keeping thread going in May
LEARN TO PAY ATTENTION
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> First-year students at NC State's Vet school were receiving their
> first anatomy class, with a real dead cow.
> The professor stated they would need to pay attention at all
> times to learn. They all gathered around the surgery table with the body
> covered with a white sheet. The professor started the class by telling
> them, "In Veterinary Medicine it is necessary to have two important
> qualities as a doctor: The first is that you not be disgusted by anything
> involving the animal body".
> For an example, the Professor pulled back the sheet, stuck his
> finger in the butt of the dead cow, withdrew it and stuck it in his
> mouth.
> "Go ahead and do the same thing," he told his students. The
> students freaked out, hesitated for several minutes. But eventually took
> turns sticking a finger in the butt of the dead cow and sucking on it.
> When everyone finished, the Professor looked at them and said,
> "The second most important quality is observation. I stuck in my middle
> finger and sucked on my index finger. Now learn to pay attention. Life's
> tough, it's even tougher if you're stupid."
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