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Ig Nobel awards

Posted: Sun Oct 03, 2010 12:10 pm
by Cody
I always enjoy these.

Posted: Sun Oct 03, 2010 9:09 pm
by Commander McLane
I especially like the winner in the management category. :D

Posted: Sun Oct 03, 2010 9:21 pm
by CheeseRedux
Commander McLane wrote:
I especially like the winner in the management category. :D
I noticed that one too, and am eagerly anticipating my promotion to Supreme Front and Rear Admiral and Overlord of the Oolite bb.

Posted: Sun Oct 03, 2010 9:31 pm
by Cody
CheeseRedux wrote:
I noticed that one too, and am eagerly anticipating my promotion to Supreme Front and Rear Admiral and Overlord of the Oolite bb.
I think that’s the principle Giles was working on when he elevated me to admin.

I like the peace prize best… but who would have thought that of fruit bats.

Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2010 1:41 am
by Sydney2K
The winner of this year's Nobel Prize for Physics won a Ignobel Prize ten years ago for levitating live frogs with magnetism.

Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2010 1:27 pm
by Darkbee
We need more randomization here at our workplace. :roll:

Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2010 1:49 pm
by CheeseRedux
Darkbee wrote:
We need more randomization here at our workplace. :roll:
Are you bucking for a promotion? :wink:

Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2010 4:10 pm
by Darkbee
CheeseRedux wrote:
Darkbee wrote:
We need more randomization here at our workplace. :roll:
Are you bucking for a promotion? :wink:
We'll let the coin decide! ;)

Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2010 4:16 pm
by Cody
Darkbee wrote:
We'll let the coin decide!
Enter The Dice Man!

Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2010 4:52 pm
by Darkbee
No dice.

Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2010 8:23 pm
by snork
I think my favourites were the scientist's beards - for whatever reason that reminded me of the scientists in Douglas Adams' universe.
those finding out the one thing they really couldn't stand ...

edit - huh, what was that ? font size=0 ? lol

Re: Ig Nobel awards

Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2011 11:42 am
by Cody
Another year... another bunch of Ig Nobel awards.

Re: Ig Nobel awards

Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2011 3:31 pm
by CommonSenseOTB
Literature Prize: John Perry of Stanford University, US, for his Theory of Structured Procrastination, which says: To be a high achiever, always work on something important, using it as a way to avoid doing something that's even more important.
Hey, that's me! :shock:

Theory of Structured Procrastination: +1 8)
Beetles shagging beer bottles: :lol:
Reading this article: priceless

Re: Ig Nobel awards

Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2012 6:28 pm
by Cody
The Ig Nobel awards are with us again... heh!

Re: Ig Nobel awards

Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2012 6:51 pm
by Smivs
Let's not forget the unsung heroines of the ceremony :)