Aryan's Pop Culture
This iconic progressive rock band is known for classics such as “Wish You Were Here,” “Time,” and “Shine On You Crazy Diamond.”
Who is Pink Floyd?
Although Aryan is a ping-pong aficionado, playing the “big boy” version of the game, tennis, can lead to this condition (proper medical name only).
What is lateral epicondylitis?
Whenever there’s a break during lecture, Aryan always shouts at Ben and Andrew to get on this mobile multiplayer game by Supercell, the wildly successful game studio from Finland.
What is Brawl Stars?
Besides English, Aryan claims to know this other language very well.
What is Chinese?
This "The Body" (or anatomy) professor is Dani Bhashyam’s favorite 😉😉.
Who is Alan Turner?
In Christopher Nolan’s 2008 film The Dark Knight, this tragic Gotham figure is known for screaming “Rachel!” during the warehouse explosion scene after he and Rachel Dawes are kidnapped.
Who is Harvey Dent ("Who is Two-Face" is also acceptable)?
This muscle, found within the spermatic cord, happens to be Aryan’s favorite anatomy part.
What is the cremaster muscle?
Aryan calls his ping pong protege/rival Baldwin Zhao this epithet, referring to the Dreamworks movie Kung Fu Panda.
What is The Dragon Warrior?
According to Aryan, he brings this dish for lunch every day.
What is mango lassi?
This hit 2000’s film is Professor Raafat El-Maghrabi (or REM)’s (and Dani B’s) favorite movie.
What is Legally Blonde?
This character from Christopher Nolan’s 2012 film “The Dark Knight Rises” delivers the famous line: “Very well. Death! [smashes gavel] By exile!”
Who is Dr. Jonathan Crane ("Who is Scarecrow" is also acceptable)?
When the eye is adducted, this muscle is the main contributor to elevating the eye.
What is the inferior oblique muscle?
When Aryan sees someone doing anything academic related, he says this “derogatory” phrase.
What is “Such a sweat.”?
Over Thanksgiving break, Aryan has picked up this instrument, even going as far to ask for Noteservice funds for this.
What is the guitar?
When ordering everyone in the RSOM Class of 2029 by alphabetical order by last name, this person is last on the list.
Who is Katrine Zlatnik?
In Martin Scorsese’s 2006 film The Departed, this actor portrayed the powerful and ruthless Irish mob boss Frank Costello.
Who is Jack Nicholson?
This enzyme deficiency causes Crigler-Najjar syndrome, first identified in 1952.
What is UDP-glucuronosyltransferase?
When someone makes fun of Aryan for something trivial, he retorts with this.
What is “So stupid.”?
Aryan, along with MANY others, have been advocating for this addition to the student lounge for the longest time.
What is a pool table?
Often breaking circuits and forming long lines at lunch, the student lounge has this many microwaves.
What is 6 (or 7)?
This Southern rock band is known for their heartfelt anthem “Simple Man,” a song our dear friend Aryan has also been learning to play.
Who is Lynyrd Skynyrd?
Name this part.
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What is the coronary sinus?
When you suggest to Aryan something he would never do, he will respond with this one word while extending his elbow using his triceps brachii.
What is “No.”?
Other than table tennis, Aryan can be seen playing this game on the ping pong table.
What is spike pong?
This Clinical Professor of Medicine at Stony Brook also serves as the Associate Dean of Clinical Education of RSOM.
Who is Dr. Lisa Strano-Paul?