Tuesday, July 06, 2004

sweett...

This happened at Harvard University in October last year. In a biology
class, the professor was discussing the high glucose levels found in
semen which gives the sperm all the energy for their journey.

A female freshman raised her hand and asked, "If I understand you
correctly, you're saying there is a lot of glucose, as in sugar, in
semen?"

"That's correct" responded the professor, going on to add statistical
info.
Raising her hand again, she asked, "Then why doesn't it taste sweet?"
After a stunned silence, the whole class burst out laughing.
The poor girl's face turned bright red, and as she realized exactly what
she had inadvertently said (or rather implied), she picked up her books
without a word and walked out of class, never to return.

However, as she was going out the door, the professor's reply was
classic.
Totally straight-faced he answered her question. "It doesn't taste sweet
because the taste buds for sweetness are on the tip of your tongue and
not the back of your throat. Have a good day".

1 Comments:

At 2:01 AM, Blogger serenity said...

I totally agree with the professor, she should've flip her tounge...
by the way did anyone know how she got to harvard without graduating from biology class in high school?

 

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