History professor : Before our lecture today I'd like to start off with a quote by Paul Eldridge. "History is the transformation of tumultuous conquerors into silent footnotes."
Student : (raises hand)
History professor : Yes?
Student : What the fuck does that mean?
History professor : It means until I'm dead you will not cuss in my classroom, dammit!
--NYU
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