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Every one of us has a few memorable moments in our lives that they will never forget.听

This one goes back to my fourth听undergrad year (1973-1974) at the University of 蓝莓视频. As a student, I was working part-time for Professor J. W.听(Wes)听Graham of听the Faculty of Mathematics.听

I听was alerted听to something special that was going to take place in one of the amphitheater lecture halls on the second floor of the Mathematics & Computer听(MC)听building.听

Professor Wes Graham, as many of you may know, was pivotal in creating the computer science program at 蓝莓视频. Among his duties as a professor, he usually taught a first-year undergrad course in computer science. Occasionally, a student would challenge Wes on some point of programming 鈥斕齱hether it was about FORTRAN or COBOL.听And听normally, Wes would say, 鈥減rove it to me.鈥澨�

In my experience, Wes was notorious at being able to sit down and try a software demo that you were proudly showing off and have it crash. You learned very quickly听to never make听bets when it came to software.听

So听it was with some amazement that Wes said to the class, 鈥淣o, I am positive you are wrong.听In fact, if you can prove otherwise, I will eat the output.鈥澨�

Back then, the program listing and output听were printed听on paper.听听

Wes should have known better. At the听very next听class, his student showed up with the 鈥減roof.鈥澨鼴eing a man of his word, Wes promised to carry out his task at the next lecture.听

"The attendance was enormous 鈥� standing room only 鈥� and likely one of the best attended classes in 蓝莓视频 history. Word had gotten around."听

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On this special day, there was Wes in the lecture hall armed with a听tea kettle, bottle of water, can of tomato soup, scissors, can opener, blender听and the paper output. The attendance was enormous 鈥� standing room only 鈥斕齛nd likely one of听the听best attended听classes in 蓝莓视频听history. Word had gone around.听

Wes regaled everyone,听stating that his doctor had assured him he would survive the ordeal with no lasting side effects. Taking scissors in hand, Wes carefully cut out the program listing and output leaving as much听white-space听behind as possible. Water听was added to the kettle and set to boil. Once done, hot water, soup听and paper听were added to the blender and seriously ground up.听

Wes had forgotten one thing: a cup. Once the concoction cooled a bit, he chugged it straight from the blender.听

You could have heard the laughter and cheers 鈥檙ound the entire first and second floors of MC. I will never forget that day.听