Showing posts with label genetic engineering. Show all posts
Showing posts with label genetic engineering. Show all posts

Monday, July 30, 2007

If you don't know the answer, just guess

Thymine
Cytosine
Angeline
Geraldine

-- 9th grader's attempt at naming the 4 bases of DNA on a recent biology test

Saturday, March 24, 2007

friday lectures get punchy

verbatim:

professor: *waxing on about the mutation of colorblindness* and it's a totally normal effect in about 5-8% of the male population
student: *raises hand* yeah, i'm colorblind and i can't discern between the two lines
professor: ok, that's totally normal - you'll still be able to reproduce prob...prob...without any problem. that is, you'll propagate the defect on to your grandkids.
*rest of class is dying laughing*
student: i already have a daughter!
professor: i see you've already passed it on then.

Tuesday, February 13, 2007

behavior of the species

What is this with the inability of one bleeding heart to fall in love
with a capitalist? I mean, they all intermate, and then...

--Kate

Tuesday, October 24, 2006

In which Miss Wilson tries to teach evolution in the schools

During a second-grade lesson on taxonomy:

Tiffany: (sorting through her creature cards) Is King Harald a mammal or a reptile?
Me: Well, does he have hair? Did he grow inside his mum?
Ewan: Yes! He's a mammal!
Caitlin: But he used to be a monkey.
Tiffany: Like, when he was a baby?
Caitlin: I guess.
Tiffany: That's weird.

Friday, August 25, 2006

Maybe all my friends will sort of recombinate and eventually dwindle down to one who will unite all of your inimitable qualities in him/herself. I just hope to God when that happens that it's a guy.

-- Kate

Sunday, April 16, 2006

i should have joined sooner

since quotes that i do not remember saying are being posted!!!

fear not, i am here to ensure quote accuracy. i am the angel of death.

i will say, for now:
"Kate [hot CSA guy last name, redacted], Your ideal job is a Rear End of Panto Cow.
Grace [oddly likeable CSA guy last name, redacted], Your ideal job is a Unemployed.
[oddly likeable CSA guy, redacted], Your ideal job is a Professional Shopper.
Laura [last name], Your ideal job is a Spinster with cats
BUT
Laura [abhorrent CSA guy last name, redacted], Your ideal job is a Superhero.
and finally, I think we've got it . . .
Laura Ward (which, actually, was almost my name) Laura Ward, Your ideal job is a Stand Up Comedian.
and not only that . . .
Kate Hallett, Your ideal job is a Between the hours of 12 and 1pm on days with a W in them."
-email from kate

i really miss when we crashed jobpredictor.com.
more to follow.