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Post by nomuse on Jun 8, 2007 19:56:20 GMT -4
"I'm an Evolutionist"
"(I'm also a Classical Electromagnetismist, a Plate Tectonicsist, a Wien's Lawist, a Photoelectric Effectisist, a....)"
Got the idea from a science-related blog (forgotten which). Having trouble coming up with a good long list of theories of good standing that sound properly silly turned into "-ist" forms, like the Evolutionary Theory maligned in certain backwards circles. I'd especially like both very basic stuff...friction forces, gravity, etc., as well as some seemingly obscure little things that help to amplify the interconnected-ness and breadth of the sciences (and the way that trying to isolate Evolution from the rest of science is, well, silly).
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Will add design to Cafe Press when I'm ready to order a couple for myself.
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Post by Data Cable on Jun 8, 2007 20:10:43 GMT -4
I like the ring of "Gravitist." To really twist the knife, maybe toss in "The-Sky-Is-Blue-ist"
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Post by LunarOrbit on Jun 8, 2007 20:12:19 GMT -4
Round Earth-ist?
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Post by LunarOrbit on Jun 8, 2007 20:12:36 GMT -4
Realist?
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Post by Tanalia on Jun 8, 2007 21:07:54 GMT -4
Heliocentrist would go along pretty well with Round Earth-ist. As for good theories that sound silly, how about: - Plate Tectonics -- whole continents floating around
- Relativity -- things run slower as they go faster, and get more massive as they get thinner
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Post by nomuse on Jun 8, 2007 23:41:45 GMT -4
A Lorenz Transformationist?
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Post by BertL on Jun 9, 2007 5:10:42 GMT -4
Scientist?
Truthist.
Maybe "Informist", too.
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Post by donnieb on Jun 9, 2007 9:53:57 GMT -4
A few from my world:
Ohm's Lawist Thevenin Equivalentist Nyquist Limitist Structured Codist Noise Maskist
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Bob B.
Bob the Excel Guru?
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Post by Bob B. on Jun 9, 2007 10:36:00 GMT -4
Big Bangist
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Post by BertL on Jun 9, 2007 11:22:35 GMT -4
You know, some people might misinterpret that shirt. ... On the other hand, pmaybe girls would find a shirt like that attractive.
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Post by nomuse on Jun 9, 2007 16:09:20 GMT -4
Some good ones here.
Time for the real English Majors to speak up; how absolute are the rules of the "-ist" form?
I can't seem to make a good combining form for Special or General Relativity, as a for-instance. "Relativity-ist" does not come rolling off the tongue. "Relativist" means something else! For that matter, is anything ending in "Theory" a "Theorist" or a "Theory-ist?"
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Jason
Pluto
May all your hits be crits
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Post by Jason on Jun 9, 2007 16:14:48 GMT -4
I think no one really cares if your T-shirt is grammatically correct.
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Post by nomuse on Jun 9, 2007 16:47:19 GMT -4
Well, the point of the shirt is that "Evolutionist" is an ugly neologism. And that adding "ist" to the end of a scientific theory is a stupid way to characterize any part of the structure of science.
But the other "ists" will only work if the formation is clear; both the original form of the theory listed, and that it is being labeled as a belief.
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furi
Mars
The Secret is to keep banging those rocks together.
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Post by furi on Jun 9, 2007 20:51:59 GMT -4
one that fits me in a number of ways for work in communications could be communist or even better communicatist (I'm a cat obsessed socialist) for expressing the belief that 11 Sep was as described I am a terrorist other ones for general silliness, schroedingerist (on the reverse I am not.. ahem) I am a ist Qua- The- -tum -n- -ory (or random placed quantumtheorist) I think I am a descartes-ist 1-(1/0) probabilicist (couldn't find a symbol for infinity in this font) a zero is a numberist from some from old jobs [RESTRICTED}ist [CLASSIFIED]ist [MOST SECRET]]ist A couple anti ones I am ... Anti-Retardant Anti-Depressent Anti-Climactic (maybe not) Anti-Energy (only beling for what matters, sounded better in my head) Anti-precipitate (Part of the solution) I need more rum, currently running a little mozart and liszt
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Post by Kiwi on Jun 12, 2007 10:06:54 GMT -4
I am Not a 9-11th Day Adventist [/size][/center] (For debunkers of the claims of those who are awaiting come-uppance day for all those evil gubmint conspirators.)
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