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Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Chemistry Professorisms

Has anyone else noticed that certain chemistry professors have certain sayings they are particularly fond of? I have noticed it with Dr. Bates (she quotes old Madonna music a lot), Dr. Buskirk, and Dr. Burton. That's only naming a few.

Here are some of my favorites Dr. Burtonisms:
  • "Then you'll have a grundle of DNA/RNA to work with!" (What's a grundle?)
  • "This comes in a particular flavor and we need to find the right one." (Referring to anything that can have multiple parts or aspects to it)
  • "What you get is a pant-load of DNA/RNA." (Every time I hear this I picture something that shall remain nameless)
  • "With MiniPrep, you can catch that nasty, little bugger in the bacteria." (Referring to a plasmid that was transformed into a Top10 or STBL2 Cells)
What are some of your favorite chemistry professorisms?

Post them in the comments sections to see if anyone else notices them or if it's just me.
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2 comments:

  1. KatyaApril 3, 2010 at 4:24 PM

    Hahaha great post topic. Dr. Woodfield would always start out class with "Questions, comments, smart aleck remarks?" Dr. Asplund always appeals to "dead French mathematicians" for tricky derivations.

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  2. SeanApril 5, 2010 at 10:45 AM

    I forgot about the dead French mathematicians! They were always my favorite, because it meant less work for me.

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