At first, it looked like an ordinary marble, but it was far from it. But how could Tim have known that, when he had much so many other valuable marbles that earned him the Nobel prize in science? So he threw that dull ordinary marble in the dirt ..
When he opened his mouth in a science delegation in Korea, stupid words poured out: “Let me tell you about my trouble with girls. Three things happen when they are in the lab. You fall in love with them, they fall in love with you, and when you criticise them, they cry,”
The room was still ,like the calm before the storm. Not aware of the big hole he was digging himself, he continued, “I’m in favour of single-sex labs but I don’t want to stand in the way of women”
The prevalent theory in the scientific community: Tim has lost all his marbles. In reality all he lost was one ordinary dull marble called : common-sense.
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“lost his marbles” is an euphemism for “losing one’s mind” or “acting stupidly”
The above quotes in blue are from Tim Hunt, who is more famous for his sexists remarks than his Nobel Prize in 2001. More news about him is in the below link:
http://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/jun/13/tim-hunt-forced-to-resign
His remarks have started an avalance of tweets from women scientists who have posted humorous pictures under the hash tag #distractinglysexy.
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The above story was in response to ‘Monday’s finish the story’ flash fiction challenge. This unique flash fiction challenge provides a new photo each week, and the first sentence of a story. The challenge is to finish the story using 100-150 words, not including the sentence provided. Details are available here:
https://mondaysfinishthestory.wordpress.com/2015/06/15/mondays-finish-the-story-june-15th-2015/
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