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Tangled Bank #115

Category: CarnivalsTangled Bank
Posted on: October 2, 2008 12:50 PM, by PZ Myers

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The latest edition of the Tangled Bank is online at Evolved and Rational. Say hooray for collections of science posts, and go read!

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#1

Posted by: Jack T | October 2, 2008 1:06 PM

Haha, the author of Evolved and Rational is apparently a /b/tard.

There seems to be no demographic they don't haunt!

#2

Posted by: eddie | October 2, 2008 1:45 PM

OT but I think you'll like it;

"Faithful see Virgin Mary's Image in Toilet Bowl"

from http://onegoodmove.org/1gm

#3

Posted by: Off Topic (ihedenius) | October 2, 2008 2:01 PM

This is rather funny.

"Oops! Newspapers around the world use SNL pic as official Palin one"
http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/10/01/oops-newspapers-around-the-world-use-snl-pic-as-official-palin

Agence France-Presse originated article + pic.

#4

Posted by: David Marjanović, OM | October 2, 2008 2:04 PM

Poll to crash on MSNBC!

What's your view on the accuracy of the Bible?

386487 responses

Every detail is literally true.
35%
Some details may be inaccurate or exaggerated, but the fundamentals are true.
32%
The Bible is fundamentally fiction, incorporating some historical facts.
27%
None of the above.
5.4%

#5

Posted by: Patricia | October 2, 2008 2:21 PM

David - I went and voted, it's still 35% literally true, 27% fiction,etc.
The horde must not be aware of this one yet.

#6

Posted by: Nerd of Redhead | October 2, 2008 2:26 PM

Trying to move something with 300,000+ votes is beyond even the Pharyngulites. It would be nice to move it, but would need some type of automation.

#7

Posted by: David Marjanović, OM | October 2, 2008 2:31 PM

Well, 10 % of 386487 is within the size of the readership here.

Should have mentioned that his poll was first mentioned by Sanity Jane near the bottom of the "Nothing significant" thread.

#8

Posted by: Nerd of Redhead | October 2, 2008 2:45 PM

My skepticism toward moving the numbers didn't mean that I didn't vote. Go Fiction!

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