Am I The Only One

Re: Am I The Only One

John Lucas

>You aren't the only one. I keep expecting to find that they have discovered the DNA sequence that makes us addicted to woodturning.

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JL

>No, you aren't. My training is in chemistry and biochemistry. DNA is deoxyribonucleic acid to me. But hey, I can adjust to seeing it here.

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John Trant (Baltimore/DC area)

>As a molecular endocrinologist (read science nerd), I use denatured ethanol (EtOH)to collect my speciman's DNA.

John

Personally, I prefer just plain 'ole....

Michael Stadulis, in Gloucester County, NJ

>ribonucleic acid. It smells nicer. ;o)

Mike

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Barry Turner

>Sometimes there are some really weird folks lurking around in the shadows............maybe it wasn't a typo or slip of the tongue?

I just go with the flow.

Dave Smith, Longview, WA

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Dick Hines

>I did a double take when I saw that post also.

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Carole in VA

>It screams genetics at me every time I see it, but I am getting used to it meaning denatured alcohol here.

You mean . . . -

Fred in NC

>we are getting denatured too ?

Nope

Jorge Castaneda ~ Downeast Maine

>I jump everytime I see that.

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DWFII

>I know...It freaks me out everytime I see BLO mentioned in one of these posts...I automatically think Boston Lyric Opera??!!!

Or CA...I always wonder what in the world California's got to do with finishes on pens.

Worst of all, I see posts where someone is wanting to learn how to do...Harbor Freight??!!

But even worse than that, what the devil is a DWFII??!!

DW

In the High Desert of Central OR.... [smile]

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Frederick Nelson

>I'm firmly in the EtOH camp, myself. (Father, brother, daughter, at least one cousin, and wife are all chemists - it kind of rubs off)

I work with Scouts, computers, and woodworkers, all of whom have their own acronyms and TLA's (three-letter abbreviations.) SNMP can be "Simple Network Management Protocol" or "Shiloh National Military Park" depending on context. Similarly, ATM could mean "Asynchronous Transfer Medium" or "Automatic Teller Machine." Add to that the various abbreviations used as internet short-hand and one could get the impression we are trying to reduce the language to abbreviations. It's time to eschew obfuscation, folks!

FNelson

in-GENE-ious

Hal B., San Francisco

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