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Grumpy John Wilkins is an aged, eternal student, who thinks philosophy of biology is at least as interesting as politics or sport and twice as important. He has a PhD from the University of Melbourne and a position as a Postdoctoral Fellow Sessional Lecturer at the University of Queensland, in Australia. After a varied career, involving factories, gardening, civil service, publishing, graphics, public relations but not, unfortunately for the CV, driving a truck, John finally completed his thesis on species concepts in 2004, which he has worked into two books. Species Definitions: A Sourcebook (Peter Lang) will come out in 2008; Species: A History of an Idea (University of California Press) will appear, it is hoped, in early 2009. He is also interested in cultural evolution, philosophy of religion, Macintosh computers and his kids.

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Sky pilot

Category: Humor
Posted on: January 30, 2008 7:05 PM, by John S. Wilkins

Anyone else read this and immediately think of Eric Burdon singing "sky pilot"?

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#1

So, what happened to the rules about keeping the cockpit doors locked at all times in the flight?

Stephenk

Posted by: stephenk | January 30, 2008 8:49 PM

#2

Why should immediate involuntary psychiatric confinement for calling upon imaginary entities be limited to commercial aircraft personnel?

Posted by: Pierce R. Butler | January 30, 2008 10:50 PM

#3

It isn't. It is limited to when your mental problems are a direct threat to yourself or others.

Posted by: hej | January 31, 2008 4:50 AM

#4

How DO you differentiate between a fundamentalist Christian and someone having a psychotic break? Well, obviously you can't.

Posted by: Paul T. | January 31, 2008 1:14 PM

#5

Yes, John, I did think of Sky Pilot. And as I recall the refrain goes like this:

"Sky Pilot,
Sky Pilot.
You'll never, never, never
Touch the sky."

Posted by: Crudely Wrott | January 31, 2008 8:47 PM

#6

War Eric Burdon or The Animals Eric Burdon lol

At least it wasn't the song Spill the Wine
"Spill the wine, not my blood"

Posted by: kevin z | February 3, 2008 3:33 PM

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