One of my students said I had to show you this, because it's exactly like one of my lectures.
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Brad Neely is God.
This is too much! :)
Video not available here in Paris, France.
Boo, hiss...
Video is not available here in Brussels, Belgium.
Boo, hiss...
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Not available in Australia. :(
Nice story for putting down the neighboring tribes, of course.
Sort of gives the tenor of present-day conceptions in Palestine, though.
Glen D
http://tinyurl.com/6mb592
Dude, if your biology lectures involve a slightly vulgar humorization of cephalopod biology, I think I chose the wrong major when I went with computers... and the wrong school by staying in Georgia. "And I'm not even going to touch how they transfer their gametes. Squid mating habbits. Total Insanity."
Also good are the Professor Brother's songs about historical figures, that you know are just 100% accurate (Washington, Washington, 12 stories high, made of radiation!)
no can see from Canada either *lights torch*
BURN THE POSTER AT THE STAKE
"You've reached this page because we arae currently not allowed to share our videos across United States borders. It sucks. We know."
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"If you're in Europe or the UK, try adultswim.co.uk."
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"Otherwise, why not play a game on the main site or log on to our message boards to tell us how much you hate us now?
Sincerely,
adultswim.com"
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Not available from anywhere but the US, it seems. HERESY.
AWESOME!
Yes. Total insanity.
Damn. I wish my lectures were that interesting. But I don't lecture from the Bible, where the really crazy stuff comes from.
I just watched a video this morning that says God encoded the speed of light into one of Peter's epistles, proving that the Bible is divinely inspired. Awesomely hilarious!
PZ, when did you go bald and file your teeth?
The two sexy angels had me rofl-ing.
Video is not available here in Canada!
Great moral lessons here folks.
Definitely see why a country at the dawn of the 21st Century of the Common Era needs this guidance.
Alternatively, You you could stop drinking the Cool Aid and wake up!
Yeah - damned video only works in the USofA
so whose stupid idea was it to put borders into the interwebs?!
on the other hand this means there's still at least a handful of advantages to living here left.
What's so awesome about that clip is that it pretty much presents the biblical story without embellishment. There's just a few jokes about how messed up it all it, but that's basically what the bible says. You can't parody this stuff. The bible really is insane. If taken literally, of course. If you go in with the mindset that none of this stuff every happened in reality, simple moral lessons (many of them immoral by today's standards) can be teased from the madness. But in my opinion, it's really not worth the effort.
But PZ, I thought you only discussed biological stuff and didn't breathe the unholy fire in your classroom. Were all those complaining Catholics right about your influence on children?
You've reached this page because, (Finally!), America has a sane representation of the bible that we didn't have to import. Sorry, dirty foreigners, but even if we are atheists, (and thus generally morally superior), we are still Americans, (and thus generally pretty greedy). So you can't watch it, nyah-nyah.
For those outside the US unable to view the video, try finding a free US-based proxy server and surf through that. That will probably fool the server the video is hosted on.
(Australians should get in the habit of doing all their web-browsing this way).
Youtube link for us non-american type folks!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0r7syc1BSg
HH, that's not exactly what the bible says about Sodom and Gomorrah. Yes, it does say they were wicked, but there's not indication that they were fucking everything in sight. In fact, the angels, ezekiel and Jebus all state that the sins of Sodom are inhospitality to strangers and an unwillingness to take care of the poor.
Yeah, there is a sexual aspect to the story, but it's VERY different to how we think of sex today.
It's one of the things that pisses me off when Christians start blathering on about this. It makes me wanna shake them and scream, "You don't even know what the hell your own bible tells you, goddamnit!!!"
It doesn't sound at all like your lecturing style, P-Zed. There were no jokes at Phil Plait's expense.
Adult Swim? Wait, what?? What about SuperDeluxe?
Sadly I can't see the video. Is there a good summary?
They left out the best part where Lot's daughters get him drunk and then rape him in his sleep to keep the family line going.
Video is not available here in Okinawa, Japan.
Boo, hiss...
horribly sad boring site.
Can't see anything outside of the US and A
Of course, it'd help if they'd give us the title of the movie we tried to watch, so we'd actually have a shot at finding it at their UK site...
ROFL and if the Christians got their way this is what elementary school education would look like.
"most un-sexily" - That's exactly how I wave my de-sexing stick, too.
PZ- check out Brad Neely's "Washington" music video at:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-69414486881463942
It makes me proud to be an American!
Also, you've got some competition for the title of "Most Powerful Blogger in the Universe" now:
http://www.minnpost.com/client_files/alternate_images/6236/mp_main_wide…
Video is not available here in Auckland, New Zealand.
Boo, hiss...
Not available in Canada. Boo.
Video not available in Mexico. Boo. Stupid adultswim.com
Thanks for the Youtube link Nick @ 22, and I'll join in the booing of AdultSwim for not letting us Canadians view the video.
I thought we were supposed to be the 51st state? Apparently AdultSwim disagrees.
OT, but have you heard about spookfish eyes PZ and everyone else?
Slashdot has a story going about it. Apparently they decided not to go with a lens, but rather to use a mirrored surface to focus light. Very odd and awesome.
Thanks, Nick@22, for finding the video on YouTube so those of us privileged to not be trapped in the USA can see the PeeZed-A-Like in action: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0r7syc1BSg
Nick at #22
Thanks for the link
Yay, whoopee!
Marcie at #34
We are missing a hiss from your last post.
And I thought Gomorrah was named after a giant fire-breathing turtle!
Hey, Larry Flint is up to his old tricks:
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/01/07/porn-industry-seeks-fed…
@#27 Joshua,
Twice.
pompy
SuperDeluxe.com?
That's what I would try...for all of our non-American friends. It's a swell website in general, especially the tons of videos by Brad Neely. Have a good time - his "George Washington" video and several others are awesome.
Thanks for the Youtube link. I laughed so much I nearly got pregnant again.
I was going to post this link
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=SspboO7yOc8&feature=PlayList&p=1FF48AED90…
but I see I was beaten to the punch. Oh well, I'll post it anyway, there's aplaylist for the whole series
Frank smells like chicken all the time.
Down there.
Video not available here in Mexico
Boo, hiss...
Unfortunately, Adult Swim and its evil overlords have acquired SuperDeluxe.com. As a result, all of that great stuff there has now been assimilated into Adult Swim's butt-ugly interface. What's worse is that all of the videos have now been censored, so all of Neely's ingenious cursing is perforated with bleeps.
It's so terribly sad.
Not available in Switzerland either.. Boohoo!
Not available in Canada. Boo, hiss again...
But wait... it's on YouTube. The wonders of technology!
I remember the time I met Brad Neely. I couldn't believe he did **** with the ****. The police didn't see his point of view and the archbishop said ****. He said he would ****** with **** in an **** with an enormous blancmonge, not to mention the sharks in the pool. How we laughed!
Sorry, but I am not currently not allowed to share this anecdote across United States borders.
Dude...that's like totally educationaly-like.
Rock on PZ, rock on.
us copyright laws stops me from seeing the video
Video not available. This is total BS.
re Lot's Daughters as redacted by by the lecturer and referenced at #27.
I never trusted that story because I have never heard of any man who could get an erection while passed-out drunk. I don't think he was drunk at all, just faking it so he could pork his two daughters. Later he could just say, "Hey I was drunk at the time, it was their fault." After all, boning a pillar of salt ain't easy.
Also wondered how he could be so righteous and then go get drunk first chance he got. And didn't Noah do the same thing? Weird morals those old Israilites.
Reminds me of today's news article announcing the U.S. states with the highest teen birth rate. You can replace the title of the map with "Bible belt" or "Republican Red States" and you wouldn't be able to tell the difference.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090107/ap_on_he_me/med_teen_births
Well, there's nothing wrong with alcohol. God's cool with alcohol.
Just don't touch that shellfish.
Oh, I'm so going to hell then.
*puts on the lobster bib*
Ah people you could have also seen these videos on their actual creator website which is superdeluxe.com
Also Adult Swims which the professor isn't one of them are shown on Teletoon in Canada.
Ah crap Superdeluxe.com which was indepedent of adult swim.com is now part of them. And most of the videos are now gone. Bah.
Now here's super-concentrated stupidity:
Did you know that Genesis contains the value of Pi to 0.001%?
Well, now you have no excuse:
http://www.cornswalled.com/2009/01/evaluation-of-pi-from-within-genesis…
Awesome!
(This comes from the same guy who did the scientist cartoon in the post below)
I want to know how this is like your lectures, PZ.
You you make inappropriate comments about sex and then wink and your students?
Damn! I thought Puerto Rico counted as part of the US. It's a commonwealth but come on...
Booo!
this was the funniest thing I've seen in 2 weeks! none of my professors are anywhere near so cool.
I can't even get my animal anatomy professor to back me up on having a Darwin Day Brunch...she says she prefers not to get involved in anything controversial. so tomorrow i will try my hand with the student life staff...
if we could have christmas carols & a freaking tree in our lunchroom, i should be able to have a Darwin Day Brunch!
ringtailroxy
Hey, anybody in Key West able to access the vid? 'Cause, you know, technically... ;)
If we're posting videos, check this one out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SQmhCf8H_U
Have fun.
That is so funny! I've heard PZ lecture... it's not far off! =]
#53 Right. But it was okay because it was close enough to the fall of Eden that the genetics weren't all messed up and so the offspring weren't two headed retards.
I am SO going to try to affect that tone, etc with my class on Design Process tomorrow morning!
http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=bible+history+professor+brothers
This one will work.
http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/3963584/The_Professor_Brothers_-_Superd…
You may need http://www.videolan.org/vlc/
In this particular case, that would be Viacom's.
Minus @ 53:
And didn't Noah do the same thing?
Ah, but you see, Noah didn't mean to do it. According to the latest crack research (or maybe that's "research on crack") by Ken Ham, there was no fermenation in the pre-Flood world. So, ole Noah just meant to have some nice grape juice, and wouldn't you know it, the grapes spoiled!
Jeff @60, it's jocular sarcasm.
That is the oddest recap of the 9/11 attacks I have ever seen.
According to Brad Neely's website, http://www.creasedcomics.com (linked in my name above), he'll soon be uploading all of his videos, uncensored, to his website.
I have no idea what Adult Swim did to the video, but the video quality is TERRIBLE. The originals on SuperDeluxe were much crisper, with bolder colors. The sickening bright pinks and blues Viacom has decided to put on Adult Swim's site only desaturate the videos even more by comparison.
I am really, really upset by this. Apparently Brad Neely is too:
"Neely can do nothing about it. SuperDeluxe is gone. We are lucky to have our pieces posted on Adult Swim.
I know the censoring sucks. It really, really fucking does. But Adult Swim is bound to TV Standards. It's the only way.
Trust me, Neely can't even get out of bed. He's crushed. Yet, he'd gladly keep a son without teeth then have no son at all.
The future is all that matters. We'll see what we can do in the way of fuck words and shit drawings. All we can say is, "NEXT!" "
Not available in Cambodia either. Who'd have thought.
Whoo-hoo! Look at all of you checking in from all across the world. Wow. So beautiful!
I don't think PZ could get away with this in his class room. Must be wishful thinking on the students part.
But on the other hand...wicked, wicked Auntie Pat can tell bible stories to the kiddies... *smirk*
Dr. Myers, I have just decided that I really have to start attending your lectures.
Not available here in Thailand either. But since inquiring minds are relentless in pursuing education, I watched it by way of a proxy server. Delightful.
Later found it is also available on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SspboO7yOc8
...and if you haven't seen 'Professor Brother's Jesus F***ing Christ' you don't know what you've missed.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzxmMbMDqwI&feature=related
Now THIS is pulling out all the stops on the real history of the bible.
Too bad, it is funny. Watching it from MI here.
I liked how after he would talk about something gay, he kept pointing at that same guy. Heh.
It points out the obvious stupidities of the story:
Washing strange men's feet = good.
Digging it = bad.
Hmmm, I've read that story a few times, but I don't remember the ka-ka.
The ka-ka is a lie.
(flees the room, pursued by various thrown objects)
It would have been even better to have him explain how Lot's daughters later get him drunk and convince him to have sex...gotta love Old Testament morality!
I'm back, and this is so damn funny and birarre, i lolled. Pefect for this discussion!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y60xCJwQIHo
I wish I could lecture like this...
The same guy did this one, nonsense for sure, but funny.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbRom1Rz8OA