…and this is a 
We have a date and time — Thursday, 18 September at 7pm. We have a rough location — somewhere in the Minneapolis/St Paul area. And most importantly, we have the will to party to celebrate the one millionth comment on scienceblogs.
We also have an excess of specific venue suggestions. Now we could do a gigantic pub crawl, but that would be unseemly…besides, that's already scheduled for 18 October, when it's time for the Zombie Pub Crawl 4: Spawn of Death. But I digress. We need you to vote to narrow down the choices. Greg has the list, read it and vote! It's going to be the very best geek event in Minneapolis ever, at least until ZPC4:SoD.
Comments
Posted by: Bubba Sixpack | September 1, 2008 9:24 PM
If you pass any of Sheriff Bob Fletcher's rent-a-cops, say hello for me, and tell them where you think they really should be employed (gunless at a construction site). They just arrested several reporters, including Amy Goodman from Democracy Now!, for being impertinent enough to question the police about their behavior in arbitrarily arresting other people.
They arrested her for "conspiracy to incite a riot".
Posted by: I am so wise | September 1, 2008 9:44 PM
If you want to really party, you have to come to Baltimore. Our local beer, Natty-Boh, doubles as a pesticide that even organic food lovers consume.
Posted by: Alan Kellogg | September 1, 2008 10:43 PM
The day of the event be sure to pick up a few local papers, dailies and weeklies alike. I'd like to see how far along the civil rights cases have gotten by then.
And be sure to let folks know how to get a hold of your lawyer. Even if nobody else donates, I'll do what I can to support your right to take photos of cops in action.
Posted by: Patricia | September 1, 2008 11:30 PM
Oh come on PZ - you can get the prize winning comment easy. Threaten to desecrate something. Tell Bill Donahue that if he doesn't pay you $100,000 you'll shove a cracker up a pelicans arse.
How about a holy book BBQ? Grill up the Book of Mormon, Koran, Bible, Egyptian Book of the Dead, Prose Eddas, Works and Days, The Golden Ass, Cosmic Trigger, Bible of the FSM, Tibetan Book of the Dead, Kama Sutra, etc. and offend everyone. Toss in a Garcia is dead bumper sticker and even the Deadheads will be offended. You can do it!
Posted by: Kitty | September 2, 2008 2:53 AM
How nice of you to have a party on my birthday! Unfortunately it's a bit far for me to attend - from Wales - but, believe me when I say I'll be there in spirit, and wine and champagne.
Oh, forgot about the time difference - I'll probably have been put to bed before you even get started.
Well, you don't turn 60 every day do you?
Posted by: Greg | September 2, 2008 7:10 AM
You always meet in pubs.
Remember, not all of us are alcoholics.
Posted by: Paul | September 2, 2008 9:07 AM
Remember, not all of us are alcoholics
Remember, not all people who go to bars are not alcoholics.
Posted by: Stephanie Z | September 2, 2008 10:19 AM
Greg, the last meetup was in a restaurant for brunch. Not even any mimosas.
Posted by: Deepsix | September 2, 2008 10:44 AM
I'd like to take this time to congratulate the other members of Scienceblogs for their combined contribution of 10,000 comments.
Posted by: Lauren Hayden | September 3, 2008 12:13 PM
Hey, is there a venue yet? A couple of the Twin Cities CASH folks are interested in stopping by to wish you congratulations.
Posted by: Rob - Toronto
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January 30, 2011 5:56 PM
There is a wide body of work in the Christian pragmatist/existentialist realm that you guys don't seem to address or go near. You only seem to go after the morons and easy targets and then hit the bar to congratulate yourselves.
Are there any trained philosophers/post doctoral social or religious theorists in this group? You would need these to properly represent your point of view. Science alone is insufficient in getting the humanist view point, which I think is a good one, across. No one on this blog seems to be able to quote or demonstrate any understanding of the classic existential arguments of Socrates, Kant, Kierkegaard, etc or dispute them nor bring any serious depth to arguments against the more erudite elements of faith based perspectives. Until you can do this, you will fade like every other atheist movement in history going back to the Greeks (that's right, ancient Greece had atheistic philosophers... And if you were wondering Socrates was not one.) If you really wanted to be taken seriously, you would need to bring these kinds of people into the fold. Petrie dishes and exaltations to Darwin's genius can only take you so far.
Posted by: Caine, ghetto féministe
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January 30, 2011 6:11 PM
Rob-Toronto, perhaps if you paid attention to current posts (hint: they have the date 2011 rather than 2008), you might find an answer to your supercilious gripe. Or you could move some of your fingers and use the handy dandy search box at the upper left of the page.
Posted by: Nerd of Redhead, OM
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January 30, 2011 6:29 PM
Considering that all faith based arguments are presuppositional, a mild half a mile per hour breeze is enough to destroy them. So, what is your problem other than your presuppositions???No, they absolutely refute the philosophers. Philosophy/theology without evidence is sophistry. And all religion has is sophistry. Unlike science, which has evidence. There is no evidence to back religion, or theology.Posted by: Rob - Toronto
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January 30, 2011 6:48 PM
Sorry guys... my bad... had just watched Myers lecture in Montreal and took a sampling of recent posts... This blog does seem to address this very well. Most don't.