Posted: Jan 24, 2015 4:44 am
by redwhine
Calilasseia wrote:Most scientists I know are running ten year old second hand cars, not private jets, with the exception of those fortunate few who have picked up their Nobel Prizes.

"Illustrious", perhaps? (I get your meaning but "fortunate" makes it sound like they simply bought a winning lottery ticket or something. Years of hard work =/= fortunate.)