Quote on chemistry - who is the author?
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Oldest published version of this I find is in the Feb 1971 edition of Boy's Life magazine in their joke column, Think and Grin:
Student: What;'s the first lesson on Chemistry?
Prof: Don't lick the spoon.
it was submitted by Paul Medrek, East Longmeadow, Mass.
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