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HUMOR: Scientific Literature Explained
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Andrew Bennett)
Thu Oct 24 23:51:41 1996
Date: Thu, 24 Oct 1996 23:36:57 -0400
To: humor@MIT.EDU
From: abennett@MIT.EDU (Andrew Bennett)
Date: Fri, 25 Oct 1996 00:53:57 +0000 (GMT)
From: Espacionaute Spiff domine! <MATOSSIAN@aries.colorado.edu>
** A brief guide to scientific literature **
It has long been known == I haven't bothered to check the references.
It is known == I believe.
It is believed == I think.
It is generally believed == My colleges and I think.
There has been some discussion == Nobody agrees with me.
It can be shown == Take my word for it.
It is proven == It agrees with something mathematical.
Of great theoretical importance == I find it interesting.
Of great practical importance == This justifies my employment.
Of great historical importance == This ought to make me famous.
Some samples were chosen for study == The others didn't make sense.
Typical results are shown == The best results are shown.
Correct within order of magnitude == Wrong.
The values were obtained empirically == The values were obtained by accident.
The results are inconclusive == The results seem to disprove my hypothesis.
Additional work is required == Someone else can work on the details.
It might be argues that == I have a good answer to this objection.
The investigations proved rewarding == My grant has been renewed.
Synthesized according to standard protocols == Purchased.
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