Double Entendre:
Sexy pickup lines for scientists? I don't know how sexy these are -- but they may work if you don't get slapped first. Plus, she'll need a good sense of humor . . . or little to no dignity.
Posted on November 16, 2006 9:00 AM • 4 Comments
To be filed under: "Every dude who's gone swimming in a cold pool in the Hamptons could have told you that." Polar bear genitals are shrinking: The icecap may not be the only thing shrinking in the Arctic. The genitals...
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Posted on August 23, 2006 1:00 PM • 3 Comments
Is it possible to have a news item about college football, with people whose names remind you of musical legends, washed up rockers, and supporting actors in a Peter North movie? Could this be the perfect intersection of sports, pop...
Posted on August 17, 2006 6:00 PM • 1 Comments
After a short, and dirty, run, the evolgen Double Entendre Friday has shuffled off its mortal coil. I just can't keep it up week after week (double entendre not intended). Of course, if I do come across something particular distasteful...
Posted on April 14, 2006 12:51 PM • 0 Comments • 1 TrackBacks
This week's evolgen Double Entendre Friday is brief. It's also not my own idea, and I can't seem to remember where I stole it from (if I stole it from you, drop a note in the comments). Sorry. Here it...
Posted on April 7, 2006 2:24 PM • 0 Comments
Help! I need some more double entendres. Help! Not just any double entendres. Help! You know I need some biology double entendres. When I first proposed this wacky idea I figured I'd add funny biology terms to my list as...
Posted on March 31, 2006 2:15 PM • 1 Comments
I'm running out of good biology related double entendres, and I want to wait a few more weeks before I post those that people suggested in the comments or that I stole from other blogs (don't worry, I'll give you...
Posted on March 24, 2006 11:03 AM • 0 Comments
Today marks the anniversary of the death of St. Patrick -- the dude who ridded Ireland of its non-existent snakes (some folks claim it was a metaphor for pagans). In honor of this great feat, people around the world drink...
Posted on March 17, 2006 9:45 AM • 3 Comments
Today's evolgen Double Entendre Friday deals with the genetic phenomenon known as incomplete penetrance. Ok, maybe this one isn't a double entendre, but more of a pseudo-homonym (can you guess what it sounds like?). When students in an introductory biology...
Posted on March 10, 2006 8:29 AM • 1 Comments
Today, I will begin a new tradition at evolgen. There are a lot of topics and terms in the biological sciences that sound like something else; many of these fall into the category of double entendre. I'm quite immature, so...
Posted on March 3, 2006 11:03 AM • 0 Comments
We talk about molecular population and evolutionary GENETICS and GENOMICS. You know, the caliper measurement of a gene's evolvability in moles.
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