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paleonet The Onion



From the latest issue of the Onion: http://www.theonion.com/ (for our foreign readers, it's satire)

Paleontology Class Winces Whenever Fundamentalist Kid Raises Hand
STATE COLLEGE, PA— The 24 other students in a Penn State Paleontology 101 discussion section wince with dread whenever fundamentalist Christian Joseph Moseley raises his hand, classmates reported Tuesday. "As soon as that guy's hand shoots up, the whole class tenses up and is like, 'Oh, God, here we go again,'" classmate Colin Herberger said. "I think he thinks he plays a valuable role in the class, acting as the 'opposing viewpoint,' but it's just annoying."

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