My dad worked at the local nuclear power plant, and we were able to take the tour on Family Picnic days, so I had a pretty positive opinion about scientists (they let us maneuver some of the pick-up equipment from the outside room using remote hand clasping thingies that were so damn cool to an eight-year-old). Also, some of his buddies from work were aging hippies who played Cheech and Chong records (Sister Mary Elephant was a particular fave) when we came over to hang with their families, so they weren't depressed off the clock, to my childish eyes.
Oz is the highest-scoring person ever to fail to graduate.
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Natter 42, the Universe, and Everything
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, flaming otters, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Kathy A - Jan 20, 2006 11:35:11 am PST #1652 of 10002
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
§ ita § - Jan 20, 2006 11:35:53 am PST #1653 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Now her fingers are in her mouth. Don't people know when they're not home????
Lee - Jan 20, 2006 11:36:22 am PST #1654 of 10002
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
They're not depressed on CSI. Not notably. In fact, if I were drawing my scientist conclusions from CSI, I'd totally want to be one, because they're kinda pretty. And have hot co-workers.
Mmmmm, Warrick.
Scrappy - Jan 20, 2006 11:38:41 am PST #1655 of 10002
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
They might look depressed to kids, though, because they always seem to work in dark rooms and though they smile, they don't laugh much.
Lee - Jan 20, 2006 11:39:23 am PST #1656 of 10002
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
FCM: Warrick, Grissom, Nick, Sara, Catherine
Allyson - Jan 20, 2006 11:39:37 am PST #1657 of 10002
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
Scientists make secretaries feel homicidal. That's all I know.
§ ita § - Jan 20, 2006 11:41:47 am PST #1658 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
They might look depressed to kids, though, because they always seem to work in dark rooms and though they smile, they don't laugh much.
I guess--but that's just about every occupation in a one hour drama.
And they are way pretty.
Jessica - Jan 20, 2006 11:43:36 am PST #1659 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Sean K - Jan 20, 2006 11:45:08 am PST #1660 of 10002
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Kids who think scientists are all depressed all the time should see them drunk at parties some time. The hardest partiers I've ever met were not frat boys (amateurs...), they were scientists.
Plus, you get fun and entrtaining things like listening to drunk scientists try to explain the biochemistry of drunkeness to a room full of other drunk people. Funny.
Lee - Jan 20, 2006 11:46:30 am PST #1661 of 10002
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
If you had asked me at 11 what scientists do, my answer probably would have included skinny dipping.