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		pfortuny on April 25, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: “What part of Milner-Hindley do you not understand... Just read the above discussions and get a laugh. Yes, I know it is just a joke but... not much so, if you think of it. Ah, discussions between set theorists and logicians, those were the days.

omegant on April 25, 2013 [–]

The quote was familiar but I couldn't remember the source. The meaning is clear though! Amazing neverending discussions, it makes me remember the Feynman anecdote when he observed matematiians discussions.

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