Day 138/365: Friday's Unscientific Poll

[nanila]

I feel like my journal name, "Mad Scientess", is a bit out of date. I have now been working as an engineer for at least as long as I spent formally studying science. So given yesterday's post and a clever comment on it from a friend, I'm wondering whether I should change it. I will therefore put it to a vote.

Poll #19976 Renaming my journal

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 48

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Should I:

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Keep "Mad Scientess"
16 (37.2%)

Change to "Plausible Canadeniability"
27 (62.8%)

I have a better idea:

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I tip my hat gratefully to the vanishingly small number of people who recognised "What" as the canonically correct name for the foal (child of Cousin Itt). I know the popular vote went to "Wednesday" but I am still waffling over whether to stick to the result of that non-binding referendum poll or go with what is right. Hey, at least this dilemma isn't playing silly buggers with the rights of millions of immigrants or threatening the peace in Northern Ireland, right? >.<

Comments

[redsixwing]

Go with What is right ;)

[nanila]

I think I shall. Thank you for the validation. ;)

[hamsterwoman]

"Plausible Canadeniability" is an awesome pun! :D But I feel like the other/current journal title is, like, more broadly applicable

[nanila]

That's true. Although I have zero interesting in world domination, so possibly the "mad" bit needs to go.

[castiron]

Well, most mad scientists are actually mad engineers , so I think it's still appropriate....

[nanila]

Ha, true! Taking over the world doesn't sound very appealing, though, I must say.

[davidgillon]

Engineering is just applied science, anyways ;)

[nanila]

Ha! I wish Engineering Science courses had been a thing when I was doing my undergraduate.

[ironed_orchid]

Regarding foal, you are in a much better position to determine personality and therefore name.

[nanila]

I think I'll watch Foal a bit longer before making a final decision. But my instinct to go canonical is strong.

*hanging head in shame*

[ed_rex]

I don't get the pun, so voted for the status quo. Also, as someone else pointed out (more or less), engineering is a filial child to science, so you're telling no lies in keeping the original title.