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The conspiracy is exposed!
Category: Weirdness
Posted on: December 20, 2007 10:01 PM, by PZ Myers
Uh-oh. Those liberal artsie literature types at Crooked Timber, led by the wicked John Holbo, have revealed the breadth of the alliance. Oh, yeah, you're used to the god-hating shenanigans of the evilutionists, but now Holbo has gone and engaged in the War on Christmas™ and disclosed himself as a lackey to one of the Icons of Evolution™, all at once. How has he done this?
Using the artwork of Ernst Haeckel.
And he even photoshopped in extra tentacles.
And he's planning to sell thong underwear with some particularly tentacly images.
He has outdone me. I might as well just retire now, and turn the keys to Pharyngula over to Holbo. I'll never be able to top that.
Comments
festivity recapitulates merryologony!
Posted by: Abbie | December 20, 2007 10:08 PM
Fredericks of Haeckelwood!
I don't doubt that some of this is going to end up being eventually featured as a tat on Carl Zimmer's blog.
Posted by: David Wilford | December 20, 2007 10:36 PM
Don't need no bible code to figure out Discomedusa!
Posted by: PoxyHowzes | December 20, 2007 10:37 PM
Throw in some Jonathan Wells vomit and look for the various forms to emerge.
Posted by: danley | December 20, 2007 11:46 PM
Those were pretty cool. though i actually found the link about phobias to be slightly more interesting.
http://examinedlife.typepad.com/johnbelle/2005/01/phobias.html
Who knew so many share the same social unease phobia I have??
-A Squamous Cat
Posted by: Cat of many faces | December 21, 2007 2:52 AM
Did you mention tentacles?
http://www.jonathanlevinegallery.com/?method=Artist.ArtistDetail&ArtistID=EED2F4E9-115B-5562-AA8B85B721777481&GalleryID=82C33C59-3048-28EB-92DB386C8C733405
Posted by: Lassi Hippeläinen | December 21, 2007 5:15 AM
Don't cry, PZed.
Just cuddle your squishy cephalopod, and all will be well with the world.
Posted by: Sili | December 21, 2007 6:28 PM