Reminded me of the high geologist post
That’s a very high quality post, I appreciate you sharing it
I feel dumb, I don’t get the ace bit. Was it just slang, like he’s cool, and then they swerved it? Or was there something that actually made the commentary think they were asexual in the image? Now I feel dumb and old.
Geode colouring matched Ace Flag colouring.
Ahhh, OK, I see it now, thanks very much.
I like this thread/comic but I’m legitimately confused by ‘ace rights’ did we start forcing people to fuck or something? I hadn’t noticed lol
It is probably more about recognition, most people (in their minds) don’t recognize asexuality. Many folks thought I had something wrong with me (do you know how many erectile dysfunction or micropenis jokes I had to endure?) or I was attracted to them and was trying to hide it.
Yeah I get that and agree, but I think that language is important in these situations. That’s about something that has nothing to do with rights and minimalizes the actual civil rights issues that we DO have by association. I agree that education is important, but that has nothing to do with a legal fight for rights.
While I do agree, I also feel the need to point out that this is a meme, it doesn’t have any agenda other than “be funny” so probably not much thought has went into it.
I think its because the purple lighting looks a bit like the ace flag
Did you miss the whole “childless cat ladies” thing the GOP has been doing lately?
LoL, imagine the GOP nutters who get so offended by the Gay Rights Rainbow Flag when they are confronted by the ACE Rights Centaur. 😂
I think I did miss that, could you explain it for me please
Sorry, but they can still vote, right? This isn’t anything to do with ‘rights’.
I think its missing a comma, cause its common for shaggy phrases to end with “right scoob?”
I thought the same thing you did at first though.
All hail ace centaur
The untold story: 1.) the grade was curved due to everyone’s low numbers
2.) no one wanted to get near the rocks to identify them because there was one weird mofo walking on all fours around the displays, randomly snarling and licking each one
Homeslice identified a few more than everybody else and his grade shot to the moon.
3.) included were 2 previously unidentified specimens, which he also identified, somehow
Oh I know this one!
- profit !!!
- the teacher didn’t want that mofo again in their class
They we’re actually kind of okay with the licking until taking his sweatshirt on and off aggressively while grunting and sweating… That’s what made it too much for them. Geology nerds.
Plot twist: Wasn’t a Geology major, there was no test.
Sir, this is a Wendy’s.
Oh hi Wendy did you know this is a crunch Santa Cecilia granite benchtop? crunch crunch
Why does this Venetian Pearl taste like blood?
yes please, hold it right there
In order for licking the rocks to help on the test, he must have already tasted them before.
I knew someone who went to his german language classes on LSD and I couldn’t think of a worse clsss to do that in.
Imagine being perfectly fluent in German, but only when gorked out your damn orb.
So German?
Being drunk does help. I knew a guy that could speak passable Deutsch when blau but he would struggle with Rammstein when sober.
It sounds like something I’d expect of a CIA expirement gone wrong.
Or gone right?
Are you telling me they put them in front of actual rocks and let them lick them in finals?
Im sure it’s required. I got a geology buddy and he said this is pretty normal for identification of rocks. So I bet its a required skill to tell spicy rocks from rocky rocks.
"Well yes it looks like a rock, but it tastes like a metal
Geology degree here - you identify some rocks by licking them. Licking most rocks will give you no information. But in a final, honestly, nobody would bat an eye if you licked all of them, just in case.
I have to know, how was sanitation handled? did you each student have an individual sample, or were you all licking a communal rock?
They’re licking rocks and you’re worried about sanitation?!?
I’d be more worried about sanitization if I’m licking a rock then if I’m not licking a rock, generally speaking.
Individual samples and UV lights, though often there was a rock where multiple people would lick it. People probably don’t get sick from that often.
Us geology students are bonded by blood. Once we all passed around a fragment of dinosaur bone and all stuck it to our tongue. Pre COVID mind you.
Fact
Was a thing when I took geo in first year, rock test (and the professor) was kinda a legend within engineering.
Heh that sounds like my buddies professor. All he said was your tongues always there and it’s a good instrument so why not use it. I just make fun of him licking rocks.
Yes. I have a geology degree. How else am I supposed to distinguish apatite from halite. I’ve licked many rocks. Mineralogy, petrology, and sedemenary Rocks and fossils all had finals that involved having 50 rocks in front of you to identify
Oh wow I’ve never expected that I’m used to university being full academia with no hands on on anything
Not hands. Tongue
Yeah geology is fun. Lots of hands on stuff, class camping trips out to the field usually once a semester at least. Then there’s field camp which is a couple months in the wilderness mapping outcrops and studying local geology. I think it’s one of the most fun majors you can do, but I’m biased.
Best part of college is how hands on your degree courses are, since they’re trying to prepare you for work in the real world
I did Zoology, half my classes had us either identifying dead animals (whole / parts) or dissecting them. One of my tests was identifying the sex, age, and species of waterfowl just by their severed wings. I also did a summer plant class where all we did was walk trails and identify plants.
Your fucking around about the licking part right?
Geologists identify rocks in the field that way sometimes.
https://www.iflscience.com/why-do-geologists-lick-rocks-70107
Not at all.
Interesting! Makes geology sound more fun for some reason.
A skilled geologist recognizes the rocks they can safely lick. Licking every rock is just stupid. Imagine licking asbest.
I believe licking asbestos is fairly unproblematic. You just really shouldn’t breathe in asbestos dust.
Asbestos definitely causes inflammation when tissues are exposed to it, I wouldn’t recommend that anyone lick asbestos. One exposure wouldn’t do much. That said I’m pretty sure the act of picking asbestos up and bringing it to your face and breathing it in would be the most dangerous part of that.
Just spit on it first
Good ol’ hawk tuah on that thang
YOU DON’T GET TO TELL ME WHAT ROCKS I CAN’T LICK! YOU’RE NOT MY FATHER!
I always lick asbest. I’m the best licker there is
I couldn’t do it, I’d be worried everyone could tell I was high. Tbf tho, no one called him out for licking rocks… sooooo idk. I’d just hate to be remembered as the rock licking guy
Accepted behavior among geologists
I took a geology course in college. The raw giddiness the professor hit on seeing a very bland gray rock still makes me laugh thinking about it. Dude was starstruck by a large grey lump. I’m sure it was a very excellent rock, but I can’t recall now what made it so amazing. Something about glaciers.
I think he would have gladly licked the rock if he thought no one was looking.
I 100% believe the above.
I partied with geologists. Trust me they licked that rock. Totally what they do. I knew one that joked about keeping a few pebbles in his pocket of Gypsum or kaolinite or some other sedimentary rock to chew on to make a point about how much he was a geologist.
There is a whole tongue test is to tell if it’s bone or rock anyways. I bet the guy on LSD was to busy high to notice half his classmates were probably licking the rocks sober.
I concur
I once gave a speech on butterflies while stoned off my ass. Got really, REALLY fucking stoned, with a buddy cause I was pretty sure I didn’t have to go to that class that day. Checked the syllabus and turns out I had to go. We picked the subject of other people’s speech, and gave a 3 minute “speech” on butterflies, which I mostly just modified Mitch hedberg jokes to fit butterflies. Got the class laughing and got an A. 🤷🏼♂️
Mitch Hedberg jokes while high is a pretty smart move. Either that or you’re the only person who finds them funny and end up looking like an idiot.
My only experience being high was I met up with some friends where schedules only aligned for the one evening, and I had 2 conflicting goals: try some THC and play with some servers with the other computer nerd in the group. Trying to remember the commands and workarounds for weird hardware+distro compatibility quirks while my brain was soup was quite an experience!
Typical Geology major.
You’re not wrong.
I know, had two Geology majors as college roomates. Dudes would just roll joints and stare at rocks. Well, my primotology roomate would do the same…
Ha, unearthed.
Definitely read this as his test was about lsd, was mighty confused until i scrolled back up and read it 3 more times
I took the SATs my second time the night after taking LSD and was still seeing decent trails. I did better than when I took it the first time and got very close to a perfect verbal score iirc.
You think you’ve got the stones to become a geologist?
“That’s how I got the nickname ‘the Doc Ellis of geology’”
I was going to comment that Doc Ellis would be proud.
The hoody part adds validity to this story IMO
