tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post8587003615409871375..comments2024-03-29T09:05:29.819-04:00Comments on Chemjobber: What makes a good team name?Chemjobberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15932113680515602275noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-37285613619736497802012-04-10T15:31:35.355-04:002012-04-10T15:31:35.355-04:00When I was there, my favorite was I.M. Kolthoff an...When I was there, my favorite was I.M. Kolthoff and You Are Not.<br /><br />I probably need to explain that, huh? I.M. Kolthoff was a very prestigious analytical chemist at the U, and in fact is considered the father of analytical chemistry. The Koltoff Chemistry building was named after him, and he was the only male living in Comstock hall (at that point in time, the all-girls dorm) in a penthouse apartment at that!Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04412324900423436763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-16874057421494388592012-04-10T11:51:36.681-04:002012-04-10T11:51:36.681-04:00the chemistry department 5-a-side soccer team at m...the chemistry department 5-a-side soccer team at my university contained "Bayern Mannich" and "Liquid Crystal Palace" which both raised a giggleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-67403618677033046042012-04-09T08:36:00.945-04:002012-04-09T08:36:00.945-04:00Frankfort (IN) High School. Home of the Hot Dogs!...Frankfort (IN) High School. Home of the Hot Dogs!Lyle Langleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-24107096035460446192012-04-08T14:38:46.521-04:002012-04-08T14:38:46.521-04:00The University of Minnesota chemistry department i...The University of Minnesota chemistry department intramural league had some great names. My favorites were the Self-Consistent Fielders and the Hoye's in the Hood.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-88482168389975999632012-04-08T02:40:36.378-04:002012-04-08T02:40:36.378-04:00The Isotopes are also....a band?
http://sports.es...The Isotopes are also....a band?<br /><br />http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/thelife/music/news/story?id=7778833See Arr Ohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09464185815368499346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-59282494756804921182012-04-07T04:31:53.373-04:002012-04-07T04:31:53.373-04:00The Neutrinos on the BlockThe Neutrinos on the BlockAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-79249089740215628402012-04-06T16:37:31.739-04:002012-04-06T16:37:31.739-04:00"The Natural Products" would be a good n..."The Natural Products" would be a good name!Quintusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-88835225824161702702012-04-06T16:26:14.471-04:002012-04-06T16:26:14.471-04:00The St. Louis College of Pharmacy team is the Eute...The St. Louis College of Pharmacy team is the Eutectics.<br />http://www.stlcop.edu/campuslife/tennis.aspAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-56993380584285746992012-04-06T12:52:42.464-04:002012-04-06T12:52:42.464-04:00Our city softball team name is the Quantum Mechani...Our city softball team name is the Quantum Mechanics. Has been since A. I. Meyers played on it.CSU Org. Chem. Studentnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-7383030642593641602012-04-06T12:39:08.161-04:002012-04-06T12:39:08.161-04:00Our grad school dodgeball team was the Chemikazes....Our grad school dodgeball team was the Chemikazes. We gave each other impolite nicknames like Backside Attack and Mother Liquor.CanChemnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-46136916067390474592012-04-06T12:31:28.136-04:002012-04-06T12:31:28.136-04:00I did my postdoc at Caltech with Harry Gray. We pl...I did my postdoc at Caltech with Harry Gray. We played our intramurals with John Bercaws group. <br />Over the years our team had two different names<br />Ligand Fielders<br />and<br />Cp All StarsMatthttp://sciencegeist.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-11959010828489074342012-04-06T12:28:55.092-04:002012-04-06T12:28:55.092-04:00There's a robotics team here named "The O...There's a robotics team here named "The Oddly Charged Particles".Lisa Balbeshttp://balbes.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-5686457596625249592012-04-06T12:25:30.457-04:002012-04-06T12:25:30.457-04:00I was taught calculus by a former Richland teacher...I was taught calculus by a former Richland teacher -- she enjoyed the name/symbol. <br /><br />https://www.google.com/search?ix=aca&q=richland+bombers&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hl=en&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=qhh_T5mwPKa6iAei343HBA&biw=1482&bih=801&sei=xRh_T-7ZJoyziQenxuibBAChemjobberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15932113680515602275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-18303065335851129272012-04-06T12:25:13.946-04:002012-04-06T12:25:13.946-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Chemjobberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15932113680515602275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-40393980137831482772012-04-06T12:06:52.997-04:002012-04-06T12:06:52.997-04:00Richland, WA, is the town nearest the Hanford site...Richland, WA, is the town nearest the Hanford site, where they bred Pu for atomic bombs during and after WWII. (It's now the site of a National Lab and lots of radioactive waste.)<br />The Richland High School team is the Bombers. Their symbol? A mushroom cloud.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-27941808951879763532012-04-06T12:00:14.595-04:002012-04-06T12:00:14.595-04:00I think somewhat related is the character/alter-eg...I think somewhat related is the character/alter-ego names in professional wrestling. In my small inorganic class in undergraduate, we gave each other wrestler names. A couple of representative examples: The Bohr Magneton and the Tesla Tornado.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-43823652639954703132012-04-06T11:52:27.755-04:002012-04-06T11:52:27.755-04:00Purple Benzene was my grad school IM Hoops team na...Purple Benzene was my grad school IM Hoops team name.WCAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-23304935919397749492012-04-06T11:50:57.215-04:002012-04-06T11:50:57.215-04:00Yes, this may be an intramural team name, but I...Yes, this may be an intramural team name, but I've always liked the team name The Lachrymators.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com