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Sherlock Holmes (sh) got a honorary professorship (授) position in the outhouse, but because his office has not been established yet, he has to teach (授) in the bathroom (ou4). He uses a stretcher (受) as blackboard and a toy claw (扌) to point at his notes on the stretcher.
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Mnemonic symbol: Confucius's disciple 宰予 who used to sleep during Confucuis's lectures.
Yu the Great is giving a lecture in the space station, but her only listener Zai Yu fell asleep right at the start. First, Yu the Great tried to poke him with her finger. No reaction. Then she hit him with a crowbar. Again, no reaction. Finally, Yu the Great got so angry that she was close to hitting Zai Yu with two sickles.