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Chris Rowan is a geologist specialising in the dark arts of paleomagnetism, and getting people to pay him to travel to exotic destinations for fieldwork. Having drilled up New Zealand during his PhD, and South Africa in his first post-doc, he now works at the University of Edinburgh.
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The US election in just three words
Category: bloggery
Posted on: November 5, 2008 5:01 AM, by Chris Rowan
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How about:
Yes we can!
or
Nice Dress, Michelle ... (snarkily but with affection)
or
(Phew..) That was close.....
or
Its about time!
Posted by: greg laden | November 5, 2008 7:19 AM
Rock on, Baz
Posted by: PaulG | November 5, 2008 8:01 AM
Not in your livelihood involves drilling...
Posted by: Lab Lemming | November 5, 2008 7:21 PM
Thanks Chris. We sweated it out for almost two years trying to get this guy in there. Many folks I know said that if we did not elect Obama, they were about ready to leave the country. So we are SOOOO gratified.
Posted by: Larry O'Hanlon | November 10, 2008 12:45 AM
No more W!
Posted by: CherryBomb | November 20, 2008 11:36 AM
Jamie Oliver did it in four - 'Thank f**k for that'.
Posted by: MikeB | November 27, 2008 5:56 PM