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[haunterofmists]

I really like reading the geology articles in Science. It's not that I understand them, although they are more approachable than molecular biology articles. It's that they're really, really funny

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[haunterofmists]

I guess it's not quite as bad as I described, but the letters to the editor really are pure gold . . . filled with digs at each other.

[asillia]

I can imagine them all sitting in on geology meetings, rivals glaring at each other in stony silence. A presenter stands up and references another's obscure fault, and then all the pressure is suddenly released and the room erupts in pent-up anger, petrifying those innocent bystanders who just aren't in the field. Sparring continues until all the wrath has eroded or cooled down . . . pending the next eagerly-anticipated crack-up.

I love the wealth of geology related terms in this paragraph :D

[haunterofmists]

:D

I aim to please. I'm particularly proud of "field. Spar-" . . . I ran into it completely by accident and was like "omg geol0gy!!!11" Sometimes I feel like I'm so clever I have to wonder if I'm really me.

I have to say this--

[asillia]

wait for it . . .

wait . . .

wait . . .

Gneiss!!!