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Strategic Incompetence

Posted on April 25, 2007 by

From the Wall Street Journal: To learn something at the office can be difficult. But to refrain from learning something requires years of practice and refinement. It’s an office skill that Steven Crawley finds indispensable. “The inability to grasp selective…

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College Chemistry Humor

Posted on February 11, 2000 by

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The following is an actual question given on a University of Washington chemistry midterm: "Is Hell exothermic (gives off heat) or endothermic (absorbs heat)? Support your answer with a proof."

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Actual Driving School Exam Answers

Posted on February 11, 2000 by

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The following are a sampling of REAL answers received on exams given by the California Department of Transportation’s driving school (read Saturday Traffic School for moving violation offenders.)

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Student Bloopers, Part 8 – Mars and Venus

Posted on February 11, 2000 by

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Remember the book Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus? Well, here’s a prime example of the differences between Men and Women offered by an English professor at Southern Methodist University

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Student Bloopers, Part 7 – Science Facts & Legends

Posted on February 11, 2000 by

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The beguiling ideas about science quoted here were gleaned from essays, exams, and class room discussions. Most were from 5th and 6th graders. They illustrate Mark Twain’s contention that the ‘most interesting information comes from children, for they tell all they know and then stop.’