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| A case for the Third Universal Cardinal Rule of Thumb: Never be absolute, unless absolutely necessary: A linguistics... more
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| A college professor in an anatomy class asked his students to sketch a naked man. As the professor walked around the cla... more
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| A college professor is explaining to his class that pleasure is a mental state, and that many people overlook the things... more
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| A high school senior was inspecting Harvard University, where he hoped to attend the following autumn. As he was walking... more
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| A Modest Essay 3A. ESSAY: IN ORDER FOR THE ADMISSIONS STAFF OF OUR COLLEGE TO GET TO KNOW YOU, THE APPLICANT, BETTER, WE... more
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| A school teacher injured his back and had to wear a plaster cast around the upper part of his body. It fit under his shi... more
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| A thermodynamics professor had written a take home exam for his graduate students. It had one question: Is Hell exothe... more
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| A unit in sex education was about to begin, and each student had to bring in a permission slip in order to take it. Litt... more
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| Academy of MudgeologySome selections from our catalog: Course number/Title/(Days/Time)MUS147 HOW TO HUM: LECTURE AND LA... more
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| American University Grading Procedures Here is a list of the ways professors here at the AmericanUniversity grade... more
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| Are You About to Employ a Robot? This test was written by ME, Roger Carasso, for the UCB PsychologyDepartment.... more
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| Bonkistry Introductory Chemistry at Duke has been taught for about a zillion yearsby Professor Bonk (really), and... more
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| College by Dave Barry Many of you young per... more
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| Donald MacDonald from the Isle of Skye (or maybe it was Neil McNell from Barra, but anyway..) went to study at an Englis... more
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| How to write a paper1. Sit in a straight, comfortable chair in a well-lighted place with plenty of freshly sharpened... more
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| Letter from Daughter to Parents Dear Mother and Dad:It has now been three months since I left for college. I have... more
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| Little Johnny was in his math's class one day when the teacher singled him out."If I gave you $20," the teacher began,"... more
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| Mr. Baldwin, the biology teacher called on Mary, "Can you tell me the part of the body that, under the right conditions,... more
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| New University Promos It was clear that one day the Ivy League would grow desperate. The the average tuition (per y... more
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| No $Dear Dad,$chool i$ really great. I am making lot$ of friend$ and $tudying very hard.With all my $tuff, I $imply can'... more
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| On the first day of college, the Dean addressed the students, pointing out some of the rules: "The female dormitory... more
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| On the first day of college, the Dean addressed the students, pointing out some of the rules:"The female dormitory will... more
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| One day our professor was discussing a particularly complicated concept. A pre-med student rudely interrupted to ask "Wh... more
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| Rabbit's Ph.D. Thesis: A Parable for Graduate StudentsScene: It's a fine sunny day in the... more
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| SAT score decay As we all know SAT scores have been on the decline for years.The following may be the reason why.A math... more
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| Selections From the Scholastic Aptitude Preparatory Test (the S.A.P.)... more
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| Should you have any questions during the exam,just raise your hand. This should cause enoughblood to flow to your brain... more
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| SILVIA: Dad, can you write in the dark?FATHER: I think so. What do you want me to write?SYLVIA: Your name on this report... more
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| Special High Intensity TeachingMemo to all students:In order to assure the highest levels of quality work and productivi... more
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| Teacher: If 1+1=2 and 2+2=4, what is 4+4?Pupil: Thats not fair!You answer the easy ones and leave us with the hard one!... more
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