Comments on I am Lab Boy: I get Hate Mail

Well, I am mostly a lab bound microbiologist, too....

2009-08-11T20:12:13.399-04:00

Well, I am mostly a lab bound microbiologist, too. Just everything I study comes from the sea.

Every now and then I still get into the field, though. Which is nice.

At least you are still a marine biologist. I have...

2009-08-11T19:58:41.839-04:00

At least you are still a marine biologist.

I have long since turned into a lab bound microbiologist.

Indeed, it must have been a real bitch that wrote ...

2009-08-11T19:13:34.201-04:00

Indeed, it must have been a real bitch that wrote that.

;-P

Gosh! So sorry to hear about all the apparent hat...

2009-08-11T17:57:38.390-04:00

Gosh! So sorry to hear about all the apparent hate developing among the Order Cetacea. You would think they would be overjoyed to have the dumb- ass people living on the Earth's crust assume that all scientists of one specific discipline ONLY study them! Mmmmm, they've been rumored to have exceptional brains and communications skills. I wonder if a mermaid helped them write that postcard. Bitch.

Well, sure. See, you were one of the 0.05% of mar...

2009-08-07T20:34:59.413-04:00

Well, sure. See, you were one of the 0.05% of marine scientists that ever works with dolphins. It's the rest of that have to deal with that question (delivered with anime-like glassy-eyed hopeful joy) "do you study dolphins?" and get the crushed indifference when they learn that I don't.

It's like there is nothing in the ocean except the charismatic megafauna. *shakes tiny fist*

I can't say that my time in grad school for marine...

2009-08-07T17:44:04.391-04:00

I can't say that my time in grad school for marine biology gave me a hatred of the fins.

I did not even hate them when I was elbow deep in stinking dead ones trying to find and remove a stomach.

Since my PI was the dolphin guy at my school my lab had all the hot chicks.

I also got to swim with manatees a bunch of times.

This one is based on an old joke amongst marine sc...

2009-08-05T11:23:42.031-04:00

This one is based on an old joke amongst marine scientists. It seems like every time a member of the public finds out you're a marine scientist, they get a happy look and clap their hands and ask you if you study dolphins.

They are usually very disappointed to learn that, no, I study marine bacteria. Once this happens enough you start to hate dolphins. That's how I earned the "I became a marine scientist, but I still kinda fu**ing hate dolphins" badge in the Science Scouts post.

A friend sent me this post card "from the dolphins" to let me know they hate me too.

The Science Scouts thing is a parody of the Boy Scouts who actually earn little patches when they learn certain things or finish certain tasks, like building a camp fire or hiking 50 miles and such things.

Of course, once a joke is explained, it's not funny any more, but hopefully now you know what's going on.

See... I didn't get that one either !! :'( :p

2009-08-05T10:50:30.701-04:00

See... I didn't get that one either !! :'(

:p