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fresh_42 said:
Or the study of notoriously pathological objects.
WWGD said:
Just saw Edward Munch's painting as I read your post...
I would scream too, if my coffee cup turned into a doughnut...!
 
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OCR said:
I would scream too, if my coffee cup turned into a doughnut...!
I would tear a piece apart and eat it and drink some coffee with the other part. Give me a Dunkin Donut Grande Toruccino pastry!
 
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WWGD said:
I would tear a piece apart...
In mathematics, topology is concerned with the properties of space that are preserved under continuous deformations, such as stretching, crumpling and bending, but not tearing or gluing.
Lol...
 
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Ibix said:
It's the study of the upper halves of things. From the Greek top, meaning "upper half" and logos, meaning "knowledge".
Ah. Personally, and somewhat proctologically, I prefer bottomology.
 
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DennisN said:
Ah. Personally, and somewhat proctologically, I prefer bottomology.
Me too, I just saw this woman bend down right next to a sign that read : "Grab and Go".
 
DennisN said:
Ah. Personally, and somewhat proctologically, I prefer bottomology.
That's astrology, but with an extra s.
 
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