With the NinjaBaker well and truly launched, his new area of study, Molecular Virology, has yielded some great one-liners.
FIRST:
Because he wants to study HIV, for his birthday last year I went to Giant Microbes.com and sent him his very own HIV virion:
But the best part was pointing out that because it was me sending it to him, technically it counted as maternal transmission.
SECOND:
The first month, he worked in a lab studying a virus that infects certain insects, which allowed me to quip:
“Ah: bug bugs.”
THIRD:
This month he is studying SIV, simian immunodeficiency virus, the monkey version of AIDS. It’s all bench work, studying molecular mechanisms; he’s not working with actual animals at all. My response:
“I see; just Rhesus pieces.”
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Boo. That is all. 🙂
By: Susan H Yarbrough on November 21, 2011
at 9:56 am
my husband is a biologist now in pharmaceuticals – with a very dry sense of humor – he has some nice stuffed C diff in a petri dish size container on his desk from Giant Microbes.
Rhesus pieces – priceless!
hope your family appreciates your sense of humor.
By: clairesmum on November 22, 2011
at 3:53 pm
“Rhesus pieces”, lol!
By: dyspatient on November 23, 2011
at 8:01 am
Too cute! Ny niece sent my new grandchild a stuffed spirochete, guess that will raise some eyebrows at show and tell. Happy Thanksgiving to all.
By: mamadoc on November 23, 2011
at 7:57 pm
Ouch! This banter could lead to competitive PUNishment…. 😉
By: Carolyn Thomas on November 29, 2011
at 5:10 pm