On the stairs of an academic building, 3 minutes before class time:
Student: Professor!
Professor (thinking is this one of mine?): Yes?
Student: I’m in your English 1010 class.
Professor (at least this one knows which English class): What is it?
Student: I just wanted you to know that I’m in sciences and I’m just taking your class because I need my writing requirement.
Professor: (here it comes) . . .
Student: The thing is I really don’t get English.
Professor: (Oh no, she’s heard about our secret code! I can’t just hand that out to someone in the sciences!) Well, you can meet your writing requirement in lots of subjects besides English.
Student: Honestly, I have to take this course because it’s the only writing class I can take and still fit in all the science classes I need.
Professor: Hmmm. Well, that’s unfortunate.
Student: Yes, it’s really awful.
Professor: . . .
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