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Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
What is the worst thing you have heard an academic say in a highly public, professional setting?

I just want some good stories. Outrageous, blunt, callous, etc.  I think they are hilarious.
gpt
This old professor gave a goodbye speech to his secretary of 30 years, in front of faculty and PhD students. He commented on how in the olden days, her good looks made everyone's work day much happier. 

I've never heard a collective cringe as loud as the silence that followed.