random sga fragment
“They’re purple. And they’ve got claws. Sharp claws.”
“Talons.”
“What?”
“Birds of prey have talons, not claws. You’re a scientist-shouldn’t you know this sort of thing?”
“I’m an astrophysicist, not a zoologist. I don’t expect you to know quark flavors.”
“Isospin, strangeness, charm, bottom, and top.”
“How do you know that? Actually, no. Why do you know that?”
“Encyclopedia Britannica, and I’d rather not tell you.”
“Talons.”
“What?”
“Birds of prey have talons, not claws. You’re a scientist-shouldn’t you know this sort of thing?”
“I’m an astrophysicist, not a zoologist. I don’t expect you to know quark flavors.”
“Isospin, strangeness, charm, bottom, and top.”
“How do you know that? Actually, no. Why do you know that?”
“Encyclopedia Britannica, and I’d rather not tell you.”