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July 31 Military serviceIn Germany and Korea, men are required to serve in military for certain years. Nonetheless, men in both countries spend all the efforts to avoid this responsibility. We had a discussion several days ago.
B from the H lab said, "Fifteen years ago, if you say you are gay in Germany, they will let you go. Now, if you say you are gay, the officers would say, 'Well, we have a special camp for you.'" Real gays would be thrilled to hear that: Where else would they be able to find so many partners with whom they can eat and sleep together everyday?
M from our lab said, in Korea, men with one testicle are not suitable for military service. This reminds me of Lance Armstrong. After one of his testicles was taken off because of testicular cancer, he won the Tour de France seven times and had three children. I have been always wondering if dosage compensation works here too. By the way, readers, help me answer a question: Which is more probable, being shot to death or being shot in one testicle?
As a postscript, I just heard one story. S from the C lab is Iranian American; he was born in the U.S. He went back to Iran for a visit before coming to graduate school. When he was about to coming back, the Iranian government forced him to finish military service. Although he made his way back, his excuse was that he is the only grandson of his grandpa. July 25 7/24Nothing much is happening recently. I am updating this blog for the sake of updating, and also to prove my existence. The summer student went back home. I have no one to bully around any more. The project is going slowly. A student from our lab is going to graduate.
A Chinese postdoc in our lab made a comment several days ago, saying that if his son went to Columbia instead of Harvard, that would be a failure. (By the way, his son is about 6 years old.) I don't know what to comment on his comment.
I quoted some blogs from my friend's. I know there are too many adult languages, but somehow I am just resonant with his style. I just feel like, "if you're trying to write humor, almost everything you do is serious."
Quote for the day: if you don't shoot, you won't score.
July 24 Talking about 你做过翻滚过山机么?
最近转载的一系列文章，内容都不太健康。未满18岁的未成年人勿进。 Quote 你做过翻滚过山机么? July 23 Talking about 招欠大作战 |
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