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[43] Of two conversations at the University of Michigan

The following is a real life scenario.Prof. Daniel Chan was teaching Calculus 3 with his British accent in Dennisson 260

Prof Chan : A Kookabura flies with a semicircular projection. Find the vector of the kookabura if this point is (0, 1, 1).

Anonymous student : Hmm…

Prof Chan : Here is how you do it. First…

(He was showing the class the method of solving a particular 3D vector problem until…)

Prof Chan : Therefore, the answer is + t. Any questions? Yeah, at the back…

Anonymous student : What’s a kookabura?

Me : Hahahahahahaha…!!!

Prof Chan : You’re supposed to ask me about the vector but well, a kookabura is…

More recent real life conversation

South Quad, Dining Hall 1.

Khateeb : Okay, tomorrow you are going to wake up at 7.

Unmesh : Seven? Are you crazy? Why?

Khateeb : Because you are going to help me to find a place to live for the fall semester. We are going to knock on every door in Ann Arbor.

Me : What? You don’t have to do that. You just have to check the paper for any vacancy. There are advertisements in there.

Joey : Knock, knock, is there a brain in there? No, it’s empty.

Khateeb : Grrrrr…

Me : Joey, you better run.

(Joey looked scared.)

By Hafiz Noor Shams

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