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Sept. 7, 2010, 4 p.m.

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//Explaining the distinction between authority and actual power Mr. Swaney: [Russian President] Medvedev could rule Russia with an iron fist; he could dismiss Putin tomorrow if he wanted to.      Putin's got the Russian Mafia behind him, Medvedev would fall out of a window the next day. So Medvedev has the authority, Putin has the Mafia.

#2072

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Sept. 7, 2010, 4:11 p.m.

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Mr. Swaney: Something like six candidates from other parties in Russia have fallen out of window... or gone down in plane crashes.

#2101

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Sept. 13, 2010, 10:38 p.m.

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student: I don't want to pay for college. Whitacre: (without missing a beat) That's what 7-elevens are for!

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Sept. 15, 2010, 7:18 p.m.

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//Mr. Pham went to dental school Pham: You all understand, the bacteria do not make the cavity, they eat food in your mouth and then pooping it out onto your teeth and it sticking there. That how you get cavity.

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Sept. 15, 2010, 10:31 p.m.

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//Talking about James Watt Abby: He killed a lot of horses and took the average.

#2136

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Sept. 17, 2010, 7:30 p.m.

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Freeman (to Avi):Im vegetarian too- in between meals.

#2153

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Sept. 18, 2010, 2:14 p.m.

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//Nobody understands a homework problem from the Anal Chem textbook Pham: This one, they do something wid it get rid ammonia. Okay, they do something wid it don't matter what it is. (jabbing board) They this things, then make it become this, then make become that. You understand what I'm saying? Students: ...No.

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Sept. 20, 2010, 6:54 p.m.

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Freeman: No, not like Tranelle's. I wake up screaming in the middle of the night about Tranelle's sneezes.

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Sept. 21, 2010, 4:36 p.m.

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//looking at a model of population Shirley: "...regulating the flow of babies from the cloud..."

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Sept. 21, 2010, 5:51 p.m.

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// Swaney pours generous dollop from a tall bottle into his coffee. Student: Ummm... what was that? Swaney: Vodka! I gotta get through the day *some*how!