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[–] [email protected] 139 points 5 months ago (6 children)

She is McCarty for sure but I doubt that she is et al too ...

[–] [email protected] 25 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Taking credit for the work of people who are barely even credited in the first place is… a way of responding. If only she had disappeared behind the curtain for a moment, re-emerging with everyone there with big hair and guitars and eye shadow and screamed “we are McCarty and the Et Als!!!”

Oh well; next time.

[–] otp 9 points 5 months ago

She drew attention to her being the/an author of the paper rather than just being a naming coincidence (or family relation, etc).

Adding the et al was likely for that effect, rather than an attempt to take credit for other authors' work, imo

[–] [email protected] 18 points 5 months ago (2 children)

We're all et al on this glorious day!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (3 children)

My friends just call me Al.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

Can you call me Betty?

[–] Socsa 2 points 5 months ago

Hello Al, I'm Et.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)

Alright Allen Iverson... Or is it just Al. Can't tell with damn LlIi

Oh, that reminds me:

l ll ll L

[–] starman2112 2 points 5 months ago

~~:.|:;~~

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

Oh, that reminds me:

l ll ll L

I'm at a loss as to what you are trying to say.

[–] Chef 1 points 5 months ago

Speak for yourself.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 5 months ago

Maybe et al was their last name.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Common misunderstanding - her full name is "Jessica McCarty Et Al"

from SMBC comics, 4 panels.Narrator: I realized something.Man, at home, to himself: Wait: Scientists no longer know any LatinNarrator: This presented an opportunity for a first moverMan, at an office: Hi, I'd like to get my name changedNarrator: the means were not entirely honorableMan, giving talk: Hello, ladies and gentlemenNarrator: But I am now the most cited researcher in historyMan: My name is - "Et Al"Audience gasps

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Is that her father?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

Yeah, Papa Et Al registered Et Al as his family name, and combined names when he got married

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago

"Et al" is a pretty funny honorific though

[–] Socsa 7 points 5 months ago

She's so prolific, one mere mortal body is insufficient for her bamfness.