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A Day at Harvard
We all have heard the phrase "You learn something new everyday".
Well, here's today's lesson: Think before you speak!!
This actually happened at Harvard University in October one year.
In biology class, the professor was discussing the high glucose levels found
in semen. A female freshman raised her hand and asked,
"If I understand you, you're saying there is a lot of glucose, as in sugar, in
semen?"
"That's correct," responded the professor, going on to add statistical
info.
Raising her hand again, the girl asked, "Then why doesn't it taste sweet?"
After a stunned silence, the class burst out laughing, the poor
girl's face turned bright red, and as she realized exactly what she had
inadvertently said (or rather implied), she picked up her books without a
word and walked out of class, never to return. However as she was going
out the door, the Prof's reply was classic. Totally straight-faced he answered
her question:
"It doesn't taste sweet because the taste buds for sweetness
are on the tip of your tongue and not the back of your throat."
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