`That's enough to begin with,' Humpty Dumpty interrupted: `there are plenty of hard words there. "ABILIFY" means to comply with social expectations -- the state of ABIDANCE when you endure adversity.'
`That'll do very well,' said Alice: and "EMSAM"?'
`Well, "EMSAM" means "samsara and empathic." "Samsara" is the same as "reincarnation." You see it's like a portmanteau -- there are two meanings packed up into one word.'
`I see it now,' Alice remarked thoughtfully: `and what are "IXEMPRA"?'
`Well, "IXEMPRA" are something like granulocytes -- they're something like lysosomes -- and they're something like a squelch.'
`They must be very curious looking creatures.'
`They are that,' said Humpty Dumpty: `also they make their nests outside of the European Union -- also they live on metastasises.'
`And what's "SPRYCEL" and "SUSTIVA"?'
`To "SPRYCEL" is to leap round and round quite spryly. To "SUSTIVA" is to block enzymes through suspending action.'
`And "TAXOL" is a mitotic inhibitor, I suppose?' said Alice, surprised at her own ingenuity.
`Of course it is. It's called "TAXOL," you know, because it is taxed all the time, taxing for all who use it --'
`And taxemic in all languages,' Alice added.
`Exactly so. Well, then, "PLAVIX" causes "platelet vexation" (there's another portmanteau for you). And a "ZERIT" is a shabby-looking transcriptase inhibitor which competes with thymidine -- something like a triphosphate.'
`And then "CONVATEC OSTOMY"?' said Alice. `I'm afraid I'm giving you a great deal of trouble.'
`Well, a "OSTOMY" is a sort of procedure similar to kleining: but "CONVATEC" I'm not certain about. I think it's short for "converging technology" -- meaning that they have machines that go "ping", you know.'
`And what does "ERBITUX" mean?'
`Well, "ARBITEG" is an abridgment of the tegument, with a kind of pulling in the middle: however, you'll see it done, maybe -- down in the hall yonder -- and when you've once seen it you'll be QUITE content.
--- From Through the Bristol-Myers Squibb catalogue and What Alice Found There, an unpublished (and hopefully to remain so) work.
One of the questions on the psych evaluation that I took at work (everyone above a certain level in the company has to be certifiable - err, certified - psychologically sound) was this: "Did you enjoy 'Alice in Wonderland' as a child?" I wanted to answer, "Not as much as 'Through the Looking Glass," but alas, it was merely a yes/no question.
I quite like the nod to Monty Python as well. Not to mention the concept that an "-ostomy" is like kleining.
I had heard of companies that required employees to pass psychological evaluations, but had never run across an actual example. I wonder if enjoying Alice in Wonderland is a 'plus' or a 'minus' on the sanity chart. However, it must be a great comfort to know that you are sane. Do you get a little certificate to hang on your wall?
(In case you don't, I made one over lunch... I needed the distraction.)
(Unlinked anywhere else, in the event that I inadvertently stepped on a toe here.)
I too enjoyed Through the Looking Glass more than Alice in Wonderland, though I'm not sure I prefer one over the other these days. (I do like both of them better than Sylvie and Bruno, but that's to be expected.)
I hope that you are having a truly frabjous day and avoiding discourse with the man at the helm.
You made me a certificate of sanity? That's kinda nuts. :)
I think I'll print it up and hang it on my wall and see how long it takes before anyone comments. I think the expiration date is particularly charming. Does that mean that I'll have to go completely batty in 30 years?
I have no idea how to pronounce my psychoanalysts' names. I won't, however, see this as a personal failing on my part; that would be an indication of an inferiority complex which I certifiably don't have.
There's a high-res version, "suitable for printing", over here. Glad you liked it.
I have no idea how to pronounce those names either. I can recognize Greek, but, alas, have never learned to speak it. (I stole them from this wikipedia article.)
And I suppose that you will either have go insane in 30 years or re-certify (though given that's when the epoch rolls over, insanity would be nicer than still being in IT at that point). It's not like an expiration date on a birth certificate. You have some options. :)
*ABILIFY's side effects include lightheadedness, very high fever, rigid muscles, shaking, confusion, sweating, or increased heart rate and blood pressure, abnormal or uncontrollable movements (may become permanent!), increased risk of stroke and ministroke, complications due to diabetes. You should not drive or operate hazardous machinery until you know how ABILIFY affects you. Since medicines like ABILIFY can impact your body’s ability to reduce body temperature, you should avoid overheating and dehydration. (You might want to do that anyway.) While taking ABILIFY, avoid drinking alcohol and breast-feeding an infant. (Even if you're not on ABILIFY, it's unwise to drink alcohol while breast feeding an infant... apparently it's OK to breastfeed two simultaneously.)
For patients who must limit their sugar intake, ABILIFY Oral Solution contains sugar. (For patients who do not care about sugar intake, ABILIFY Oral Solution still contains sugar. It's not like they're trying to kill the sugar limited or anything.) For patients who cannot metabolize phenylalanine (those with phenylketonuria or PKU), ABILIFY® DISCMELT™ (aripiprazole) contains phenylalanine. (Like sugar, the phenylalanine is there whether you can metabolize it or not.)
If, after all this, you actually want to take ABILIFY, please see your doctor. If you cannot see your doctor, please visit your optometrist. For more information on ABILIFY, check out the Internet
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This took a lot longer longer than I thought it would.
Date: 2008-03-04 03:01 am (UTC)`That'll do very well,' said Alice: and "EMSAM"?'
`Well, "EMSAM" means "samsara and empathic." "Samsara" is the same as "reincarnation." You see it's like a portmanteau -- there are two meanings packed up into one word.'
`I see it now,' Alice remarked thoughtfully: `and what are "IXEMPRA"?'
`Well, "IXEMPRA" are something like granulocytes -- they're something like lysosomes -- and they're something like a squelch.'
`They must be very curious looking creatures.'
`They are that,' said Humpty Dumpty: `also they make their nests outside of the European Union -- also they live on metastasises.'
`And what's "SPRYCEL" and "SUSTIVA"?'
`To "SPRYCEL" is to leap round and round quite spryly. To "SUSTIVA" is to block enzymes through suspending action.'
`And "TAXOL" is a mitotic inhibitor, I suppose?' said Alice, surprised at her own ingenuity.
`Of course it is. It's called "TAXOL," you know, because it is taxed all the time, taxing for all who use it --'
`And taxemic in all languages,' Alice added.
`Exactly so. Well, then, "PLAVIX" causes "platelet vexation" (there's another portmanteau for you). And a "ZERIT" is a shabby-looking transcriptase inhibitor which competes with thymidine -- something like a triphosphate.'
`And then "CONVATEC OSTOMY"?' said Alice. `I'm afraid I'm giving you a great deal of trouble.'
`Well, a "OSTOMY" is a sort of procedure similar to kleining: but "CONVATEC" I'm not certain about. I think it's short for "converging technology" -- meaning that they have machines that go "ping", you know.'
`And what does "ERBITUX" mean?'
`Well, "ARBITEG" is an abridgment of the tegument, with a kind of pulling in the middle: however, you'll see it done, maybe -- down in the hall yonder -- and when you've once seen it you'll be QUITE content.
--- From Through the Bristol-Myers Squibb catalogue and What Alice Found There, an unpublished (and hopefully to remain so) work.
Re: This took a lot longer longer than I thought it would.
Date: 2008-03-04 03:19 am (UTC)One of the questions on the psych evaluation that I took at work (everyone above a certain level in the company has to be certifiable - err, certified - psychologically sound) was this: "Did you enjoy 'Alice in Wonderland' as a child?" I wanted to answer, "Not as much as 'Through the Looking Glass," but alas, it was merely a yes/no question.
I quite like the nod to Monty Python as well. Not to mention the concept that an "-ostomy" is like kleining.
Heeheehee! Calloo! Callay!
Re: This took a lot longer longer than I thought it would.
Date: 2008-03-04 03:34 am (UTC)Re: This took a lot longer longer than I thought it would.
Date: 2008-03-04 08:19 pm (UTC)(In case you don't, I made one over lunch... I needed the distraction.)
I too enjoyed Through the Looking Glass more than Alice in Wonderland, though I'm not sure I prefer one over the other these days. (I do like both of them better than Sylvie and Bruno, but that's to be expected.)
I hope that you are having a truly frabjous day and avoiding discourse with the man at the helm.
Re: This took a lot longer longer than I thought it would.
Date: 2008-03-04 09:30 pm (UTC)I think I'll print it up and hang it on my wall and see how long it takes before anyone comments. I think the expiration date is particularly charming. Does that mean that I'll have to go completely batty in 30 years?
I have no idea how to pronounce my psychoanalysts' names. I won't, however, see this as a personal failing on my part; that would be an indication of an inferiority complex which I certifiably don't have.
Re: This took a lot longer longer than I thought it would.
Date: 2008-03-04 11:19 pm (UTC)I have no idea how to pronounce those names either. I can recognize Greek, but, alas, have never learned to speak it. (I stole them from this wikipedia article.)
And I suppose that you will either have go insane in 30 years or re-certify (though given that's when the epoch rolls over, insanity would be nicer than still being in IT at that point). It's not like an expiration date on a birth certificate. You have some options. :)
Re: This took a lot longer longer than I thought it would.
Date: 2008-03-04 01:58 pm (UTC)Thanks-that sort of relieves me of the pressure to destroy my workspace...
Re: This took a lot longer longer than I thought it would.
Date: 2008-03-04 03:49 pm (UTC)Feelings of manic rage?
Hearing voices?
You might need ABILIFY~! *
*ABILIFY's side effects include lightheadedness, very high fever, rigid muscles, shaking, confusion, sweating, or increased heart rate and blood pressure, abnormal or uncontrollable movements (may become permanent!), increased risk of stroke and ministroke, complications due to diabetes. You should not drive or operate hazardous machinery until you know how ABILIFY affects you. Since medicines like ABILIFY can impact your body’s ability to reduce body temperature, you should avoid overheating and dehydration. (You might want to do that anyway.) While taking ABILIFY, avoid drinking alcohol and breast-feeding an infant. (Even if you're not on ABILIFY, it's unwise to drink alcohol while breast feeding an infant... apparently it's OK to breastfeed two simultaneously.)
For patients who must limit their sugar intake, ABILIFY Oral Solution contains sugar. (For patients who do not care about sugar intake, ABILIFY Oral Solution still contains sugar. It's not like they're trying to kill the sugar limited or anything.) For patients who cannot metabolize phenylalanine (those with phenylketonuria or PKU), ABILIFY® DISCMELT™ (aripiprazole) contains phenylalanine. (Like sugar, the phenylalanine is there whether you can metabolize it or not.)
If, after all this, you actually want to take ABILIFY, please see your doctor. If you cannot see your doctor, please visit your optometrist. For more information on ABILIFY, check out the Internet