Funny Jokes - Mollusk Research

Funny Jokes

Mollusk Research

Then there is researcher Peter Fong, who has given new meaning to the
expression "happy as a clam." The Gettysburg College biologist
stumbled onto the fact that mollusks reproduce at 10 times their
normal rate if Prozac is dumped in the water.

Fong was pursuing research on the basic nervous system of fingernail
clams when he discovered that if he dumped the antidepressant into
the water, the clams would start reproducing madly.

"It's a piece of wonderful science and it sounds utterly ridiculous
at the same time," Abrahams said.

Traffic was backed up almost to a standstill this morning as I drove
to work. I turned on the radio to listen to my favorite rock station
but they were playing Rock-a-billy which I absolutely detest.

So I decided to ram the dial for something better and happened to
tune in a local talk show host who was ranting about government waste
of funds on useless research projects. He was objecting to congress
funding a project to a team in Gettysburg, PA , that was feeding
clams and other mollusks large doses of Prozac to determine its
effect on these sea dwellers. He cited this as an example of
government waste.

I immediately phoned him on my cellular phone and found myself on the
air. The host was very unhappy when I told him that this research was
very important as it was essential to determine if Prozac was
effective as a mussel relaxant.