Our winners, both with five correct answers, are George (Norris?) and Holly. Congratulations! Here are the answers, with photographic evidence where appropriate:
(a) FALSE. Despite the overwhelming emphasis on safety, riding in pickup truck beds is permitted. The picture below illustrates this, as well as the extent to which some people will go for a dose of nicotine.
(b) FALSE. During working hours, wind chill is more than enough to discourage people from wearing revealing clothing. After hours, anything is fair game--though a reasonable maturity level and fear of HR tends to keep dress rather tame outside of party time. For an example of party time, see below (the legendary Halloween party).
(c) TRUE.
(Erebus, the southernmost active volcano)
(d) FALSE. A tricky question, this one. Dining is indeed cafeteria style, but dishes are done by a select few: DAs, or Dining Assistants. DAs--along with GAs (General Assitants like myself), shuttle drivers, and janitors--occupy the lowest caste of McMurdo society.
(e) TRUE. There are many types of vehicles here, but the most common are indeed vans and pickups for local travel. Note the WV plate in the pic below. Unlike ASP, vans and trucks are numbered, not named. Names are reserved for heavy equipment only--i.e. "Ivan" the Terra Bus.
(f) TRUE. As you all guessed, acronyms are a way of life nearly everywhere. But ASP and USAP bring acronymity to truly remarkable levels. ASP has the incredible one-letter-acronym (V, for volunteer). USAP, on the other hand, uses acronyms so extensively that often the meaning is lost entirely. Having met two Russian students from the ITASE project, I queried them as to the meaning of their acronym. After five minutes of unsuccessful brainstorming, they promised to Google it and get back to me.
(g) TRUE. Again, everyone nailed this one.
Be well,
pepe
2 comments:
What? You didn't think I would be keeping track of you?
~George (Norris)
Well I'm glad you are. Email me your address so I can properly reward your powers of deduction!
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