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The Cliffs Notes on Cliffs Notes

And yelled, hut, hut, hut. Mm-hmm. Cliff did not like this, and they took out a full-page ad. I guess he was passed away by this point, but the company didn't like this. And they took an ad in the Villanova student newspaper, called it censorship, and the college was like, they can still buy these things anywhere. This is sort of a symbolic gesture.

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The Cliffs Notes on Cliffs Notes

And yelled, hut, hut, hut. Mm-hmm. Cliff did not like this, and they took out a full-page ad. I guess he was passed away by this point, but the company didn't like this. And they took an ad in the Villanova student newspaper, called it censorship, and the college was like, they can still buy these things anywhere. This is sort of a symbolic gesture.

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The Cliffs Notes on Cliffs Notes

Yeah, for sure. And if you have a set of Cliff's notes that you have read recently from later in the company's story, you're like, hey, man, I didn't see any note from Cliff saying these aren't shortcuts. P.S. Enjoy the shortcut. This didn't have anything in it. I think the minute he sold that company, they were like, let's get rid of that note. It's a real drag. Yeah, it's a real drag.

Stuff You Should Know
The Cliffs Notes on Cliffs Notes

Yeah, for sure. And if you have a set of Cliff's notes that you have read recently from later in the company's story, you're like, hey, man, I didn't see any note from Cliff saying these aren't shortcuts. P.S. Enjoy the shortcut. This didn't have anything in it. I think the minute he sold that company, they were like, let's get rid of that note. It's a real drag. Yeah, it's a real drag.

Stuff You Should Know
The Cliffs Notes on Cliffs Notes

Yeah, for sure. And if you have a set of Cliff's notes that you have read recently from later in the company's story, you're like, hey, man, I didn't see any note from Cliff saying these aren't shortcuts. P.S. Enjoy the shortcut. This didn't have anything in it. I think the minute he sold that company, they were like, let's get rid of that note. It's a real drag. Yeah, it's a real drag.

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The Cliffs Notes on Cliffs Notes

And not only that, like our advertising should actively encourage the fact that this is a shortcut.

Stuff You Should Know
The Cliffs Notes on Cliffs Notes

And not only that, like our advertising should actively encourage the fact that this is a shortcut.

Stuff You Should Know
The Cliffs Notes on Cliffs Notes

And not only that, like our advertising should actively encourage the fact that this is a shortcut.

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The Cliffs Notes on Cliffs Notes

Let's own it.

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The Cliffs Notes on Cliffs Notes

Let's own it.

Stuff You Should Know
The Cliffs Notes on Cliffs Notes

Let's own it.

Stuff You Should Know
The Cliffs Notes on Cliffs Notes

Yeah, for sure. Here's the big question, though, and I'm glad Livia posed this question. Like, is it bad to use Cliff's notes? And the very idea of like, Do kids need to read the Scarlet Letter, or is the only reason they're reading the Scarlet Letter to just not look like a dipstick when someone brings up the Scarlet Letter?

Stuff You Should Know
The Cliffs Notes on Cliffs Notes

Yeah, for sure. Here's the big question, though, and I'm glad Livia posed this question. Like, is it bad to use Cliff's notes? And the very idea of like, Do kids need to read the Scarlet Letter, or is the only reason they're reading the Scarlet Letter to just not look like a dipstick when someone brings up the Scarlet Letter?

Stuff You Should Know
The Cliffs Notes on Cliffs Notes

Yeah, for sure. Here's the big question, though, and I'm glad Livia posed this question. Like, is it bad to use Cliff's notes? And the very idea of like, Do kids need to read the Scarlet Letter, or is the only reason they're reading the Scarlet Letter to just not look like a dipstick when someone brings up the Scarlet Letter?

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The Cliffs Notes on Cliffs Notes

Like, do you just need to be acquainted with this stuff as a cultural touchpoint in life, or to get a Jeopardy answer correct, or I'm sorry, a Jeopardy clue correct?

Stuff You Should Know
The Cliffs Notes on Cliffs Notes

Like, do you just need to be acquainted with this stuff as a cultural touchpoint in life, or to get a Jeopardy answer correct, or I'm sorry, a Jeopardy clue correct?

Stuff You Should Know
The Cliffs Notes on Cliffs Notes

Like, do you just need to be acquainted with this stuff as a cultural touchpoint in life, or to get a Jeopardy answer correct, or I'm sorry, a Jeopardy clue correct?

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The Cliffs Notes on Cliffs Notes

Man, we almost got our membership revoked. And, you know, this is me speaking. I think, yeah, like you should read these books. And a lot of people are on record saying, yeah, I mean, not necessarily Justice Scarlet Letter, but I believe there's a literature scholar from the University of Kentucky named Alan Nadell that calls it the labor of witnessing, like to actually read the thing

Stuff You Should Know
The Cliffs Notes on Cliffs Notes

Man, we almost got our membership revoked. And, you know, this is me speaking. I think, yeah, like you should read these books. And a lot of people are on record saying, yeah, I mean, not necessarily Justice Scarlet Letter, but I believe there's a literature scholar from the University of Kentucky named Alan Nadell that calls it the labor of witnessing, like to actually read the thing

Stuff You Should Know
The Cliffs Notes on Cliffs Notes

Man, we almost got our membership revoked. And, you know, this is me speaking. I think, yeah, like you should read these books. And a lot of people are on record saying, yeah, I mean, not necessarily Justice Scarlet Letter, but I believe there's a literature scholar from the University of Kentucky named Alan Nadell that calls it the labor of witnessing, like to actually read the thing