# Why do academics take themselves so seriously?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [February 20, 2009, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-academics-take-themselves-so-seriously/486695 "2009-02-20T08:10:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![Kozmik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8dc957/32.png) [@Kozmik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kozmik)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2009, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-academics-take-themselves-so-seriously/486695/41 "2009-02-22T05:17:59Z")

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Real life example (I’m not being specific, applies to most academics): “Oooh, oooh, look at me, I was an original student of the late John Irytower who wrote [insert massive tome here]. And see, all the students sitting around me, reading it like it was the Holy Bible. Yes, indeed, KNOWLEDGE landed from on high and I’m one of the disciples.”

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