Subj : Re: Are programmers like this in the real world?
To   : comp.programming
From : Charles Richmond
Date : Wed Jul 27 2005 03:16 am

Chris McDonald wrote:
> 
> Charles Richmond <richchas@comcast.net> writes:
> 
> >In my university, one Iranian sent a friend (also an Iranian) to
> >take his math test for him. Of course the professor was *not* fooled
> >and I am sure that proper action was taken. (I can't say if the
> >guy tried it again the next semester...)
> 
> Hi Charles,
> 
> You may like this old joke:
> 
>     http://www.joke-archives.com/oddsends/genericethnic.html
> 
THe main reason for naming the nationality (Iranian) was that the
student thought the professor could *not* distinguish one Iranian
from another. The student was disavowed of this notion shortly...

However, I do *not* deny being familiar with *most* stereotypes
going around.

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