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Jai Ganesh

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Registered: 2005-06-28

Posts: 48,421

Who's who?

1. Who is a taxidermist?

2. Who is a philatelist?

3. Who is a psephologist?

4. Who is an anthropologist?

5. Who is a nephrologist?

6. Who is an agnostic?

7. Who is a philanthropist?

8. Who is a nihilist?

9. Who is a pragmatist?

10. Who is a dermatologist?

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It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

Ricky

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Registered: 2005-12-04

Posts: 3,791

Re: Who's who?

1. One who drives you to the dermist.
2. What happens when Phil gets to hungry and there is only paper around.
4. One who throws ants, and then apologizes.

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"In the real world, this would be a problem.  But in mathematics, we can just define a place where this problem doesn't exist.  So we'll go ahead and do that now..."

MathsIsFun

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Registered: 2005-01-21

Posts: 7,713

Re: Who's who?

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"The physicists defer only to mathematicians, and the mathematicians defer only to God ..."  - Leon M. Lederman

Jai Ganesh

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Registered: 2005-06-28

Posts: 48,421

Re: Who's who?

Outstanding! MathsIsFun has scored a perfect 10, almost! Just a little off the mark because

needed a bit of correction.

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It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

MathsIsFun

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Registered: 2005-01-21

Posts: 7,713

Re: Who's who?

Oh, rats. True.

Anyway, I prefer Ricky's answers, and want more.

10. An expert on small rugs.

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"The physicists defer only to mathematicians, and the mathematicians defer only to God ..."  - Leon M. Lederman