My, oh, my. This thread had been interesting. I've had second thoughts about my original post. It's obviously not a myth. Borrowing from Charles Schultz with a slight modification - There are FOUR things I've learned to never discuss in polite company, religion, politics, the Great Pumpkin, and N+1.
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