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What are some examples of colorful language in serious mathematics papers?
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Derived Functors Versus Spectral Sequences
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How Does My Radio Work?
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How did Lefschetz do mathematics without hands?
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Extremely messy proofs
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Has incorrect notation ever led to a mistaken proof?
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History of the high-dimensional volume paradox
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Why not talk about utility functions on the surreal line when preferences are lexicographic, etc?
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Ambiguous definition of Substitution and Income effect?