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Nov. 29th, 2007
One we won't toss in the recycle bin
Nov. 29th, 2007 12:03 pmFrom the current issue of University Week:
Why didn't tiki ever get to squint at squid in middle school? In our day, we had to walk 5 miles uphill in the snow just to dissect a stupid frog.
Squinting at squid
UW researchers recently returned from an expedition with a bounty of squid specimens, some of which were dissected by middle school students last week at the Burke Museum.
Why didn't tiki ever get to squint at squid in middle school? In our day, we had to walk 5 miles uphill in the snow just to dissect a stupid frog.
For future reference, if one is currently sufferening an illness whose symptoms include sore throat and cough then it probably behooves one to avoid scheduling four straight hours of meetings which involve various bosses subjecting one to intensive interrogation.
Just for future reference.
Our boss tried to sweet talk us into running just one more variation of the analyses, but we were too congested for guilt to work its usual magic. So, 'twas a very cranky tiki who toddled off to her bus stop.
When, what to our wondering eyes did appear:
Cops! A million billion cops!
An observant passerby asked us, "Er, is that a gun that cop has pointed in the general direction of Wells Fargo."
We agreed that the officer in question appeared to have unholstered his service revolver.
"Um, I think I'm gonna move. I don't wanna get shot!"
We agreed this would be a not good thing, and shuffled along as well.
Only to spy:
Even more cops! Wow. And, there were MORE cop cars down the street to the left, and more in the alley, and even more if you went up a block and turned the corner!!
A rilly big bad bald cop yelled for the guys using the cash machine to "GET ON THE GROUND!" Which, they did. (Not good, arguing with big bad bald cops.) We don't think they were perps, but pretty darned exciting. Somewhat later, just as we were staring to get kinda bored, a guy wandered out of the bank and the peace officers of the SPD gave chase. We don't know if he was a perp either, but it was kinda cool to see the cop guys grab his head whilst they jammed him in the cop car, just like on teevee.
Finallies, a whole buncha cops all went into the bank, and then they all came out, and got in their cop cars, and buzzed away, thus unblocking the street so our bus could come. Which was good, as it's cold out there, and tiki has a bad cough after spending the afternoon being yelled at by scientists.
Just for future reference.
Our boss tried to sweet talk us into running just one more variation of the analyses, but we were too congested for guilt to work its usual magic. So, 'twas a very cranky tiki who toddled off to her bus stop.
When, what to our wondering eyes did appear:
Cops! A million billion cops!
An observant passerby asked us, "Er, is that a gun that cop has pointed in the general direction of Wells Fargo."
We agreed that the officer in question appeared to have unholstered his service revolver.
"Um, I think I'm gonna move. I don't wanna get shot!"
We agreed this would be a not good thing, and shuffled along as well.
Only to spy:
Even more cops! Wow. And, there were MORE cop cars down the street to the left, and more in the alley, and even more if you went up a block and turned the corner!!
A rilly big bad bald cop yelled for the guys using the cash machine to "GET ON THE GROUND!" Which, they did. (Not good, arguing with big bad bald cops.) We don't think they were perps, but pretty darned exciting. Somewhat later, just as we were staring to get kinda bored, a guy wandered out of the bank and the peace officers of the SPD gave chase. We don't know if he was a perp either, but it was kinda cool to see the cop guys grab his head whilst they jammed him in the cop car, just like on teevee.
Finallies, a whole buncha cops all went into the bank, and then they all came out, and got in their cop cars, and buzzed away, thus unblocking the street so our bus could come. Which was good, as it's cold out there, and tiki has a bad cough after spending the afternoon being yelled at by scientists.