11 Requirements to be a Mad Scientist
- You have wild, unkempt hair.
- Your white lab coat never comes off under any circumstances.
- You are willing to do absolutely anything in the name of science… ANYTHING.
- You never sleep. All you do is work on your latest diabolical invention.
- You are overly dramatic. When in high school, you were kicked out of the drama club on three counts of overacting.
- You have so many issues, not even the world’s best psychiatrist could help you.
- Just as you activate your doomsday device, you must react with maniacal laughter. This is key.
- You are more misunderstood than the most sensitive emo kid.
- You must be a socially awkward loner that either lives alone or with a creepy sidekick.
- You are an absolute genius, yet lack common sense.
- Test tubes are your best friend.
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July 30th, 2008 at 12:18 am
Not sure if I should be grateful that it is now CLEAR I am NOT a Mad Scientist, or whether I should be sad that my life seems so BORING compared with the life of one.
July 30th, 2008 at 12:34 am
Hi Flying LlamaFish,
I guess I could never be a mad scientist, as I do have common sense, and test tubes aren’t my best friend. Oh well……….
July 30th, 2008 at 4:03 am
I love your writing style and your creativity. Good stuff.
Shamelle
July 30th, 2008 at 4:11 am
Fizzing test tube alert!
Oh, and if my recollection of science lessons at school are correct, a pre-requisite of a mad scientist is to wear horrific ’70s fashion (when you dare removed the lab coat) and to display calm in the face of bunsen burner catastrophes
July 30th, 2008 at 1:38 pm
OK, you have just shown me that I am NOT a mad scientist. Thank you
July 30th, 2008 at 1:46 pm
Replace “scientist” with “blogger”, and it would eerily sound like me.
July 30th, 2008 at 3:00 pm
I wonder if there is the converse of the “mad scientist.” The scientist who in effect is the opposite.
I’m sure there is, but the mad scientist gets all the attention. And for good reason.
July 30th, 2008 at 3:11 pm
Hey flying llama fish-
Is there a ridiculous looking, polka dot, snap-on bow tie underneath that lab coat?
And why do mad scientists have hair that always look like they just stuck their finger in an electrical socket?- oh yeah- that’s right- they probably just did!
July 30th, 2008 at 3:41 pm
They also have a cot in the lab so they don’t even have to leave the lab to sleep, and they often forget to eat since they’re so engrossed in their work (and so I hear). I have a Halloween CD that contains different eerie noises and the mad scientist’s maniacal laughter is on there.
July 30th, 2008 at 4:43 pm
@Scott - OMG, you just described my grade 13 chemistry teacher Mr. Munroe! Did you have him? And he did remain calm in the fact of bunsen burner catastrophes, mainly because he caused them himself.
July 30th, 2008 at 10:30 pm
I’m reminded of one of my chemistry professors–though apparently he was cross-discipline, as every now and then you’d see him in a wizard’s robe instead of his lab coat.
July 31st, 2008 at 3:28 pm
“maniacal laughter” always a conversation stopper!
Sounds like most movie stereotypes, but then if Mad Scientists were way cool, functional, and good looking, they’d rule the world instead of letting the movie hero win.
July 31st, 2008 at 3:56 pm
Pinky and the Brain,
Pinky and the Brain,
One is a genius,
The other is insane.
She sings merrily …..need lab coat to wear in my painting studio…and can I get COLOR coded test tubes?
July 31st, 2008 at 8:24 pm
Vered: That is a very tough decision! I personally feel a little bit of both.
Barbara: You could always be a happy scientist.
Shamelle: Thank you muy mucho!
Scott McIntyre: Haha Those are some good ones.
Pelf: My pleasure.
Al: There is no shame in being a Mad Blogger.
Bamboo: There probably is… Happy Scientists just don’t make the nightly news.
Patti: I don’t doubt there is a ridiculous looking, polka dot, snap-on bow tie underneath that lab coat. Indeed, Mad Scientists rely on electrical sockets to get their hair just right.
Marelisa: You are correct. I bet that is one excellent CD.
Ravyn: Your chemistry professor sounds like quite the character.
SpaceAgeSage: Good insight!
Janice Cartier: Sing your heart out.
August 1st, 2008 at 11:16 am
Bamboo -
This is hilarious. I love this one, “Just as you activate your doomsday device, you must react with maniacal laughter. This is key.”
I enjoyed the witty side of your writing very much!
Shilpan
August 1st, 2008 at 11:49 am
Welcome Shilpan… This post was actually written by my brother, Flying LlamaFish. Yeah, I know, it’s in very very small letters under the title that says who the writer is. I apologize for that - we are working in it (:
Glad you enjoyed it.
August 4th, 2008 at 7:06 pm
Also:
Unkempt beard (optional)
Virtuoso on at least one musical instrument
Misunderstood by women
Was beaten up as a kid in the schoolyard a lot (Hence, the vengeful attitude…”One day you’ll pay…you’ll ALL PAY!!”
August 5th, 2008 at 1:08 am
Those are good ones, Friar!
August 5th, 2008 at 10:14 am
This remind me of Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz from Phineas and Ferb