Life lessons
Reminiscing about his younger self: “I mean I can’t very well just 86 [in American slang, to “86” is to eject, remove, or discard someone or something, J.R.N.] this guy from my life. On the other hand, if through some as yet undeveloped technology I were to run into him today, how comfortable would...
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doaj-8c6624a9281f490b976cab0b189b891a2021-03-02T10:12:22ZengBeilstein-InstitutBeilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry1860-53972015-11-011112350235410.3762/bjoc.11.2561860-5397-11-256Life lessonsJonathan R. Nitschke0Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, United KingdomReminiscing about his younger self: “I mean I can’t very well just 86 [in American slang, to “86” is to eject, remove, or discard someone or something, J.R.N.] this guy from my life. On the other hand, if through some as yet undeveloped technology I were to run into him today, how comfortable would I feel about lending him money, or for that matter even stepping down the street to have a beer and talk over old times?” ― Thomas Pynchon, Slow Learnerhttps://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.11.256autobiographyhost–guestself-assemblysupramolecular |
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Reminiscing about his younger self: “I mean I can’t very well just 86 [in American slang, to “86” is to eject, remove, or discard someone or something, J.R.N.] this guy from my life. On the other hand, if through some as yet undeveloped technology I were to run into him today, how comfortable would I feel about lending him money, or for that matter even stepping down the street to have a beer and talk over old times?” ― Thomas Pynchon, Slow Learner |
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