I think I just had one of the more entertaining Twitter conversations ever. I have to share.
It started with me whining a bit, because I can:
I really ought to do some laundry. Only I don’t want to.
— Penny Slash Higgins (@paleololigo) October 23, 2014
//platform.twitter.com/widgets.jsMy tweet garnered this amusing response:
.@paleololigo When young, I was told I’d learn to pick my battles as I got older. Didn’t know choice would be dirty laundry vs dirty dishes.
— Caitlin S, PhD (@Paleophile) October 23, 2014
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Notice that both of us in this conversation have “paleo” in our Twitter handles. We’re both paleontologists. We were soon joined by a third paleo.
@paleololigo @Paleophile I have reduced ironing to the bare minimum (dress shirts), and it still is never done.
— Francois Gould (@PaleoGould) October 23, 2014
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@Paleophile @paleololigo I’m pretty sure the iroing pile at my mum’s house has layers that have lithified.
— Francois Gould (@PaleoGould) October 23, 2014
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Then, in the way that only geologists can, hilarity ensued:
@PaleoGould @paleololigo guessing you won’t be applying for funding to excavate…
— Caitlin S, PhD (@Paleophile) October 23, 2014
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@Paleophile @paleololigo I might find some metamorphosed corduroy and possibly fossilized handkerchiefs.
— Francois Gould (@PaleoGould) October 23, 2014
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@PaleoGould @Paleophile That’s… not… olivine. 😛
— Penny Slash Higgins (@paleololigo) October 23, 2014
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@paleololigo @PaleoGould nope…just a pile of shirts and shist.
— Caitlin S, PhD (@Paleophile) October 23, 2014
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And then another entered the mix and asked the obvious question:
@Paleophile @PaleoGould @paleololigo why are all the paleos talking to each other about laundry
— Jonathan Goya (@jkgoya) October 23, 2014
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@jkgoya @Paleophile @PaleoGould It’s a choice we made.
— Penny Slash Higgins (@paleololigo) October 23, 2014
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@jkgoya @Paleophile @paleololigo because it’s a depositional process.
— Francois Gould (@PaleoGould) October 23, 2014
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.@PaleoGould @jkgoya @paleololigo I’m calling mine the Rising Starch Expedition.
— Caitlin S, PhD (@Paleophile) October 23, 2014
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Then more questions:
@Paleophile @PaleoGould @jkgoya Wonder if NSF would fund that, if it were pitched correctly.
— Penny Slash Higgins (@paleololigo) October 23, 2014
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@paleololigo @PaleoGould @jkgoya haha…maybe under their latest “biological collections” solicitation.
— Caitlin S, PhD (@Paleophile) October 23, 2014
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@paleololigo @PaleoGould @jkgoya haha…maybe under their latest “biological collections” solicitation.
— Caitlin S, PhD (@Paleophile) October 23, 2014
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@Paleophile @paleololigo @PaleoGould this is clearly more of a microbiome question
— Jonathan Goya (@jkgoya) October 23, 2014
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@jkgoya @Paleophile @paleololigo Oh great, it’s molecular phylogenetics all over again. Bench scientists crowding the ironing field workers.
— Francois Gould (@PaleoGould) October 23, 2014
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I know it’s all science-y and grant-proposal-y. But it’s also funny. I LOL’d. I hope you did too!
Penny Higgins - Storyteller • Artist • Scientist 