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A tautology is a thing which is tautological.
A total abstainer is one who abstains from everything but abstention, and especially from inactivity in the affairs of others.
-- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...
A transistor protected by a fast-acting fuse will protect the fuse by blowing first.
A triangle which has an angle of 135 degrees is called an obscene triangle.
A truly wise man never plays leapfrog with a unicorn.
A university is what a college becomes when the faculty loses interest in students.
-- John Ciardi...
A University without students is like an ointment without a fly.
-- Ed Nather, professor of astronomy at UT Austi...
A UNIX saleslady, Lenore, Enjoys work, but she likes the beach more.
She found a good way To combine work and play: She sells C shells by the seashore....
A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with.
-- Tennessee William...
A very intelligent turtle Found programming UNIX a hurdle The system, you see, Ran as slow as did he, And that's not saying much for the turtle.

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