Thursday, October 13, 2011

1001 uses

Why so glum, Maurice ? You’re not looking so pink today.

*Sigh* Well, Laars, this paper has come back rejected again. Nobody likes my results ! I admit, they are modest, and represent but a small incremental step in the march toward Understanding. But they’re solid results, succinctly put.

Hm. Many big words. Any pictures in there ?

Yes, of course ! Look at this beautiful histogram of flowgram values !

Err, I was thinking more cartoons. It is a nice little paper, though.

I think so too, but alas, the Reviewer and the Editor did not.
The boss’s orders are to add some « pep » to it and send it out again, quick.

Ah, Pep.
...
Um, what does that mean ?
Is there some secret neato-keen data we can add to it ?

No.

Is there some astonishing new conclusion to be drawn ?
No.

Does it go faster than light ?
Can you work the Higgs boson in there somehow ?

Ummm...

How about this ?

Hey ! That’s just the ticket !

This has gotta work.
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2 comments:

steven said...

tabasco sauce works on everything! how is the pink rabbit so smart and how does he luck out so often - especially to have laars as his bff?!!! steven

Titus said...

I only use it in cocktails!
Pretty inspired application here. We're going to try it on homework.