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The Onion seems to go in streaks, sometimes it is hilarious, sometimes not so much. I think one of my favorites though was the headline they had years ago, "Pier One Issues Formal Apology For Rattan Death March". That damn near killed me.
Dean, who bases his gift-giving choices primarily on what is needed around the house, what he would like to own, and, most notably, what objects are nearby.
This made me laugh oddly, causing my co-workers to think I'm slowly going crazy in my cube.
That's awesome. I think I will agree with the theory of "Science is Hard".
Random semi-related-but-not-really anecdote: My friend T and I went for cambodian one night and both go the same fortune: Not every question deserves answer. We laughed and said it directly applies to research. She scanned it and put it as the first page of her Master's thesis. I am planning to do the same for my PhD thesis.