Science

Eric brought my attention to an online science quiz that 8th graders are supposed to be able to pass.
I made a B minus.
Take the quiz and see how you do. Some questions are easy and some have me cocking my head like a puppy hearing a squeak.

I was never very good at science courses in school, mainly because I found them boring and because you had to use algebra in chemistry and physics.
I couldn't use algebra.
No way.

Nowadays, I'm pretty interested in scientific thingies and often find myself watching my "geek channels" on TV quite a bit.
Also, the "Christianists" seem to be pretty horrified by the scientific method, so that's pretty entertaining for me as well.
When playing Trivia Pursuit, I try to head for the blue squares first (geography) and the green squares next (science).

Oh, and don't ever play Trivia Pursuit with Iwanski. The guy is brilliant. He quickly fills up his pie, heads for the middle and wins without anyone else having a chance to play. That's why Miss Healthypants and I had to make up hilarious new rules where one can get "de-pie'd, re-pie'd, double-pie'd", and being a "pie-whore". Being a pie-whore, of course, can cause you to be de-pie'd.

When I was in the 7th grade, my mom was my Life Science teacher (baby biology). Aside from the Horrible Fact that my mom was my teacher, she was actually a very good teacher. I remember that we had to memorize the formula for photosynthesis which is quite long. For the test, we had to sit alone at a desk in the hallway and write it down. The thing is, we were encouraged to cheat. If we got caught, we got a "zero" on the test.

She did this for two reasons: (1) Being encouraged to cheat on a test in the 7th grade was loads of fun. (2) It was a way for her to learn every possible means by which students can use to cheat.

In high school, I was a member of the Science Club.
The thing is, in my high school everyone was a member of the Science Club. The Science Club didn't actually do anything. It was just a way to get your picture in the yearbook on one more page. So everyone joined. Especially those who felt that getting your picture on as many yearbook pages as possible was the most important thing in the world.

Near my apartment is the Church of Christ, Scientist. (Christian Science Church) Iwanski says that whenever he sees that name, he envisions Jesus in a white lab coat.
That's funny.