Physicists at Leisure
What is an atomic physicist’s favorite leisure activity? Nuclear fishin’. Thompson, Linda
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The Crime Novel
Who is an atomic physicist’s favorite crime novel main character? Perry Meson.* Thompson, Linda. * A meson is a subatomic particle which is intermediate in mass between an electron and a proton and transmits the strong interaction that binds nucleons together in the atomic nucleus.
The Novelist
Who is an atomic physicist’s favorite spy novelist? Ion Fleming. Source: Weschler, Jeffrey. “Daily Crossword.” L.A. Times, 21 Jan. 2022.
The Wall
What worker is an atomic physicist’s favorite wall builder? Stone meson.* Weschler, Jeffrey. “Daily Crossword.” L.A. Times, 21 Jan. 2022. * A meson is a subatomic particle which is intermediate in mass between an electron and a proton and transmits the strong interaction that binds nucleons together in the atomic nucleus.
The Side Dish
What is an atomic physicist’s favorite side dish? Boson* baked beans. Source: Weschler, Jeffrey. “Daily Crossword.” L.A. Times, 21 Jan. 2022. * A boson is a subatomic particle that has a spin in integer values such as zero, one, two, etc. It is named for the Indian mathematician and physicist S.N. Bose.
Physics and the Movies
Who is an atomic physicist’s favorite Golden Age movie star? Quark* Gable. Source: Weschler, Jeffrey. “Daily Crossword.” L.A. Times, 21 Jan. 2022. * Quarks are subatomic particles that form the building blocks of protons and neutrons. They were named by physicist Murray Gell-Mann as a reference to a passage in James Joyce’s Finnegan’s Wake.
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Atomic Cookies
What is an atomic physicist’s favorite cookie? Fig Neutron. Source: Weschler, Jeffrey. “Daily Crossword.” L.A. Times, 21 Jan. 2022.
The Gifted Pig
A traveling salesman visits a rural farmhouse. As he finishes his sales pitch to the family, a pig with two wooden legs limps across the living room floor. Surprised, the salesman asks, “Why does the pig have two wooden legs?” The farmer replies, “Let me tell you about that pig. I was out on the
Wrong Direction
Beth calls her friend James from the motorway on her cell phone. She tells James to be careful, because the radio says there is a nut on the motorway driving in the wrong direction. James replies, “Yeah, there are hundreds of them!” Source: Adapted from Carroll, Noel. Humour: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford, UK: Oxford
Death Notice
Julie calls the newspaper to post a notice of the death of her husband Fred. She asks the clerk at the paper how much the notice will cost. “Five pounds per word,” the clerk replies. “Oh, my,” sighs Julie. “Well, then, write this: Fred died.” She hangs up. Feeling sorry for Julie, the clerk calls