GeologyRocks

I quite like their definition of geography!

"Geography is valiant attempt to understand absolutely everything that happens on the Earth surface. Geographers steal from Geologists, Geophyicists, Economists, Sociologists, Anthrolopologists, Philosophers, Physicists and Chemists to create pointless spatial analyses. As a result, Geographers know a s***load about many, many things, and f*** all about anything in detail.
Geography can be divided into two major subsections, the first one being frustratingly attempting to be 'science' (physical geography) and the second one frustratingly attempting to be 'social science' (human geography).

Over the years Geography has continued to expand, puzzling most people and even scaring some. Geographers claim their science can solve the ails of the world, and use this as justification for pointless expeditions to Wales to study grass, flowing water, and how that cloud looks like Mickey Mouse."
http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Geography

I got 6 out of ten, but only because i dont go abroad often, and i dont have sandles!
Was stopped on American side because we had a golf club wrapped in cardboard. does that count?

I was once stopped by a policeman at King's Cross Station - I had a prospecting pick hanging through my belt. Fortunately I was able to convince him that 1) I was a bona fide student of geology (hooray for my NUS card!) and 2) my suitcase was too full of pieces of the Lake District to fit my pick into it.

We once had a car too full of the rocks of Sweden (actually fossils of Sweden) to drive properly. We threw out everything we could leave behind (pots, pans). Katie and the other person we were with even contemplated leaving ME behind to make my own way back to Edinburgh

I've just remembered a story about Galj, one of my lecturers at Durham. He was an elderley gentleman (no-one was really sure how old he was - he'd been at Durham for ever, yet still had the energy and enthusiasm of an eight year old. He was a true gentleman too - and always concerned for his students).

 He was interviewing a prospective student, and after the main part of the interview was showing off some of his latest specimens. He explained how the most magnificent - a beautiful crystal of a rare mineral - had been collected after several day's hiking in a third-world country, followed by some deep caving with scuba gear. There then followed the long trek back, getting it through customs, cuddling it on the aeroplane, and its eventual safe arrival at Durham.

 "Well, it was definitely worth it" said Galj, "Here, have a closer look", passing it to the still nervous, but entranced interviewee.

Who promptly, and inevitably, dropped it.

 A moments silence followed, as they surveyed the myriad glittering pieces strewn across the office floor.

 "Well", said Galj, "the important thing is, we have ALL THE PIECES!".

The student was given a place.

Hmm, well I am perhaps less of a geologist being less hirsute than described. I do remember a time where I purchased a fake beard to fit in with my male counterparts however!

jo