just go to prove the your average science buff has not one iota of imagination.

C'mon belligerentyouth, now you're just being plain offensive.

I have plenty of imagination, and so do most scientists I know. Most of my scientist friends are great musicians and cooks, we love the outdoors, go out and drink beer together, discuss life, the universe, and everything, have conversations filled with bad science puns, lie on the grass and stare at the clouds, ride our bikes...And I can invent a perfectly good word when I need one, just like most people can (and do)!

If you still think that all scientists are geeky-looking guys with pocket protectors and no social skills, you're living in a dream world. So don't insult all of us based on your outdated stereotype!