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Category: Humor • Personal
Posted on: January 21, 2006 8:16 AM, by PZ Myers
That is not my picture, I'll have you know, and although last night's party was lightly attended, it was quite pleasant, with plenty of food and good conversation, and it went on until midnight. I had no idea how louche Grrlscientist was, though…I should have gotten a photo of her dancing on the table with the lampshade on her head, but I figured it would be breaking her anonymity to publish it.
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i put the lampshade back in its place so it's as if nothing never happened, but that picture of you weeping is still on my site.
of course, i will take it down if you insist .. for a price!
Posted by: GrrlScientist | January 21, 2006 9:47 AM
One word, my friend: Photoshop. You could easily blur any identifying characteristics...
Posted by: Orac | January 21, 2006 10:39 AM
What's the risk to anonymity if the lampshade was on her head?
Posted by: Kieran | January 21, 2006 10:54 AM
Kieran asked
The tattoos? :)Posted by: RBH | January 21, 2006 11:27 AM
If she has a lampshade on her head how do we know it's really grrlscientist? Could be an anonymous squid groupy and we would never be able to tell. Stangely defensive post...
Posted by: afarensis | January 21, 2006 11:27 AM
PZ's right, that picture can't be him...it's of a much younger man. Where's the gray?
Posted by: Carl Buell(OGeorge) | January 21, 2006 12:15 PM
Sorry, I meant to ask if anyone has actually ever seen anybody dance on a table with a lampshade on his/her head? I've heard about it all my 59 years, but I've yet to see it.
Posted by: Carl Buell(OGeorge) | January 21, 2006 12:18 PM
Kieran (well, and RBH); PZ is afraid you all will recognize me by my tattoos -- the lampshade didn't cover them up.
Posted by: GrrlScientist | January 21, 2006 12:40 PM
Posted by: afarensis | January 21, 2006 12:59 PM
well, yes, as i said, i can be bought, and a Dawkins DVD is a reasonable payment to remove the incriminating evidence from my site. until i want something else from PZ, at which time i shall drag it out again, polish it up and post it.
Posted by: GrrlScientist | January 21, 2006 3:45 PM
It's a great picture, though. It speaks volumes. Better copyright it.
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January 21, 2006 4:13 PM
All jokes aside, can someone explain to me what really happened?
Posted by: Alon Levy | January 21, 2006 4:32 PM
Hah, you managed to stump my Webster's in 5 letters. Looking up "louche" on the 'net, I found a blog of that name (http://www.acidtripping.com/) and that in turn pointed me at an oddball site -- Retrievr (http://labs.systemone.at/retrievr/). There you can search Flickr for images based on a Paint-style sketch!
Posted by: David Harmon | January 21, 2006 4:34 PM
Gaah, 6 letters. I better stop before I make any more typos. :-)
Posted by: David Harmon | January 21, 2006 5:10 PM
No one dances on tables any more, for fear of ending up on "America's Funniest Home Videos."
Posted by: Monado | January 22, 2006 11:58 AM