I have also found that a quick "hey, English major, remember?" has gotten things simplified--with the understanding that, since I don't understand the math, there's a limit to how much I can really grasp the concept fully.

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"Now everyone was giving her that kind of look UFOlogists get when they suddenly say, 'Hey, if you shade your eyes you can see it is just a flock of geese after all.'"

"You can't erase icing."

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