it made me chuckle
hope you do, too
j.

ROCKET SCIENTISTS NOT AS SMART AS ORIGINALLY THOUGHT

Rocket scientists, long considered the gold standard in intelligence among
all professionals, are not nearly as smart as originally thought,
according to a controversial new study published today by the American
Association of Brain Surgeons.

The study, which appears in the organization's monthly publication,
Popular Brain Surgery, is entitled "The Intelligence of Rocket Scientists:
Myth Versus Reality," and suggests that rocket scientists' reputation for
smartness is largely undeserved.
"It does require a superior intellect to function as a rocket scientist,"
the article concedes. "Having said that, though, rocket science is not
brain surgery."

The article drew an immediate rebuke from a spokesperson for the American
Society of Rocket Scientists, who blasted the study as "state-of-the-art
pro-brain surgeon propaganda."

"As rocket scientists, we take offense at this naked attempt by a devious
cabal of opportunistic brain surgeons to supplant us as the smartest
people on the planet," the spokesperson said. "If rocket science is so
easy, we'd like to see these so-called brain surgeons give it a try one of
these days."

Professor Davis Logsdon, a University of Minnesota expert who studies the
turf wars between rocket scientists and brain surgeons, said that he
believes the latest controversy between the two groups has been
overplayed.

"The fact of the matter is, the smartest people in the world have always
been, and will always be, University of Minnesota experts," he said.