But we're a university! We have to have a library!" said Ridcully. "It adds tone. What sort of people would we be if we didn't go into the library?""Students," said Senior Wrangler morosely.

Students, eh? Love 'em or hate 'em, you can't hit them with a shovel!

students, eh, you can love them or hate them, but you're not allowed to hit them with a shovel

Many things went on at Unseen University and, regrettably, teaching had to be one of them. The faculty had long ago confronted this fact and had perfected various devices for avoiding it. But this was perfectly all right because, to be fair, so had the students.