When scientists battle…

Since I was sent this photo from the evo-devo conference by Kevin Emerson, I couldn't resist: this is the aftermath of two scientists duking it out in an intellectual arena.

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Greg Wray, left, in the blue "Exons, Schmexons" t-shirt; Jerry Coyne in the red "I'm no CIS-sy" t-shirt.

Obviously, they had to wear different colored shirts so we could tell them apart in the maelstrom of the fray.

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They can't be evilutionists, they have no horns nor fangs!

So... why can't evolutionists and creationists also just smile and shake hands, while wearing mildly amusing T-shirts?

Oh, I forgot... the Hitler thing and all...

By Plastic Flag (not verified) on 08 Apr 2008 #permalink

Also, the "not science" thing and all.

By redlegphi (not verified) on 08 Apr 2008 #permalink

I'd put my money on the one on the left, he's got a more impressive beard.

By Reginald Selkirk (not verified) on 08 Apr 2008 #permalink

If they were both christians, then the guy in the red shirt is giving the thumbs up as an indication that his god is the true one!

Jerry at the same time proving our common ancestry with the other apes with his forearm! :)

By Frederik Rosenkjær (not verified) on 08 Apr 2008 #permalink

Actually, a split-second after this shot waws snapped, Coyne plunged his left thumb deep into Wray's right eyesocket. Screaming in rage and pain, Wray ripped Coyne's right arm off at the shoulder and beat Coyne about the head and torso with it.
Everyone went home happy.

By Sven DiMilo (not verified) on 08 Apr 2008 #permalink

Wow, look closely at that prodigious digit. I thought Coyne was holding a carrot. He should have challenged Wray to a thumb wrestling match.

Shouldn't that read, "When real scientists battle..."?

Buh-buh-buh-buh-Boring!

No beheadings?! No crucifixion?! No burning bushes or parting seas?! No slaughtering, smiting, or vanquishing?! Not even a little torture?

This will never draw any crowds or mass interest. Religions are much better at ideological competitions. I guess you could say they compete with more - eh hem - spirit.

That is some of the funniest comments I have ever seen on a blog. Thank you all.

By Ignorant Atheist (not verified) on 08 Apr 2008 #permalink

Woof!

"I'm no CIS-sy"

Haha. Only a scientist, or a nerd.. or both.

Brownian:

FINISH HIM!

Roman humor! Sweet. Very geeky.

By Wicked Lad (not verified) on 08 Apr 2008 #permalink

FINISH HIM!

Roman humor! Sweet. Very geeky./

Uh nooooo, even geekier - Mortal Kombat

Somehow I doubt that the debate between PZ and Menuge will end the same...

But introns are intelligently designed!

are all scientists of the sasquatch variety?

Brownian: FINISH HIM!

Wicked Lad: Roman humor! Sweet. Very geeky./

jsn: Uh nooooo, even geekier - Mortal Kombat

Whereas I was thinking "Karate Kid"

...or perhaps that episode of Star Trek where Kirk and Spock had to fight eachother

jsn:

FINISH HIM!

Roman humor! Sweet. Very geeky.

Uh nooooo, even geekier - Mortal Kombat

That's what I get for not having played a video game since Battlezone.

By Wicked Lad (not verified) on 08 Apr 2008 #permalink

some decent graphic design could make "exxons schmexxons" and I'm no CIS-sy" worth wearing, (WORTH SELLING?). I wonder if there is an even distribution for each side, just in case, y'know, if someone were to just happen to make a couple of silkscreens...

Brownian? Will you reveal your source for "FINISH HIM"? I know its no EXXON vs. CIS debate...

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#24: are all scientists of the sasquatch variety?

Hey, no dissin' the cousins! That's an ad hairynem attack!

By Hairy Doctor P… (not verified) on 08 Apr 2008 #permalink

Five dollars says Ensign Redshirt dies two minutes after beaming down.

Go Prof Coyne! (Assuming my grade in his class is proportional to how much I cheer for him, of course.)

By UChicagoNerdette (not verified) on 08 Apr 2008 #permalink

...or parting seas?!

Parting seas is like so yesterday. All the hip kids are into parting continents.

By jimmiraybob (not verified) on 08 Apr 2008 #permalink

re: Wicked Lad #26

Off topic but wanted to add:
BattleZone still rocks after all these years. I used to play it at work after a long night shift, waiting for the day crew to come in and take over our casework. Fun, fun game.

JSN @ 27; 28, if any silkscreening should actually occur, please take care to ensure that 'exon' (and, by association, 'schmexon') each contain but a single 'x'.

That said "Exxon, Schmexxon" is certainly a message that I could get behind, under different circumstances :)

FINISH HIM!

WE -- WANNA -- SEE -- BLOOD! -- WE -- WANNA -- SEE -- BLOOD! -- WE -- WANNA -- SEE -- BLOOD!

What schoolchildren chant where I come from when a fight breaks out.

By David Marjanović, OM (not verified) on 08 Apr 2008 #permalink

Jerry at the same time proving our common ancestry with the other apes with his forearm! :)

By Frederik Rosenkjær (not verified) on 08 Apr 2008 #permalink

FINISH HIM!

WE -- WANNA -- SEE -- BLOOD! -- WE -- WANNA -- SEE -- BLOOD! -- WE -- WANNA -- SEE -- BLOOD!

What schoolchildren chant where I come from when a fight breaks out.

By David Marjanović, OM (not verified) on 08 Apr 2008 #permalink