Many college graduations are held inside in arenas, where over 1,000 degrees may be handed out. A joke was posted on Reddit—Jokes on May 26, 2017:
“My college graduation was held inside the basketball arena and man was it hot. Musta been like 5,000 degrees in there.”
“Why doesn’t the sun go to college?"/"Because it has a million degrees” is another joke about college “degrees.”
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Kristen ✨
@kristenanna13
actually going to die tomorrow at graduation tomorrow because it’ll be 1000 degrees in there
9:24 PM - 29 May 2013
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Talas Mahon
@TalasMahon
This day a year ago you were sitting behind me at graduation. It was also 1139 degrees in there that day. @jonmey14
1:59 PM - 26 Apr 2015
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Michael Braun
@MichaelBraunNP
One graduation ceremony down, two more to go at FGCU’s Alico Arena. More than 1,600 getting degrees.
11:16 AM - 1 May 2016
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The Auburn Plainsman
@TheAUPlainsman
3,653 degrees to be awarded at spring 2017 graduation in Auburn Arena
3:37 PM - 2 May 2017
Reddit—Jokes
My college graduation was held inside the basketball arena and man was it hot
submitted May 26, 2017 by TheRedditLifeChoseMe
Musta been like 5,000 degrees in there
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Above, Big Apple Corner at 54th Street and Broadway in Manhattan. Google Maps.
Above, John J. Fitz Gerald, from the Aug. 15, 1931, Binghamton (NY) Press, pg. 14.
Listen to Robert Emmerich introduce "The Big Apple," a hit song from 1937. Music written by Bob and performed by Tommy Dorsey's Clambake Seven with Bob on piano. Lyrics written by Buddy Bernier and sung by Edythe Wright. Audio provided by Dorothy Emmerich.
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