Stephen Block

"Loather of locusts"
"Bringer of verbosity"
"Ignorer of the obvious"
"Smasher of OPA covers"
"Beloved of wild parsnip"
"Ignorer of the obvious"
"Amplifier of the geek"
"Squarer than his name"
"the Great White Chocolate"
"Holy Juice Man"
"List Lover" (photo shown of a list of lab practices/conditions that lead to not seeing any laser signal)
"Rationalizer of the facetious"
"Opponent of Change"
"The Compassionate Reactionary" (a hopeful nickname)
"C******"
"One who harms laser pumps"





    Stephen joined the group in Fall 2006.  He is a graduate of Hanover College's class of 2006 with majors in math and chemistry.  Prefering to have a couple areas of his life that are not challenging, Stephen has become adept at use of self-depricating humor, claiming that he provides enough material for good-natured ridicule to eliminate the need for exerting great effort to do so.  A comic that is not included due to internet reproduction royalty requirements is a favorite of Stephen's for its ability to poke very precise fun at him.  That comic is the March 22, 2007 Get Fuzzy comic (viewable by searching for Get Fuzzy archives and selecting the appropriate date).  Recently, he is surpassed in ability to roast himself only by Nathan A. Mathew.  To date Stephen is yet to successfully align an OPA from start to finish.