There are certain phrases that are bound to produce fear in the heart of any mortal human being. For instance, no parent wants to hear the words "Do you remember how Kevin's arm used to bend like this?" It's a bad sign. It's also never good when a distant acquaintance calls you up, pretending to have a sudden, profound interest in your life. You know they really just you to spam all your email contacts with a "great internship opportunity" or (even worse) set you up with a "tall friend."
I'm beginning to learn that there's another phrase that incites just as much fear and dread into my heart: "the reader may enjoy proving this as an exercise." This is the sign of an extremely accomplished (but also somewhat sick and perverted) theoretician.
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