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Re:When You Win a Nobel and They Can't Reach You at Home by timr on Monday October 12, 2020 @05:38PM (#24759726)
Because they have to make the announcement, and as soon as they do, the press start hounding the recipient.
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Re:When You Win a Nobel and They Can't Reach You at Home by chrisseaton on Monday October 12, 2020 @06:56PM (#24760463)
> they have to make the announcement

But why?

Why not wait?

And what if they were planning to refuse it?

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