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March 19, 2026
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Top 5 Lamest School Mottos

  1. Cornell: "I would found an institution where any person can find instruction in any study." Oh really?
  2. University of Rochester: "Better." It just goes to show you that shorter is not always, well, you know, better.
  3. Evergreen State College: "Let it all hang out." This is actually an accredited institution of higher learning.
  4. Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry: "Never tickle a sleeping dragon." You'd think that Rowena, Godric, Salazar and Helga would have come up with something slightly more spellbinding.
  5. Stephenson College: "One day I will rule the world." Noted alumni may include Mussolini, Hitler and Qadaffi.

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