I was thrown out of college for cheating on the metaphysics exam; I looked into the soul of the boy sitting next to me.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker claims to have been expelled for an act of psychic intrusion rather than academic dishonesty.
- In plain terms
- He says he cheated by reading his neighbor's mind during an exam.
- What can you take from it?
- Absurd excuses often hide simple truths.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What is a creative excuse for a mistake?
- How do we justify our failures?
Another view
The claim is clearly a joke and not a factual account of events.
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