I Smiled And Was Happy Chatty About Our Work Because Thats My Job But OH MY GOD REALLY BUD - Tumblr Posts

Shout-out to the guy who took in four women 25-40 years old with a big formal display table that I introduced as "Hello! We are all scientists here at the [institution] who do research on improving lawns with native plants!"

Guy said: "Oh. [long pause] This is not what I thought 'Science at [institution]' would look like."

WHAT DO YOU MEAN, SIR? [increasingly manic polite smile]