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"You Learn Something New Every Day"
We've all heard the phrase "you learn something new every
day."
Well, here's today's lesson: Think before you speak! This actually happened at Harvard University.
In a biology class, the professor was discussing the high
glucose levels found in semen.
A female freshman raised her hand and asked, "If I under-
stand, you're saying there is as much glucose in semen as
in sugar?"
"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 whole 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 professor'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 your tongue and not the back of your throat :osu:
We've all heard the phrase "you learn something new every
day."
Well, here's today's lesson: Think before you speak! This actually happened at Harvard University.
In a biology class, the professor was discussing the high
glucose levels found in semen.
A female freshman raised her hand and asked, "If I under-
stand, you're saying there is as much glucose in semen as
in sugar?"
"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 whole 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 professor'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 your tongue and not the back of your throat :osu:
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