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.
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John Holbo is determined — nay, obsessesed — to add a new holiday to the pantheon of midwinter festivals: it's Haeckelmas.
John Holbo finds this piece of stupidity from Mark Steyn:
John Holbo comes a little unglued, but it's entertaining reading. Or, possibly, I need to get out more.
That Holbo fella puts up a post about octopuses — it's got a winged cephalopod, and one driving a car — and he wasn't inspired to wax holbonically upon it?
festivity recapitulates merryologony!
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.
Don't need no bible code to figure out Discomedusa!
Throw in some Jonathan Wells vomit and look for the various forms to emerge.
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
Did you mention tentacles?
http://www.jonathanlevinegallery.com/?method=Artist.ArtistDetail&Artist…
Don't cry, PZed.
Just cuddle your squishy cephalopod, and all will be well with the world.
Did you mention tentacles?
http://www.jonathanlevinegallery.com/?method=Artist.ArtistDetail&Artist…