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Comment by bananaflag

13 hours ago

> And, I lie to anyone who asks me why I’m a mathematician.

I prefer to say "I liked a girl" (because it's the truth)

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sheafification  13 hours ago

My go-to is “It’s the only thing I was good at in school, I was hopeless at everything else,” which is only a slight exaggeration.

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