Saturday, April 23, 2005
Meanwhile, across the pond "Wizards of Moz: Academia does the Smiths"
"On one of the more recent rainy days in Manchester, a mixture of academics and civilians congregated in the atrium of a white-walled building at the Metropolitan University. From a distance this could have been a crowd at any academic conference, but a telling clue came from the state of the men's hair. Amongst the styles were a suspicious number of quiffs in various states of elevation. (A quick definition: a quiff is "a man's prominent forelock, worn elevated." Quaff means drinking; quiff means hair like Elvis.)
"These quiffs were meant to look like Morrissey, the lead singer of one of the most beloved bands of the 1980s, the Smiths. Some of the greying quiffs in the crowd looked ready to collapse, and were only standing thanks to a few stubborn upright hairs. The younger quiffs were sturdy. It was a hopeful sign. The hairstyle — like the Smiths' music itself -- had been passed with care from one generation to the next." ¶ 4/23/2005 04:02:00 PM
"On one of the more recent rainy days in Manchester, a mixture of academics and civilians congregated in the atrium of a white-walled building at the Metropolitan University. From a distance this could have been a crowd at any academic conference, but a telling clue came from the state of the men's hair. Amongst the styles were a suspicious number of quiffs in various states of elevation. (A quick definition: a quiff is "a man's prominent forelock, worn elevated." Quaff means drinking; quiff means hair like Elvis.)
"These quiffs were meant to look like Morrissey, the lead singer of one of the most beloved bands of the 1980s, the Smiths. Some of the greying quiffs in the crowd looked ready to collapse, and were only standing thanks to a few stubborn upright hairs. The younger quiffs were sturdy. It was a hopeful sign. The hairstyle — like the Smiths' music itself -- had been passed with care from one generation to the next." ¶ 4/23/2005 04:02:00 PM
