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Old 31-May-2006, 04:20 PM
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Originally Posted by hhEb09'1
Another possibility is that it might have been a joke. I remember there were a lot of nicknames for courses. One of the Intro to Geology courses was Rocks for Jocks
I teach an intro astronomy lab and TA the lecture section, and you'd be suprised how many students *still* refer to it as astrology in all seriousness, even after completing the class.

Also for the record, myself and other TA's have refered to the class as Flying Rocks for Jocks.
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