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Date: Sat, 27 Feb 1999 03:31:16 +0200
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From: xpolakis@otenet.gr (Antreas P. Hatzipolakis)
Subject: Re: professional generalizatons

Lisa Auanger wrote:

>Over the years I've encountered a few generalizations about the
>profession.  Some that spring to mind are:
>
>A true Classicist is always looking for the right word.
>
>Archaeologists always begin with a map.
>
>An archaeologist must have an answer for everything (this one from
>J. Beazley, I think)
>
>Would others care to add to the list?

 The easy way to identify a mathematician is by the
 common use of the phrases "It can be shown that..." and "Is left
 as an exercise to the student..."

More at:       http://www.isr.umd.edu/~jasonp/school


>
>Lisa Auanger (who does not believe she was the one who started the
>parenthetical addendum thing)


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