<p>Incoming Class of 2013, especially the math majors, should be aware of the sort of ridiculous safety situation here at Princeton. First we had bicycle bandits, not we can add cake thieves. What are we, New Haven?</p>
<p>(The</a> Prox: Cake stolen from Fine Hall!)
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Dear all,</p>
<p>I am very sorry to send a plenary message, but something which really upsets me -- to use a euphemism -- happened this morning.</p>
<p>Yesterday I brought a cake I made for Prof. XXXX and I put it in the fridge in the common room with the following message on it:</p>
<p>PROPERTY OF PROF. XXXX:
touch it only if you want to die suddenly and of a very cruel and painful death.
With love,
XXXX
--your tea lady--</p>
<p>Nonetheless today a 1/4 of cake was missing. Now I really wonder: which part of this message was unclear? I will assume that everybody in this department can read and understand the local language. I would also like to assume that the problem is not in the easy syllogism "hidden" behind the message:</p>
<p>this cake belongs to Prof. XXXX
I am NOT Prof. XXXX</p>
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<p>this cake does not belong to me</p>
<p>There are other two possibilities coming up to my mind:
1) That criminal mind who stole part of the cake and I do not share the same concept of "property";
2) That person has been very disrespectful and rude.</p>
<p>Hoping this is not going to happen anymore,
sincerely,
XXXX</p>
<p>P.s. At least let me have your feedback! How did you like it? You can leave an anonymous message of the Espresso machine. There won't be camcorders pointed on you.
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<p>With this sort of crime spree, you'll neither be able to have (1/4) of your cake nor eat it.</p>
<p>(P.S. In cake that superb pun at the end didn't make it clear, this is a joke.)</p>