In Germany, every now and then they discover an unexploded bomb or shell from World War II that’s been sitting quietly underneath an apartment building or a nursing home for 60+ years, and zee bomb squad has to come and remove it. Apparently this is such a common occurrence that they’ve gotten really good [...]
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September 14, 2007
How Much Brainpower Does It Take To Get An MBA?
Actual exchange in accounting class this morning:
Professor: “Who can tell me how an implicit cost is different from an explicit cost?”
[Silence.]
Professor: “Anyone?”
[Silence.]
That Guy On the Front Row Who Likes to Hear Himself Talk: “It’s implied?”
Professor [enthusiastically]:”Yes, that’s exactly correct!! An implicit cost is IMPLIED!”
Ironically, TGOFRWLHHT will probably be making six figures by the time he’s [...]