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Did you spot the stormtrooper at the side of the road, Freddie?

"a melon doesn't bounce"

PMSL literally

thedoctrine - ahh thanks!

I think Gia was actually the better sport.

Have some ex-presidential from me too freddie. It's a very entertaining thread.

Gia, do please come on MN for a webchat.

Gee thanks <accepts flowers>

Thanks for being a sport Freddie

Good thread move freddie Glad to see it alive, well and it would seem immortal <rubs it in>.

I have had to demote myself. The expectation was too great and someone called me professor on another thread and it didn't seem right.

Well, obviously Grimma, mere Classics is so passe and last year.

Being moved to Science&Nature is so much classier than mere Classics

well it was harmless and not meant maliciously and yes, I am thick and not a Professor

I'd like to see Gia on for a webchat

Freddie

you are infamous (and a good sport despite some mild ribbing)

have a glass of

perhaps this will become common useage a 'freddieism'

those YouTube clips are priceless.

let the thread stay forever

"you would have to be a complete twat" at 1.25

makes me LOL every time

also this one

"all we knew was that it was red" at 0.30

he is v v v entertaining!

Oh my goodness. This thread is going to haunt me hang around forever like a bad smell

I am verey pleased that there is a Science and Nature Club, and that Gia is now an early contributor.

Congrats to MrJamais!

lljk my DH is a professor (just qualified last week proud). He is 45. I work at a university and know of several professors younger than him.

PhD's etc. tend to take fewer years for scientists (3 rather than 4-5 for "literary" subjects.)

I fell in luff with Prof Cox, when he made that brilliant observation regarding the Muppets who buy into all that astrology nonsense:

"People who believe in astrology, clearly just aren't very good at thinking'

Genius

trills that is brilliant! About Sunshine.

Don't know if GiaGia is still about, but if you are, have you seen I fucking Love Science on Facebooks valentines post - great drawing of Mr GiaGia in amongst some of the other scientists with a valentines message!

GiaGia thanks for being in the thread, and a bloody good sport. When will he be back on campus and does he for open lectures? I'd definitely attend! (Doesn't study physics, but does study history and proudly totes a purple bag with his name on it, available from the library for a mere £3!)

Yeah, I know one who is a similar age to MrGia - and he's had a second career strand for years and years too.

But there are professors specifically of scientific communication Etc - Richard Dawkins was Oxford's Professor for Public Understanding of Science for years.