Three good ones (Score: 2, Interesting) by zafiro17@pipedot.org on 2014-05-26 19:43 (#1X3) This guy is pretty funny!I like the liberal arts.I have enjoyed the fruits of grade inflation.I have called myself "doctor" because it sounds impressive. Re: Three good ones (Score: 1) by rocks@pipedot.org on 2014-05-26 20:52 (#1X8) I really like his attempt to bring humour to the practice of science and academics.I didn't put this in the original story, but this standup clip ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4loWSOFAZK0 ) posted on Youtube is an incredibly poignant tale of how a boy who saved insects in his house could transform to a lab associate who kills mice in the process of becoming a scientist of and about life. It strikes me that the line between humour and sadness can be very thin sometimes.
Re: Three good ones (Score: 1) by rocks@pipedot.org on 2014-05-26 20:52 (#1X8) I really like his attempt to bring humour to the practice of science and academics.I didn't put this in the original story, but this standup clip ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4loWSOFAZK0 ) posted on Youtube is an incredibly poignant tale of how a boy who saved insects in his house could transform to a lab associate who kills mice in the process of becoming a scientist of and about life. It strikes me that the line between humour and sadness can be very thin sometimes.