The return of the white coat?

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Re: The return of the white coat?

Postby Mad Dan Eccles on Fri Jul 04, 2008 7:15 pm

Too funny. I've got Armani Mania today.
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Re: The return of the white coat?

Postby Octavia on Sat Jul 05, 2008 10:06 pm

Is this some sort of lablit moderator dress code? The boys have to wear the same cologne?

I think Amy and Challenge need to coordinate, lest they let the side down.
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Re: The return of the white coat?

Postby frogfactory on Sat Jul 05, 2008 11:49 pm

Well, if they do wear cologne for the duration of the labcoat wearing period, it'll have to be the same one.
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Re: The return of the white coat?

Postby amy c. on Sun Jul 06, 2008 1:02 am

Mad Dan Eccles wrote:Too funny. I've got Armani Mania today.


Oh, honey, I haven't had that since 1989. :mrgreen:

Octavia: I'm not coordinating nuthin unless I get to sniff. (I see some interesting FedEx bundles in LabLit's future.) Actually I've got a project going that will require a London trip this-winterish & am looking for the $$ now, so if the funding comes through I'd be available for the Sn1ff M34t, sure.

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Re: The return of the white coat?

Postby challenge on Mon Jul 07, 2008 2:09 am

amy c. wrote:
Mad Dan Eccles wrote:i'm not coordinating nuthin unless I get to sniff. (I see some interesting FedEx bundles in LabLit's future.) Actually I've got a project going that will require a London trip this-winterish & am looking for the $$ now, so if the funding comes through I'd be available for the Sn1ff M34t, sure.

hm, I'm going to London very soon and then I will most likely have an easy way to London in the fall too... at least there will be no Atantic trip :)
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Re: The return of the white coat?

Postby tideliar on Mon Jul 07, 2008 3:20 pm

Yeah, I never thought of that! You can be an on-site sniffer :)


And Amy: m34t? Seriously, or slip of the finger? :twisted:
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Re: The return of the white coat?

Postby challenge on Mon Jul 07, 2008 9:13 pm

tideliar wrote:Yeah, I never thought of that! You can be an on-site sniffer :)

haha, for testing reasons I think both of you have to be treated the same. THat means either both of you on site or none of you...

m34t?
I think this time, either of m33t or m34t could be applicable :lol:
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Re: The return of the white coat?

Postby frogfactory on Mon Jul 07, 2008 9:52 pm

Anyone remember the 'Stinky meat' project?
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Re: The return of the white coat?

Postby Editor on Tue Jul 08, 2008 8:02 am

Um...no. Do enlighten us, FF.

But I thought sniffing stinky meat (indirectly)was what we were already planning.
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Re: The return of the white coat?

Postby frogfactory on Tue Jul 08, 2008 8:32 am

It's one of the old site thespark.com's science projects from 9-10 years ago - when the interweb was still small enough for everyone to know most of the memes. thespark has since turned into something less entertaining, but probably more profitable, but the 'stinky meat project' is archived here: http://www.stinkymeat.net The hotdogs scare me.

The stinky feet project (in which a researcher tried to contract athlete's foot in order to test treatments, but ended up contracting some awful flesh rotting thing instead) was rather more unpleasant, and I have made no effort even to search for it.

Hopefully the stinky labcoat project will be significantly more fragrant than either.
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Re: The return of the white coat?

Postby tideliar on Tue Jul 08, 2008 6:29 pm

Editor wrote:Um...no. Do enlighten us, FF.

But I thought sniffing stinky meat (indirectly)was what we were already planning.



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Re: The return of the white coat?

Postby Mad Dan Eccles on Tue Jul 08, 2008 9:36 pm

Mate,

I'm showering in cologne.
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Re: The return of the white coat?

Postby tideliar on Wed Jul 09, 2008 5:35 pm

I think I might borrow my brother's pepper spray just in case...
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Re: The return of the white coat?

Postby amy c. on Wed Jul 09, 2008 8:59 pm

Oh!

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Re: The return of the white coat?

Postby John from Florida on Fri Jul 11, 2008 7:30 pm

(laughing)

Man, I somehow don't envy the ladies!

My labcoat always smells like acetic acid. Occupational hazard.
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