And this is why I say that science makes people go crazy... Sometimes I really think that scientists/students are in a class of their own.
(Hor is a friend with that surname, Leow is... the blogger's own. Conversation was on naming a reagent you create after yourself.)
Hor: "ger's reagent turns green upon addition of blah blah blah"
Leow: use surname one
Hor: ya but then with china advancing so rapidly, how many tans and wangs do you want to have. methinks sooner or later they'll hafta stop using JUST the surname
Hor: ang mohs still ok la all the weird names
Leow: urs will be intersting hehehee
Hor: yours will be interesting too
Hor: if they spill my reagent... they'll go "orh horrrr..." if they spill yours... they'll go "wah leowwww...."
Leow: -_________________________-"
Edited for simplicity and privacy issues. Haha.
Oh, and IPTG stinks.
