>Kim Stanley Robinson just published a new science fiction novel,
>"Forty Signs of Rain", about global warming and the National Science
>Foundation. He pointed out that if you walk down the hall of an
>institution and see Farside cartoons taped up, it's a sign of
>healthy activity. But if you see Dilbert comic strips instead,
>things have turned sour.

I have plenty of Far Side cartoons tacked up in my paleo lab...
despite this I remain a "temporary" employee (research assistant ie
fossil preparator) after 19 years in my geology department...

Perhaps this is why I have one Dilbert up too (just in case).
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Andrew Grebneff
Dunedin, New Zealand
64 (3) 453-4436
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Fossil preparator
Seashell, Macintosh & VW/Toyota van nut
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A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation.
Q: Why is top posting frowned upon?

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