Many of you have expressed your concern to me about my reference to UCLA Med students as “stinky”. As a preface, I should apologize for not informing everyone of the punch lines to the many inside jokes that appear on this journal. Unfortunately, the fact that these jokes are not understood by everyone is exactly what makes them inside jokes, and hence forth, I cannot be expected to describe the origins of all inside jokes reported in this journal.
With that being said, the “stinky med students” reference originally came from Brian/Josh and my observation that the Graduate Reading Rooms in the Biomedical Library tend to carry a foul stench reminiscent of the stench that would exist if stressed out medical students were to study 24 hours a day in these rooms eating, drinking, and sleeping there without even going home to shower. Coincidentally, in the days leading to final exams, medical students study 24 hours a day in these rooms, eating, drinking, and sleeping there without even going home to shower. At some point, I decided to use the “stinky” reference to poke fun at our happy-go-lucky UCLA med student friends. However, they claim that the foul stench is actually generated by the UCLA Dental students, though I have yet to complete any forensic analysis to confirm this. They also claim that I smell far worse than any medical student could ever possibly smell due to my daily interaction with rodents and toxic chemicals. Ashwini later lend support these claims when she pointed out that I smelled “like latex gloves” and then made the mock vomiting facial expression.
So, there you have it. Medical students may be “stinky”, but I smell far worse.
* Movie Quote of the Day: “We were so lucky to be raised around catalogues.” (a gift from Libby O. aka “The Libbyrator”)
December 23, 2003
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