I just read ARVIND NARVEKAR's blog on Witty Statements.... and just thought of the email forwards I had received a few months ago.
See how beautifully the writer has explained the "between the legs" meaning of statements given by readers/doctors....... (lolzzzz)... .
The following list of phrases and their definitions might help you understand the mysterious language of science and medicine. These special phrases are also applicable to anyone reading a PhD dissertation or academic paper.
"IT HAS LONG BEEN KNOWN"...
I didn't look up the original reference.
"A DEFINITE TREND IS EVIDENT"...
These data are practically meaningless.
"WHILE IT HAS NOT BEEN POSSIBLE TO PROVIDE DEFINITE ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS"...
An unsuccessful experiment but I still hope to get it published.
"THREE OF THE SAMPLES WERE CHOSEN FOR DETAILED STUDY"...
The other results didn't make any sense.
"TYPICAL RESULTS ARE SHOWN"...
This is the prettiest graph.
"THESE RESULTS WILL BE IN A SUBSEQUENT REPORT"...
I might get around to this sometime, if pushed/funded.
"IN MY EXPERIENCE"...
Once.
"IN CASE AFTER CASE"...
Twice.
"IN A SERIES OF CASES"...
Thrice.
"IT IS BELIEVED THAT"...
I think.
"IT IS GENERALLY BELIEVED THAT"...
A couple of others think so, too.
"CORRECT WITHIN AN ORDER OF MAGNITUDE" ...
Wrong.
"ACCORDING TO STATISTICAL ANALYSIS"...
Rumour has it.
"A STATISTICALLY-ORIENTED PROJECTION OF THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THESE FINDINGS"...
A wild guess.
"A CAREFUL ANALYSIS OF OBTAINABLE DATA"...
Three pages of notes were obliterated when I knocked over a glass iced tea.
"IT IS CLEAR THAT MUCH ADDITIONAL WORK WILL BE REQUIRED BEFORE A COMPLETE UNDERSTANDING OF THIS PHENOMENON OCCURS"...
I don't understand it.
"AFTER ADDITIONAL STUDY BY MY COLLEAGUES"...
They don't understand it either.
"THANKS ARE DUE TO JOE BLOTZ FOR ASSISTANCE WITH THE EXPERIMENT AND TO CINDY ADAMS FOR VALUABLE DISCUSSIONS"...
Mr. Blotz did the work and Ms. Adams explained to me what it meant.
"A HIGHLY SIGNIFICANT AREA FOR EXPLORATORY STUDY"...
A totally useless topic selected by my committee.
"IT IS HOPED THAT THIS STUDY WILL STIMULATE FURTHER INVESTIGATION IN THIS FIELD"...
I quit.
"IT IS MY PERSONAL OPINION BASED ON MY RESEARCH THAT"
I am sure of it as I read it in an encyclopedia.
"MANY OF US WOULD AGREE"
most of you would kick my ass after hearing this
"TAKING HIM IN TEAM AS LEADER WAS A UNANIMOUS DECISION"
Idiots he was brother of my wife...... hell with everything else
Close
hello Poonam
Me .... spelling mistake,,,,, aaaahh that could be some problem in sulekha or error of my key board or mistake of fingers...... otherwiose Inever spell incorectly
sometimes my brain thinks of the person I amwriting to, and hence the mind and heart are lost in the person , drowned in the delight of the person's beauty...... and so the spellings might occur a bit differently......
Otherwise I never spell incorrctly..... it must be your charm, the hypnosis of your personality that might have made me spell your name incorectly.....
hmmmm...am I right Poonnnaaammmmm ..oppsss... I am charmed agagagagaiiinnnnn
drooling.....yashasvi
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