Kids never change.

[msjen]

For the past few days, my colleagues and I have been attempting to encapsulate and quantify the characteristics of decent fourth grade writing into one neat 4x5 grid that fits on one sheet of paper. Needless to say, this has been an exceptionally difficult and probably ultimately futile task. However, eager undergraduates are awaiting the thrilling

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[jetspeaks]

I think my hamster is also dead. I would like a new one. Perhaps if I ask the light when it's done interacting with the objects it likes, it might give me new hamster? Or am I denied because I am a scientist and therefore evil?

[msjen]

Wow. You scientists really are mad. ;)

[kitos]

I have a new co-worker whose title is Scientist. I told him about the Ghostbusters quote "Back off man, I'm a scientist." He got very happy and wrote that on his whiteboard in extremely large letters.

[jetspeaks]

That makes me happy. :)

[kitos]

I showed him this.

[jetspeaks]

See, now, that's my life. Exactly!

Now, if I could just have a dollar for every time I've had to tell someone that Mr Stay-Puft is not actually the Pilsbury dough boy...

[ousel]

He didn't know already?!

[kitos]

He grew up in China, and has never seen Ghostbusters. Actually, I saw it many times as a kid, and I didn't remember that line the first time I heard jetspeaks use it.

[deathraypony]

I work with scientists. I wonder how many of them have lost pet hamsters. I'll take a poll.

[jetspeaks]

Thank you for your concern for scientific hamsters. Too few people understand the tragedy of a lost hamster. Perhaps we should hold an Awareness Day, or a telethon.