«I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book.»
— Groucho Marx
1890-1977
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This reminds me of the student who began his Middle Ages story with:
«He was a dark and stormy knight….»
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In a survey taken several years ago, all incoming freshman at MIT were asked if they expected to graduate in the top half of their class.
Ninety-seven percent responded that they did.
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Q: What’s the difference between a teacher and a train?
A: The teacher says «Get that gum out of your mouth», where as the train says «Chew, Chew «.
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«The reason that every major university maintains a department of mathematics is that it is cheaper to do this than to institutionalize all those people.»
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