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The MathOverflow commentator led off with "I’ve heard a worse story", meaning that not only do they not have direct knowledge of the situation, there's no guara
by bigbillheck 4y ago
The MathOverflow commentator led off with "I’ve heard a worse story", meaning that not only do they not have direct knowledge of the situation, there's no guarantee that the person who told them the story had that knowledge either.
In other words, this is how urban legends spread.