See what discussing toenails on the internet will get you?

It will get you a mention on a famous webcomic, that's what.

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I look good as an angel (not exactly).

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PZ, you rock.

The feeling of relief is immediate,my patients tell me...:-)

And Angel PZ,that should have been some attractive female toe there,Bride of Shreks comes to mind,not some unshaved male liberal's LOL

Why are you wearing a diaper?

What a delightful topic for the US Pharyngulites to be reading about while they have breakfast. It makes me cringe just thinking about it.

By Wowbagger (not verified) on 16 Sep 2008 #permalink

aaawwwww,

you look so cute in a nappy (ok, diaper for the North American contingent). Personally I'd be a little disturbed if my 6 month old had such a sprout of facial hair though.

By Bride of Shrek OM (not verified) on 16 Sep 2008 #permalink

Hey Clinteas @ #2

Not only are my pins kept clean as a whitsle BUT ( and I only know this cause I watched Pretty Woman last night and she measures her legs in it) I have legs about 1 inch longer than Julia Roberts. Six foot redheads rule!!!

By Bride of Shrek OM (not verified) on 16 Sep 2008 #permalink

Once you burst through your nail it does feel so much better - had to get this done to my thumb, takes ages to heal though....

By LindenRathen (not verified) on 16 Sep 2008 #permalink

that is amazing awesome.

BoSOM,

every time i treat a subungual hematoma from now on,I will have to think of your pins,and Julia Roberts,its all your fault...:-)

Ha! He left off your third nipple!

By Wayne Walker (not verified) on 16 Sep 2008 #permalink

Yup, just what I want to be thinking about while I have breakfast (not exactly).

Cute cartoon.

what a comment...

By Michael H. (not verified) on 16 Sep 2008 #permalink

what a comment...

By Michael H. (not verified) on 16 Sep 2008 #permalink

Although I see Jeffrey has referenced your job title correctly on his blog

"world famous heathen and death-threat magnet PZ Myers "

Now THAT'S something to have on your business card.

By Bride of Shrek OM (not verified) on 16 Sep 2008 #permalink

I think Mike Koelzer is a contemptible, sanctimonious ass, and I hope he goes out of business. Please, if you live in Grand Rapids, boycott Kay Pharmacy. If Mike Koelzer comes to your town to speak in some demented fundagelical church, feel free to picket and protest, and feel free to attend and grill him with difficult questions.

If Mike Koelzer is not comfortable fulfilling his responsibilities as a pharmacist, he should seek some other line of work.

Isn't it "funny" when the Catholic League called for PZ to be fired for his action against what Catholics call sacred and what the Muslims hold sacred, PZ loudly protested the injustice of asking that he be fired, now HE turns around and asks for the same thing from someone who offends him.
what a guy.

Wrong thread, Lluraa, you twit.

Are those cloven hooves you've got there?...

Clinteas @ #9

"every time i treat a subungual hematoma from now on,I will have to think of your pins"

Well, not the most romantic imagery but you sure know how to woo a lady!

By Bride of Shrek OM (not verified) on 16 Sep 2008 #permalink

@ 16 :

What the hell are you even talking about???

See? I told y'all in the other thread. Webcomic shill.

Or would that be "whore", as he was obviously paid for his efforts with an appearance.

Oh fuck Luurriiia/Luurraa/?llaauur/whatever

PZ, if you are watching this thread, and if it looks even remotely like that Lauara dickhead is getting even close to making the million comment number then you have my express permission to remove any of my comments in this thread so as to be sure that dickwad doesn't get there in the final numbers.

That is one nasty troll that needs lancing.

By Bride of Shrek OM (not verified) on 16 Sep 2008 #permalink

I tried this last night, unfortunately my toenail wasn't actually injured...

Clinteas,

Lluraa's one of our 'special' friends - and, at the moment, I think she's got her magical underwear on a bit too tight. It can't be anything psychopharmacological; mormons don't believe in it.

By Wowbagger (not verified) on 16 Sep 2008 #permalink

@ 21,Rev BDC :

//Native Americans and their Israelite ancestors. Tell us about them.//

You mean when Abraham emigrated from Mesopotamia and took the morning flight to Boston in 4000 BC ?

Clinteas: Her point is that PZ should be fired for making a cracker-koran kebab, but the pharmacist mentioned in an entirely separate post should NOT be fired for flat-out refusing to do his job.

It's easier to work out what she's saying if you start from the assumption that it's bound to be deranged.

Lluraa's one of our 'special' friends - and, at the moment, I think she's got her magical underwear on a bit too tight. It can't be anything psychopharmacological; mormons don't believe in it.

No, but it could be psychotic.

Beautiful. Do people who do not read this blog get it ? :) I hope not. Makes it funnier for me.

By Gavin McBride (not verified) on 16 Sep 2008 #permalink

MissPrism, #27, wrote:

It's easier to work out what she's saying if you start from the assumption that it's bound to be deranged.

I think that's being generous. Llauraa's almost reached the Kenny level of random, incoherent wackaloonery.

You haven't had a near-death experience have you Llauraa?

By Wowbagger (not verified) on 16 Sep 2008 #permalink

I CAN HAZ 1000000's COMMENT? (43 to go lol)

Wowbagger,@ 25 :

//It can't be anything psychopharmacological; mormons don't believe in it. //

If its not that,its psychiatric you know.

You mean when Abraham emigrated from Mesopotamia and took the morning flight to Boston in 4000 BC ?

Something like that. I'm curious to get Lluraua's expert take on it.

Yeah, Koelzer, go fire yourself!

If L Ron Hubbard and Joseph Smith were in a room together which do you think would be the first to congratulate the other on coming up with better religion?

By Wowbagger (not verified) on 16 Sep 2008 #permalink

I think that's being generous. Llauraa's almost reached the Kenny level of random, incoherent wackaloonery.

You haven't had a near-death experience have you Llauraa?

Good call Wowbager. Very kenny like, ecxept with a magic underwear flavor.

"Llauraa's almost reached the Kenny level of random, incoherent wackaloonery."

Hmmm, yeah, she's close, but not quite there. Still, she's showing her potential.

You don't need to be a Nobel Prize winning scientist to see the disconnect between PZ caliming that the Catholic Legue was wrong in asking that he be fired and not have access to his job and PZ's asking for a boycott against a pharmacist who is acting according to his moral convictions.
The reason I am pointing this out on this section of the blog is because of the "angelic" representation of PZ in the cartoon.

I just cannot imagine how, a century from now, history books will treat this whole blogging thing.

Illustrating this frequent seepage of Internet memes and personalities, in Figure 66 we can see a prominent 'blogger' making an appearance in a 'webcomic'. Figure 67 contains the 'comments' in the original 'blog' elicited by that appearance, and the resulting reaction to the unexpected appearance of a possible 'troll'. These 'trolls' were the main cause of the Great Meltdown of 2012...

(Provided, of course, that in a hundred years the only reaction to computers won't be "Light comes from it! In God's name, KILL IT!")

If L Ron Hubbard and Joseph Smith were in a room together which do you think would be the first to congratulate the other on coming up with better religion?

I wonder who could out-con the other one first.

Hmmm, yeah, she's close, but not quite there. Still, she's showing her potential.

I don't know - "Nietzsche was a creationist" was some serious crazy.

You don't need to be a Nobel Prize winning scientist to see the disconnect between PZ caliming that the Catholic Legue was wrong in asking that he be fired and not have access to his job and PZ's asking for a boycott against a pharmacist who is acting according to his moral convictions.
The reason I am pointing this out on this section of the blog is because of the "angelic" representation of PZ in the cartoon.

No you just need some crazy person who wears magic underwear and believes that native Americans are the descendants of the Israelites to see it.

Luuarauua/laausuau/lluarrra/whatever the fuck at #37

There's a huge big difference and to not get it you're either being disingenous or you're a completet twat.

You chose.

BTW answer the Rev's question, you've been avoiding it on a few threads now.

By Bride of Shrek OM (not verified) on 16 Sep 2008 #permalink

Today's Lluraa post seems slightly off to me. Sounds like somebody is pretending to be her. This isn't to say that Lluraa (or her latest spelling) doesn't have some issues.

By Nerd of Redhead (not verified) on 16 Sep 2008 #permalink

That's awesome! You really are a celebrity, PZ.

Llaurra, you are something else. Don't you have something better to do with your time? Your efforts are failing here.

Disgusting.

I don't care WHAT you say, I still think it should be preceded by "Ve hav vays to make you talk."

RE: Smith/Hubbard

I dunno. I mean, the followers of one got Utah. The others got Los Angeles and Clearwater, Florida. Sort of a toss-up on who got screwed more, I think.

Lluraa,the death cult troll wrote @ 37 :

//PZ's asking for a boycott against a pharmacist who is acting according to his moral convictions.//

Ok,I seem to have missed that one,I assume it refers to the pharmacists not giving out contraceptives or morning-after pills?

So the guy is a pharmacist,his job is to give out medicine,whether he likes the drugs he sells or not,if he doesnt want to sell some of them for "moral convictions",then he needs to find another job.Its that simple.Grow up.

SC wrote :

//I don't know - "Nietzsche was a creationist" was some serious crazy.//

The earth quake in Japan the other day I think was due to Nietzsche rotating too fast in his grave,after reading that particular pearl.

BTW answer the Rev's question, you've been avoiding it on a few threads now.

One would think that if one was a believer she would be happy to explain this fascinating idea to us all.

BTW answer the Rev's question, you've been avoiding it on a few threads now.

Answer the question, Lluraa! Why won't you answer the question?!

I wonder if one day the two - Scientology and Mormonism - will unite, a la certain Xtian sects: in Australia we have the Uniting Church where a bunch of Presbyterians and Methodist (and maybe one other) all combined.

How does Scimormontology sound? Maybe they can build e-meters into the magic underwear.

By Wowbagger (not verified) on 16 Sep 2008 #permalink

"I don't know - "Nietzsche was a creationist" was some serious crazy."

OK, I missed that. Perhaps you're right. I'm loathe to put anyone up in Kenny's rarified air, but perhaps if she also morphs, etc...

Wowbagger @ #51

"How does Scimormontology sound? Maybe they can build e-meters into the magic underwear."

..that could get a little smelly.

By Bride of Shrek OM (not verified) on 16 Sep 2008 #permalink

Ah, my market research has paid off. Now I've got to get me to the patent office and register Scimormontology™ quick-smart!

By Wowbagger (not verified) on 16 Sep 2008 #permalink

@ #51: Ew. E-meters in magical underwear? Do I want to imagine the process of giving free meter-readings?

"Indeed you can be in Scimormontology. We even give a free, hem, e-meter reading! Just let me open my zipper..."

"Indeed you can be in Scimormontology. We even give a free, hem, e-meter reading! Just let me open my zipper..."

Is than an E-Meter in your magic underwear or are you just Happy to con me?

You're all welcome at the First Church of Scimormontolgy - if you can get to Adelaide, Australia that is.

I think I'm ready to start a religion. I've written some bad sci-fi - that's all the qualifications you need, right? Oh, but I'll need a big sack to put all the suckers' money in...

By Wowbagger (not verified) on 16 Sep 2008 #permalink

I notice he used you to plug Coors light.

By Reginald Selkirk (not verified) on 16 Sep 2008 #permalink

Rev BDC,

whats wrong with you man,we are all alien spawn,didnt you know that?

The Rev (etc.) wrote:

So are you saying that the Aboriginal people of Australia are the spawn of the Israelites and an Alien species?

I am...now. Thetans changed the DNA, though, so don't going trying to use any of your unbeliever's so-called 'facts' to try and undermine me.

My next step is to find some rich, celebrity polygamists to join up.

By Wowbagger (not verified) on 16 Sep 2008 #permalink

@Wowbagger

Sure, if there's anything adelaide doesn't have enough of, it's churches. And boredom.

By Bartlettman (not verified) on 16 Sep 2008 #permalink

Ouch....

By Dave Gill (not verified) on 16 Sep 2008 #permalink

And yea, verily, did Wowbagger the Holy Dead-Alien Infused Father bestow on the Faithful Rev. BigDumbChimp the title of Tom Reverend Brigham Young Cruise; he shall be second only to me in the church.

Bartlettman, for the heresy of disdaining Adelaide, our most Holy of Cities, you will be locked in a room and forced to watch Battlefield Earth, with a new score by the Tabernacle Choir, over and over until you can take no more.

By Wowbagger (not verified) on 16 Sep 2008 #permalink

I notice he used you to plug Coors light.I'll admit, you lost me there.

Monday evening panel, under the ankle.

By Reginald Selkirk (not verified) on 16 Sep 2008 #permalink

Continuing on e-meters in magical underwear ---

Knock knock.

"Husband dear, would you go and look who's at the door?"

"Sure, wifey. Oh! Dear, it's a pair of nice young gentlemen in suits, with their pants down, and some sort of proboscis-like electrical things hanging from their underwear. Sound like any relatives of yours?"

"Oh, no! They must be just Scimormontologists. You know, the slightly unusual Australian fellows."

"Oh. Wait! Hey! Dear, they went away already, and I'm not quite sure if they said 'See you later' or 'Sue you later'... I wonder what that means?"

Wonderful. When do I get my 70 virgins?

I'm afraid that's raisins, dear. Sorry for the confusion.

The angel kind of looks like a hybrid of PZ and Richard Dawkins. Maybe it's supposed to be a some kind of manifestation of scientific knowledge and common sense? :)

@ Rev

The first one arrives tomorrow. His name is "Steve".

And the catch in the religion comes out.

Well I am taking on Tom Cruise like responsibilities.....

You had me at "e-meters in magic underwear"

Where do I send my money?

By Ompompanoosuc (not verified) on 16 Sep 2008 #permalink

You're Adelaidian? I wonder if you could go deconvert a friend of mine?

I wonder what the follow-up will be. He does seem to be setting up for something.

Mr P, considering the outcry when PeeZed showed off his nipples, I sincerely doubt anyone would to see him without the nappy.

Hummm... no navel, and cloven feets..looks like he made you the debble in Depends PZ. *snicker*

You make the most terrifying "angel" I've ever seen.

D:

By Terry Small (not verified) on 16 Sep 2008 #permalink

The first one arrives tomorrow. His name is "Steve".

Hm, but does he have a PhD in a biological or geological science? :)

By Interrobang (not verified) on 16 Sep 2008 #permalink

I think I tried hot needle or something but that was painful and I couldn't get it through.

Then I tried hand drill and it worked nicely!

Posted by: Rev. BigDumbChimp:
"So are you saying that the Aboriginal people of Australia are the spawn of the Israelites and an Alien species?"

The correct answer to this is: "If I say yes, will you give me all your money?"

By Chili Pepper (not verified) on 16 Sep 2008 #permalink

So, where were you 6 months ago when I dropped a door on my toe? PZ, why hast thou forsakeneth me...eth?

I shouldn't advocate these things, but I LLaauurraa's derailment of this thread has turned it into pure win.

PZ, I know you're an agent of Satan, but you're so much more fun than those stuffy angelic types.

And you have a beard.

I feel gripped by this saga. Will the drill bit mentioned in the comics news section work? Must. . . stay. . . tuned.

#16: PZ's job description doesn't include "Be nice to Catholics." A pharmacist's job description is "Provide medicines prescribed by doctors."

I, too, have had a hot paper clip melt through a nail that was in very bad shape. (It was clearly going to fall off (eventually); it was badly bruised and had pressurized blood built-up under it.)

Melting the hole through helped tremendously. Highly recommended.

Ive got a sneaky suspicion that what the caricature is wearing is not a diaper, nope, not depends either, I know your thinking it too. PZ don't mess in those magic underwear---I mean mess WITH them magic underwear. Almost anything could happen, magic underwear woooooooo.

By underwear salesman (not verified) on 16 Sep 2008 #permalink

Cute undies, PZ!