, leading human rights lawyer in the UK."

    I prefer "waste of skin". It's shorter, snappier and conveys exactly the same meaning.

  8. Luther Blissett

    O'Really - life as university Chancellor

    It just so happened that one Ms Blissett not so long ago attended her graduation from LJM. Rather than compliment Ms Blissett on her fine achievement, Mme Blair had this to say: "Oooooooo that's a lovely top you're wearing".

    Clearly a strategy honed to preempt attempts by the newly unemployed, resulting from her husband's education policies, to use the occasion to enquire of Mme Blair whether she had any unfilled vacancies in her entourage.

    Dr. May can look forward to his graduation days being spoiled by lots of brats asking for autographs, tips on getting that Brain May guitar sound, the best direct injection devices, what really happened with the fat-bottomed girls stunt, whether the Queen is as short in real life as BBC video footage of her suggests, for jobs even, and perhaps the occasional question about the distribution of HI clouds in the vicinity of the Milky Way. No, not that Milky Way - that's why we send the brats to university.

  9. amanfromMars Silver badge
    Mars

    Matter in Space Matters.... Animal, Vegetable or Mineral or Ethereal

    "and perhaps the occasional question about the distribution of HI clouds in the vicinity of the Milky Way. No, not that Milky Way - that's why we send the brats to university."

    An Interesting XXXXChange to Register in AIDirectory. Does Dr May do Virtual Space Flight/CyberIntelAIgent Design of Virtually Realised Quantum Control Systems?

    A Discipline which is QuITe Totally Addictive and all the Stronger for IT.....Hmmm, AI Providing Passion.

    Virtual Machines in QControl?

  10. Alistair

    @TeeCee

    You wouldn't be saying that if it was your testicles at the business end of an Egyptian police cattle prod.

  11. Brian
    Thumb Up

    36 Freakin' Years?

    What the hell was he doing in the intervening decades?

    Oh....THAT Brian May.....well, then......nice choice of fallback in case that Rock 'n Roll thing doesn't work out.

    Good on 'im.

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