Great story Wayne! This is why Doug and I keep the Element Quiz going - so
many interesting facts and stories from the TechNet community members that
make our jobs more enjoyable!

Have a great weekend!

Dave

On Fri, Sep 7, 2018 at 5:44 PM, Wayne Showers <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

> Doug, I quite understand.  On a trip to a Minnesota PCB supplier to be
> unnamed, I was served 3 double shots of Akvavit (White Water, albeit it is
> a rather golden "whiskey" color).  I think it was around this time that I
> last saw my Tyrannosaurus Rex (Manospondylus Gigas).
>
> As for the Erythronium name, as much as I do love Wiki, this was learned
> of from a horticulturist that worked for me as a document clerk.  When I
> was looking up the name for a trout lily it cross-referenced that this was
> the nomen oblitum (forgotten name) for Vanadium.  So it is probably a good
> thing that the name was not also used for Vanadium as the trout lily bulb
> is edible (although I think it is a bit of an acquired taste), while higher
> valence Vanadium compounds and Plomo Marrón can be rather toxic.
>
> Being the memorious person that I am, it was nice to share this bit of
> knowledge/trivia in honor of Bob Maurer, my former document clerk, who has
> since passed on.
>