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Documented: Prof lists famous unsolved problems;student thought it was homework- solved! (Student was George Dantzig.) ["The Unsolvable Math Problem" in CBA.] |
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Debunked: Student cheats on exam, asks "do you know who I am?", jams paper in exam pile! ["Bluebook Legends" in TMP] |
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F: College roommate commits suicide, gets you an automatic "A" for courses. ["The Suicide Rule" in CBA.] |
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Documented: Student gets tuition $ by asking for $0.01 from each person via newspaper. |
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Debunked: Student kills self during exam by putting 2 pencils in nose and hitting desk |
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Debunked: Two co-eds alone in dorm; one goes to study; other in room; roomie hears heavy dragging sounds; blocks door; hears scratches; waits til morning; opens door to find other co-ed with ax in head who was scratching for help. ["The Roommate's Death" in TVH and TMP] |
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Unknown: Students buy a barber pole and drive the town. Stopped continually by police |
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Debunked: Girl is alone at home/dorm with dog; sleeps; hears noise and a dripping sound; is frightened but reaches to dog and feels a lick; goes back to sleep. In morning, finds dog hanged in shower and note under bed which says "humans can lick too." ["The Licked Hand" in TCD] |
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Debunked: Prof. gives "announced" quiz to surprised class after putting ad in paper. |
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Unknown: Prof. allows students to "bring in what they can carry for exam"; student carries in a grad student (variation on allowing use of "Feynman"). |
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Debunked: Prof. nails exam thief by cutting bottom 0.5 inch of exam to find longer answer. |
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In Dispute: Philosophy prof.'s 1 word exam: "Why?" "A" to student who replies "Why not?" [Many, many variations]. |
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Debunked: Low grading prof. grades same exam in successive semesters; gives higher grade each time. 4th time around (or so), writes: "Like it more each time". [Version with drawing of a whale.] |
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Debunked: Prof. lectures class on sugar content of ejaculate. Girl then asks "Why does it taste so salty then?" Runs out of class amidst laughter. |
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Debunked: Science class students take swab from inside of cheek and examine under microscope. One group sees odd organisms and calls prof. who looks and declares that it's sperm. |
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Debunked: Student submits 20 yr old paper for class; prof. gives "A"; says he always liked it but he only got a "B" when he wrote it. [The above 6 are in "College Con Artists and How They Operate" in CBA] |
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Documented: Prof. Donald "Art of Computer Programming" Knuth's 1st publication was in MAD mag. (MAD #33 "The Potrzebie system of weights and measures") |
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Debunked: Frat holds blood drive. Some grossly high % of frat donors are HIV positive. |
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Documented: There seems to be quite a few university buildings named after Kresge. |
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Unknown: Prof. demos test for diabetes by dipping finger in several flasks of urine and then licking it. Then asks students to do same. They do, after which he says he dipped with one finger and licked with the other. |
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Unknown: Co-ed responds to "quizzy" announcement with fear of "testies", blushes. |
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Debunked: Albert Einstein did poorly in school. |
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Debunked: Sam Houston State University was once Sam Houston Institute of Teaching, renamed due to initials. |
