Commencement: 9 Life Lessons

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Geisterfahrer said:
Commencement: It’s always boring.
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Most of the time. And exceedingly hot as well, when experienced out of doors in North Carolina. I've attended many.
However, you're missing the gist. Some Commencement speeches are better than others. Some actually command attention and deliver. The example in the OP is one.
 
Centerpiece said:
Most of the time. And exceedingly hot as well, when experienced out of doors in North Carolina. I've attended many.
However, you're missing the gist. Some Commencement speeches are better than others. Some actually command attention and deliver. The example in the OP is one.
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Oh, I get the gist.
 
Well...here's another great one -- in which a good friend of mine rifs mercilessly on the Bradford Pear...

 
Centerpiece said:
I guess I didn't find this speech "boring". Or perhaps I don't catch your drift.
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My theory is no one recognizes a “great” commencement speech in the moment, because they’re so fucking bored. It’s only later when it goes viral that people are like, “oh yeah that was a great speech.”
 
Geisterfahrer said:
My theory is no one recognizes a “great” commencement speech in the moment, because they’re so fucking bored. It’s only later when it goes viral that people are like, “oh yeah that was a great speech.”
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O, I agree 100%. But every once in a while - the class president or the Valedictorian will knock one out of the ball park - and has everybody's attention - on the edge of their seat - speaking like a Pastor at an AME Zion Church reaching everyone as if he were preaching ONLY to them! There was one like that a high school commencement... this dude killed. Slayed. Kicked ass and took names. I think he was class prez AND Valedictorian. Had a full ride scholly to State in Engineering I believe. Graduated there with honors and I think became - wait for it... a man of the cloth!

But I will still agree with you - especially if it's one of those "guest speakers" that no one really gives 2 shits about. Yeah, boring more often than not and the graduates have other things on their minds!!!!
 
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