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Originally Posted by Half Smoke
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I loved his line in one of his books - I can't remember which one
but he wrote about dropping out of Harvard to bet horses
he skipped his English Lit class one day
and he wrote something like:
"I didn't know much about the "Canterbury Tales." But I knew a lot about some $5,000 claimers at Suffolk Downs."
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In 1975’s “Picking Winners” Andy writes about skipping his final exam in Chaucer at Harvard, basically “I didn’t know much about Chaucer, but I did know something about Amberoid’s chances in the Belmont Stakes. Although I blew a $12,000 education, I did collect a $13 payoff on Amberoid, reducing my losses for the day to $11,987.
Maybe the best example of self deprecating humor I’ve ever seen. I laughed so hard I could barely breathe.
Vinman
