[Powderworks] Chemical Ali, man or myth?
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And to think I *procrastinated* on reading this thread because I had thought=
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it was all about Iraq!!!!!!
-- Patty in Maryland, who wrote a master's thesis on astrochemistry
In a message dated 4/12/2003 5:43:28 PM Eastern Standard Time,=20
the_oil_fish@yahoo.ca writes:
> Ha! And... "...You've got a chemistry class, I want a piece of your mind -=
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> You don't know what you started when you mixed it up with mine" "...Are yo=
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> ready for the final solution?" That's all folks. Elvis has left the=20
> building :) bruce in calgary PS down to 2 more papers, but who's co
> unting? Beth Curran <bcurran@columbus.rr.com> wrote:=20
> >> Well, since Oils fans DO tend to be pretty smart people, finding a lot=20=
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>> chemists in the mix shouldn=E2=80=99t surprise anybody. =E2=80=9Clove th=
e little bits of=E2=80=A6
>> whatever=E2=80=A6in the laboratory=E2=80=9D I was never able to catch th=
e middle of=20
>> that, what the heck is he saying there?
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>> How do you identify chemists?
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>> They=E2=80=99re the ones washing their hands BEFORE they go to the bathro=
om.
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>> - Beth
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: powderworks-admin@cs.colorado.edu=20
>> [mailto:poowderworks-admin@cs.colorado.edu] On Behalf Of Bruce Robertson
>> Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2003 9:16 PM
>> To: Beth Curran
>> Cc: powderworks@cs.colorado.edu
>> Subject: RE: [Powderworks] Chemical Ali, man or myth?
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>> who'da thought that the Oils would attract such a high proportion of=20
>> chemists?? gives a whole new meaning to 'powderworks' eh!=20
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>> Beth - a little respect for your elders svp :)=20
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>> bruce in calgary=20
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>> Beth Curran <bcurran@columbus.rr.com> wrote:=20
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>> >>> Beth the chemist would like to take this opportunity to formally=20
>>> register a protest against the use of the word =E2=80=9Cchemical=E2=80=
=9D as a=20
>>> pejorative, on the grounds that it degrades her honorable profession. W=
e=20
>>> chemists are at enough of a social disadvantage without that. And may I=
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>>> point out that most chemists are sensible enough to complete our=20
>>> education while still young, so that we don=E2=80=99t have to write pape=
rs at an=20
>>> advanced age.
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>>> =20
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>>> *ouch* Bruce, quit smacking me!
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>>> =20
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>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: powderworks-admin@cs.colorado.edu=20
>>> [mailto:poowderworks-admin@cs.colorado.edu] On Behalf Of Bruce Robertson
>>> Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2003 10:01 PM
>>> To: powderworks@cs.colorado.edu
>>> Subject: [Powderworks] Chemical Ali, man or myth?
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>>> =20
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>>> Yo Powderposse,
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>>> Wouldn't CHEMICAL ALI be an excellent name for a rapper?
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>>> And who bequeathed upon said dude such a high and mighty handle?
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>>> And guess who has 4 papers due next week and is procrastinating like=20
>>> jack?
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>>> mmmmmooooooooooooooooo
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>>> bruce in calgary
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<HTML><FONT FACE=3Darial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=3D2 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=
=3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0">And to think I *procrastinated* on reading this thread=
because I had thought it was all about Iraq!!!!!!<BR>
<BR>
-- Patty in Maryland, who wrote a master's thesis on astrochemistry<BR>
<BR>
<BR>
In a message dated 4/12/2003 5:43:28 PM Eastern Standard Time, the_oil_fish@=
yahoo.ca writes:<BR>
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<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=3DCITE style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT=
: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Ha! And... "...You've got a che=
mistry class, I want a piece of your mind - You don't know what you started=20=
when you mixed it up with mine" "...Are you ready for the final solution?" T=
hat's all folks. Elvis has left the building :) bruce in calgary=
PS down to 2 more papers, but who's counting? <B><I>Beth Curran <b=
curran@columbus.rr.com></B></I> wrote: <BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000080" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3D2=
FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0"><BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=3DCITE styl=
e=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PA=
DDING-LEFT: 5px">Well, since Oils fans DO tend to be pretty smart people, fi=
nding a lot of chemists in the mix shouldn=E2=80=99t surprise anybody. =
=E2=80=9Clove the little bits of=E2=80=A6whatever=E2=80=A6in the laboratory=
=E2=80=9D I was never able to catch the middle of that, what the heck=20=
is he saying there?</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR=
: #ffffff" SIZE=3D3 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0"><BR>
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FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0">How do you identify chemists=
?</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=
=3D3 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0"><BR>
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FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0">They=E2=80=99re the ones was=
hing their hands BEFORE they go to the bathroom.</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000=
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FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0">- Beth</FONT><FONT COLOR=
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FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"Tahoma" LANG=3D"0">-----Original Message-----<=
BR>
<B>From:</B> powderworks-admin@cs.colorado.edu [mailto:poowderworks-admin@cs=
.colorado.edu] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Bruce Robertson<BR>
<B>Sent:</B> Thursday, April 10, 2003 9:16 PM<BR>
<B>To:</B> Beth Curran<BR>
<B>Cc:</B> powderworks@cs.colorado.edu<BR>
<B>Subject:</B> RE: [Powderworks] Chemical Ali, man or myth?</FONT><FONT CO=
LOR=3D"#000000" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3D3 FAMILY=3D"SANSS=
ERIF" FACE=3D"Tahoma" LANG=3D"0"><BR>
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who'da thought that the Oils would attract such a high proportion of chemist=
s?? gives a whole new meaning to 'powderworks' eh! <BR>
<BR>
Beth - a little respect for your elders svp :) <BR>
<BR>
bruce in calgary <BR>
<BR>
<BR>
<BR>
<B><I>Beth Curran <bcurran@columbus.rr.com></B></I> wrote: <BR>
<BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3D2=
FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0"><BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000080" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3D2=
FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0"><BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=3DCITE styl=
e=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PA=
DDING-LEFT: 5px">Beth the chemist would like to take this opportunity to for=
mally register a protest against the use of the word =E2=80=9Cchemical=E2=
=80=9D as a pejorative, on the grounds that it degrades her honorable profes=
sion. We chemists are at enough of a social disadvantage without that.=
And may I point out that most chemists are sensible enough to complet=
e our education while still young, so that we don=E2=80=99t have to write pa=
pers at an advanced age.</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" style=3D"BACKGROUND-=
COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3D3 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0"><BR>
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FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0"> </FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000=
000" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3D3 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=
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FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0">*<B>ouch</B>* Bruce, quit sm=
acking me!</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff=
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FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"Tahoma" LANG=3D"0">-----Original Message-----<=
BR>
<B>From:</B> powderworks-admin@cs.colorado.edu [mailto:poowderworks-admin@cs=
.colorado.edu] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Bruce Robertson<BR>
<B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, April 08, 2003 10:01 PM<BR>
<B>To:</B> powderworks@cs.colorado.edu<BR>
<B>Subject:</B> [Powderworks] Chemical Ali, man or myth?</FONT><FONT COLOR=
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FAMILY=3D"SERIF" FACE=3D"Times New Roman" LANG=3D"0"> <BR>
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Yo Powderposse,<BR>
<BR>
Wouldn't CHEMICAL ALI be an excellent name for a rapper?<BR>
<BR>
And who bequeathed upon said dude such a high and mighty handle?<BR>
<BR>
And guess who has 4 papers due next week and is procrastinating like jack?<B=
R>
<BR>
mmmmmooooooooooooooooo<BR>
<BR>
bruce in calgary<BR>
<BR>
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