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        .111 to the tune of GALILEO

        The .111 Lab was closing down
        The clock read 5 minutes to two
        But still my nerd kit is a tangled mass of wire
        And my last E-PROM just blew

        Why did I spend my weekend procrastinating
        I drank a half case of beer and played some doom
        And now I'm serving time in the lab
        'Cause lab 3 is due in another ten hours

        How long till my nerd kit works right?
        Why can't the .111 Lab stay open through the night
        The lab hours at MIT - too short for me
        I need office hours; I need lab time             

        And then i think about my lab assistant
        Stuff he never could explain
        Some other prof who taught this class some years ago
        Must have driven him- insane

        How long til my nerd kit works right?
        Can any human being get these LED's to light?
        This digital circuitry - a mystery
        I'll write OLC; I'll call Nightline

       My whole life is a joke you know me
        I fail everything so miserably
        I can't hand it in now with its glitches and bugs
        If I get an F, I'll never pass this class, I'll be on academic warning
                for the 3rd time

        I wish I'd never come to Cambridge.
        That's all I've got to say
        'Cause maybe if I'd gone someplace else like CalTech
        I would get an A                                     

        But then again I won't just quit out of desperation
        I'll give the nerds what they deserve
        'Cause they'll say "look at that dumb shit who keeps fucking her
labs up
        I think she's low'ring the curve"

        How long til my nerd kit works right?
        Oh would a brand new flip-flop fix the problem - it just might
        I curse the sadistic soul of Donald Troxel
        King of logic probes  --   King of E-PROMs

        How long (till my nerd kit works right)
                       (till I get some sleep tonight)
        How long ...
                            
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Lyrics were written by an alum (also a former member or 6.111, of
course) who's identity will remain anonymous.
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