Whoever was
in science department in High school should remember the Periodic Table just as
Paris Gray, a high school senior in Georgia, certainly can. However, her
extensive knowledge of the elements almost got her banned from participating in
her school’s graduation ceremonies.
In her
yearbook quote she wrote: ‘When the going gets tough, just remember to Barium,
Carbon, Potassium, Thorium, Astatine, Arsenic, Sulfur, Uranium, Phosphorus.’
For the less
scientifically inclined, the periodic symbols for the elements listed spell out
‘Back That Ass Up.’
According to WSBTV, school administrators noticed the pun and subsequently banned Paris
from participating in the graduation ceremony, where she was scheduled to give
a speech to the rest of her class.
Following
the media attention, Paris and her family met with her school principal and the
area superintendent who elected to lift the suspension and allow her to participate.
As for her
mother’s opinion of the joke? ‘My first reaction was, you are such a nerd
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