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November 16th, 2009 • 14:11

Best Party Favor Ever

Party favors are best when they are edible, I’ve always thought. So I was disappointed when I sat down to dinner at Bill Lipscomb’s 90th birthday party last night to find a tiny, not-chocolate-coated book next to my plate.

Then I took a closer look.

The favor was a tiny flip book, put together by Bill’s wife Jean and Marc Abrahams of IgNobel fame, intended as a tutorial on tying The Colonel’s* signature neckwear.

The flip book had a limited print run, I hear. But here’s the video from which it came, in case you want to give it a go yourself.

*The Colonel is so nicknamed, as many of you know, because he is a member of the Honorary order of Kentucky Colonels — putting him in the company of the likes of Elvis, Tiger Woods, and Derek Barton.

By Amanda Yarnell • Posted in Where is C&EN? • • 4 Comments

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  • Nov 16th 2009 • 15:11
    by Curious Wavefunction

    I think Bob Grubbs is also a Kentucky Colonel

  • Nov 16th 2009 • 16:11
    by Amanda Yarnell

    Yep, along with fellow Kentuckian Barry Trost.

  • Nov 16th 2009 • 19:11
    by Reginald Barclay

    Kentucky is to chemists what Ohio is to aviators; Priestley medalists Harry Gray and George Whitesides also hail from the Bluegrass State.

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    Nov 26th 2009 • 00:11
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    [...] Amanda Yarnell writes, at C&Ntral Science: Best Party Favor Ever Party favors are best when they are edible, I’ve always thought. So I was disappointed when I sat down to dinner at Bill Lipscomb’s 90th birthday party last night to find a tiny, not-chocolate-coated book next to my plate. Then I took a closer look. The favor was a tiny flip book, put together by Bill’s wife Jean and Marc Abrahams of IgNobel fame, intended as a tutorial on tying The Colonel’s* signature neckwear. The flip book had a limited print run, I hear. But here’s the video from which it came, in case you want to give it a go yourself. *The Colonel is so nicknamed, as many of you know, because he is a member of the Honorary order of Kentucky Colonels — putting him in the company of the likes of Elvis, Tiger Woods, and Derek Barton. [...]

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