Chapman Alumni
Things Veronica Says
Holiday music
Holiday movies
Fish
100

Currently a LDP post-doc

Dr. David Hunt

100

When a student does a good job

Slay

100

"I won’t ask for much this Christmas. I won’t even wish for snow. "

All I want for Christmas is you

100

"4:00, wallow in self-pity. 4:30, stare into the abyss. 5:00, solve world hunger, tell no one. 5:30, jazzercize; 6:30, dinner with me. I can't cancel that again."

how the grinch stole christmas

100

Most venomous fish in the world

reef stonefish (can kill a human in <1 hour)

200

Works at DFO & is a CARS member

Lindsey Potts

200

Most common comment on powerpoint presentations

Slide numbers

200

"Oh the fire is slowly dying. And, my dear, were still good-bye-ing"

Let it snow

200

"There Was More Than One Lobster At The Birth Of Jesus?"

Love actually

200

First fish listed as endangered by COSEWIC

Atlantic Whitefish (Coregonus huntsmani) (1984)

300

Assistant professor at UQAR

Dr. Manu Chrétien 

300

When something goes wrong and we pivot

onwards & upwards

300

“A very Merry Christmas and a happy new year. Let’s hope it’s a good one, without any fear.”

Happy xmas (war is over)

300

"All kids, no parents. Probably a fancy orphanage."

Home Alone

300

Most profitable fishery in Canada

Salmon (1.12 billion in 2021)

400

Did a PhD on sharks

Dr. Laura McDonnell

400

Typical response to how's it going

keeping on keeping on OR rocking & rolling

400

"Oh, what a laugh, it would have been, if Daddy had only seen"

I saw mommy kissing santa claus

400

"It’s pretty good. A little too good. Corporate must have sent in a professional. I don’t know why somebody’s gunning’ for my job, but look, let's remain a team, okay? ‘Cause if I go, we all go. If you get wind of any thing, call me on my radio, channel three. Code word is “Santa’s got a brand new bag,” okay?"

Elf

400

First fish Lauren has published on

Caribbean reef blenniid, (Ophioblennius atlanticus)

500

Director of the National Fisheries Resources Research Institute of Uganda

Dr. Winnie Nalukenge

500

when leaving the fish room to return to my office

holler if you need me

500

"Instead of one day of presents, we have eight crazy nights."

The Chanukah Song

500

"I want to live again"

It's a wonderful life

500

Most numerous fish family in the world (common name)

bristlemouth/lightfishes (trillions) (family Gonostomatidae)