A story around campus¹ has it that a student once sent a telegram to his parents reading: "Mom-flunked all courses. Kicked out of school, Prepare Pop."

 

Two days later he received a response: "Pop prepared. Prepare yourself."

 

在校园里广为流传着这样一个故事：有一次，一个学生给他的父母发了一封电报，上面写道：“妈妈，我的功课没有一门及格的，我已经被学校开除了，请爸爸做好准备。”

 

过了两天，这个学生收到回电：“爸爸已经准备好了，你自己也做好准备吧！”

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