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Old 11-11-2006, 04:05 PM
Bill Haywood Bill Haywood is offline
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Default Best historians\' joke

Best historians' joke

A young graduate student is about to take his orals, and is getting advice from an old professor.

"What do I do if I'm asked about an historical period I know nothing about?"

"Just say it was a period of transition and the middle class was rising."
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