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Is this a Dad joke or a Nerd joke?
Mar 10, 2015 6:56 AM
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Atheros
as a Brit this says you-neon-ised
errortica
What's the difference between entomology and etymology? Ask an etymologist.
Yupurineutah
High tension electricians must stay unionized.
VirgilKyle
Nice. Have rep :)
erlu
This is neither. Its a good joke.
OneBabyOneHamburgerBun
Groan worthy. You win op, you win.
SendYourNudesToMeIfYouAreFemalePlsIAskedNicely
yo dude not everyone can do this
SihayaOfTheAllPowerfulMeh
two7even
As someone who works in science/healthcare that is part of a union, this made my brain stall
Andthingswereneverthesame
both... that would be both.
joshbradbury52
I said both at the same time in my head. I fear for myself.
statetheobvious
Plot Twist: plumber is unemployed chemist.
Barrum
Well based on how I first read that, I'm probably a plumber
JakkOfHearts
ditto
rainbownavajo
onion-ized!
smewhen
Some people are neither plumbers nor chemists...
cloudybreezes
MRW my dad gets to the front page before I do http://i0.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/310/193/8ae.png
magila
Don't worry you will probably get to the front page before your kids are in college.
UserSubImgurian
Just... just take my upvote you dad chemist.
DirtyBirdofQuestionableGeometry
I pronounce it *unionized*
beancrayons
Took me a while because I'm not sure 'Un-ionized' is a word. Solid punning though, Dad. +1
thecolonels
It is. It's not the same as 'deionized' though. Something that does not go into ions in a solution is unionized
beancrayons
Ooh. Learned a thing! Thanks!
FrostFox22
And deionized, as in Deionized Water, is something with all the ions removed. So Deionized water doesn't have all the little ions in it.
TheGingerBeardedBiologist
The difference is minute
ScaleScentedAnalDildo
Minute as in minute, or as in minute?
gokufighther
Mi nuu te, not minute
Tiggerlen
Doing so, you would have to pronounce 'unionized', thus defeating the purpose.
PobesneliMrmot
As a scientist that payed tuition by being contractor (including plumbing),we need more unionization in academia http://youtu.be/7Mn1WN5yeag
sidevote
Oh I get it - un-ionized
incredulousbastard
Best use of this meme I've ever seen!
ihaveenoughofthisorgasm
Amythyst
Needs Javert and Dickbutt.
LlamasEatOranges
I actually think that guy is cute
Doopliss77
that's fiddy cent!
LlamasEatOranges
well I like his old selffs face
ohthatmeredith
thank you/
bitchycollegefreshman
I pronounced it "onion-ized" ..What am I?
magila
A cook.
barrackobarner
I don't mean to crap on the joke, but a chemist would probably say "de-ionized."
TheRealDurdan
Ohhhhh
N0suckashit
...duh
nickelarse
As a plasma physicist, I would say 'unionized' (except I wouldn't because plasmas are ionized). Deionized implies that it used to be.
BeansandToast
Nap - deionized would imply a process was carried out to remove the ionizing particle - that the particle exists natural in an ioinic state.
gone271
A chef would say it like onionized
Chatora
I have my M.Sc. in chemistry and that is how I pronounced it.
irrelevanceisgolden
I didn't get the joke at all until I read this, so thanks!
squirtyrat
thank you very much.. Was tired scratching my head. Guess that makes me plumber material!
SukkMaDeek
It didn't ask what they would say just how to pronounce it.
thesantafeshuffle
Thanks Obama.
Agorbs
Whoosh
Sakkura
Not really, those are two different things. Water can be deionized, while an ammonia molecule cannot be deionized - but it can be unionized.
gabot045
Can you link me to something that explains this better? I'm only familiar with deionized.
census2011
its because unionized isn't in chemistry.
koopaya
It's the difference between something that used to have ions and doesn't anymore, and something that just doesn't have 'em.
Sakkura
Can't find a good link, but deionize is to remove ions. Unionized means something is not an ion (or ions). 1/2
Sakkura
H2O in water is unionized, but the water can contain other ions (eg. sodium and chloride from salt, or even H+ and OH- from water). 2/2
gabot045
So you're deionizing a compound by removing ions attached to it. And you're unionizing a compound, by destroying it, removing an ion of it?
Realkevlarkent
i dont get it
shadowex3
Chemists pronounce it Unionized, and Plumbers pronounce it Unionized.
sprayingmantis
Cool, thanks mate.
tarataqa
It's spelled "gif", but we pronounce it "gif".
cselg
Wtf is wrong with you, the correct way to pronounce it is "gif".
tarataqa
MRW: http://www.gifsforum.com/images/gif/Rustled%20My%20Jimmies/grand/Rustled-My-Jimmies-eccbc87e4b5ce2fe28308fd9f2a7baf3-2707.gif
m0sley
A chemist would say "un-ionized".
Realkevlarkent
ah^^
IhateHumansAnimalsAndPlantsBOULDERSAreOk
I sat here for two minutes trying to find something funny in ions :(
Texaggie2012
I'm a koala! Wait..no ate too many leaves..
Texaggie2012
Fuk replied to wrong comment..
IhateHumansAnimalsAndPlantsBOULDERSAreOk
Sat here for two minutes trying to find something funny in koalas :(
CommieShillPaidBySoros
Just leaf...
captnkrunch
un-ionized and union-ized
Realkevlarkent
thats what u get for english not being ur first language i guess :P
dani7213
English isn't my first language either, I got it right away
Realkevlarkent
well good for you
captnkrunch
You're fine, man :) It took me a moment to understand as well haha :D and I've spoken it for 19 years!
Realkevlarkent
yea, ive spend ALOT of time on the internet, but u dont rly come on that much scientific terms, nor the pronunciation :P
AdorableEvil
You wouldn't say "alittle" or "amediumamount". Why do you say "alot"? Don't do it. It's just bad spelling.
AdorableEvil
if English is not your first language, you're doing a spectacular impersonation of the internet misspellings.
Realkevlarkent
u mean shortening or slang?
AdorableEvil
Neither. I mean things that people commonly get wrong.
Sittingonabigblueboxlolwtfmars
How many times did you use Google to verify the spelling of those words xD
AdorableEvil
...I actually just have a really good memory. I always mess up "recieve," though.
slaitch
Interesting thing: math teachers attempting to teach pharmacology classes pronounce it like plumbers do.
TrashPandaMafia
Or you'd call them science teachers
phantasmaphilia
I MISSED THE BOAT BUT I GET THE POST! IT'S ONION-IZED YAH DOOFS! HAHAHAHAH
otherbill
That's a clear example of "not understanding one's audience".
Ravonaut
As an non native english speaker. I really don't get it. Can someone explain it to me?
SlothlsMySpiritAnimaI
Un-ionised as in"it's not an ion" or "unionized" as in "part of a labour union"
slurpypants
union - ized or un-ionized
pheran
This can be one of two different words which are pronounced differently - union-ized (company with union labor) or un-ionized (not an ion).
GR3453m0nk3y
As a native English speaker, I don't get it either...
AnaesthetizedCephalopod
I see what you did there.
GR3453m0nk3y
I don't... please explain.
AnaesthetizedCephalopod
Britons call pharmacists "chemists" ... hence the pharmacology ref
justsherlocked
As an almost teacher, UNIONS, BABY
IntergalaticGinger
Un ions?
EMSviking
unions can be good and bad, politics are never simple
imayormaynotbegroot
"fuck unions" -Scott Walker, Probably
PaliQ
I'm in the Union at my grocery store. The $5/wk insurance plan that's the same as my friend's $180/mo swayed me. ILU, Union. <3
Ittookmeforevertothinkofausername
Why the hell is are math teachers trying to teach pharmacology?
Scholar12
Because of the math part in pharmacology. Calculating half-life times and stuff like that I guess.
CutChoBullshit
It was probably just an extended 'union' joke rather than a diary entry.
MasterOfEntropy
Intersections!
TheWayADrillWorks
is... are?
Queenlizthe1
Unions!
AnaesthetizedCephalopod
The Brits say chemist and Americans say pharmacist.
SmellyPotatoMan
Think you swapped that
MySecondAccount
Pharmacology is a type of chemistry.
FreakGasolineFightIncident
In Ireland a pharmacy is often called a chemists', but you wouldn't call a pharmacist a chemist. Is it like that anywhere else?
ramkanwar55
The British say pharmacist, source: am pharmacy student
YesButAlsoYes
But they're not the same thing...
AdmJota
That doesn't really answer the question.
NewUsernameAlreadyTaken
I know right
muffins4
We say chemist. Generally speaking, Pharmacist is a profession, Chemistry is science! (I had a Chemistry classes, not pharmacology)
anon2424
You are correct ( I've had chemistry and pharmacology classes)
iliketokeepitsimplestupid
Yea, you go see a pharmacist to get prescriptions. Chemists are just general mad scientists of the chemical variety, right?
TheSwedishCryptid
Pharmacist is a profession within Chemistry. You are a Chemist and can be something other than a pharmacist
SaudiInAudi
But but ..we in med school have pharmacology classes
muffins4
Right, and they serve a purpose and is tied to the profession. I had to say 'generally speaking' because 140 characters isn't enough <3