In this new tradition, my wife picks out some image that isn't a squid and has me post it — I think it's maybe to broaden my interests, and occasionally to send me a message.
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Oh, right! It's our wedding anniversary! It's been 29 years of fidelity for a pair of infidels so far.
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Great pic!
That is a terrific picture.
And happy Aniv.
Happy Anniversary! Have some bacon! (oh wait... wrong thread....)
JC
Only one more year and you earn a *one act of infidelity* voucher. Go PZ! Congrats on the anniversary btw.
Congrats on the anniversary. Happy Monkey, in fact.
Beautiful! Happy anniversary!
Happy Anniversary. Get her something nice. Like a trophy!
Congrats
Congratulations! And Much Happy Anniversary Monkey Business! (snicker, snicker...)
What a lovely picture she chose.
Congratulations, PZ and... Trophy Wife?
Huzzah!
Congrats! But isn't fidelity reserved only for fundy xtians?
Happy Anniversary! Here's to putting up with each other! And congrats of being out of the mundacity of having to give a specific give each year http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wedding_anniversary .
And I thought all atheists would engage in promiscuity and as they don't trust God they can't trust anybody.
Congrats!
A great photo too.
Happy Anniversary!!
Good on you,PZ !!
Congrats,and if that pic is anything to go by,the trophy wife has her title for a reason !!!
Lovely picture, and two different species of butterfly makes it even more interesting.
Congratulations!
Oh, for fuck's sake, I've had "Monday Organism" in my blog a LONG TIME before the trophy wife came along. Now the 5-or-so readers I have in my blog will simply go here instead.
Happy anniversary, PZ!
Happy monkey and conga rats!
Yeah, what they all said. Happy Anniversary!
Every occasion should be celebrated with Lepidoptera :3
Happy Monkey, and here's hoping every couple may be as fortunate!
I printed this image, wrote "Love You!" signed my name and gave it to my sweetheart for Valentine'a day. I'm still reaping the benefits to this day.
Best ROI ever!
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3213/2708294376_b1e3c9709c.jpg?v=1217265…
Beautiful picture choice. And Happy Anniversary. With many more to come.
May the Noodley One continue to bless you marriage for another 29 years.
RAmen.
Congrats to you both!
BAWWWWWWWW
cute.
nice to see a pair of old people who still love each other
Happy Anniversary!
An inspiration! All the best to you both.
Congratulations and Happy Anniversary, PZ.
Just one more year to an otherwise insignificant, cool looking base-ten number.
Happy Anniversary for you and Mary.
Happy anniversary!
Congratulations, PZ!
Aw I like it! It's a nice change of pace from the sea creatures you usually post.
Oh and happy anniversary!!!
Happy Anniversary!
Ha - I'll bet that photograph was staged with dead butterflies, just like Kettlewell's faked research on peppered moths. It's a sham! Darwinism is a sham! Marriage is a sham! (hang on - shurley shome mishtake...)
Just kidding, PZ & Mrs - lovely photo, and may you have many more happy years together.
Happy Anniversary! Very cute. :)
Happy anniversary to yourself and the Trophy Wife!
:)
Mozel Tov; Many Happy Returns; May the Road Rise to Meet You - and other well-wishings.
Happy Anniversary, Dr. Myers. Today is also my mother's 80th birthday. I love you, mom.
Happy Anniversary, to both of you.
The orange 'n' blue motif suggests (to the cognoscenti) the University of Florida... maybe she's hinting something about warmer climates...
Happy 3/16!
Happy anniversary! :-)
This is me de-lurking to wish you a happy anniversary!
If it wasn't for the exciting religious types that grace this blog from time to time, we would die from boredom as PZ is so normal. The religious types who are exhausted from their thrilling lives and their dancing with the supernatural, probably just come here to observe the humdrum ordinariness of PZ's existence and experience much needed relaxation.
Happy Anniversary PZ and Ms. PZ!
Happy anniversary, P. Z. May you be as happy in your marriage as I have been in mine--and that is happy indeed.
Wow. 29 years is Butterflies? I thought 25 to 30 were silver.
Happy anniversary to you both! Be glad she didn't give you a picture of praying mantises.
Congratulations on your continued unholy union.
Happy anniversary PZ and Mary! And best wishes for many more.
Fernando -
I printed this one for my wife... hope the link is still valid
http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/4496/2cs6kb5yp9.gif
Congratulations from a constant but not "faith-full" reader!
And @Clemons #14: Newt and Rush have 6 "sanctified" marriages among them. Give me sanity over sanctity any day.
Happy anniversary PZ & your trophy wife. Anyone who would choose photos of insects is tops in my books!
Epinephrine @ 53,
Yep, the link is still valid :-)
Would Madam and Monsieur like interesting or uninteresting times?
Congratulations!
Congrats PZ and Mary! 29 years is pretty good. Be for warned PZ, all of us Trophy Wives expect BIG sparklies for the big 30. ;)
Giant fireflies? Large luminous fish?
Happy anniversary, infidels! And many happy more infidelious (not a real word, I know) years to you!
Happy anniversary, Mary and PZ!
And thanks for the nice pic,Mary.
Congrats and best fishes from Joe and me on the anniversary of your welding! A warm 'n' cozy day to you.
BTW, speaking of sea life: We looked it up on our 30th; it's "Pearl." We went out and ate oysters.
Happy anniversary, PZ and Mary! May there be many more!
Happy anniversary! It's mine too (41 yrs)
Happy Anniversary!
Butterflies always make me happy because they're so pretty.
Hence, i couldn't help but smiling when i saw this picture.
On the personal announcement, congratulations with your wedding anniversary!
Congrats!
Happy anniversary! Two species, Tirumala limniace and Danaus genutia, of two genera, isn't that, um. . .beastiality?
What a delightful picture! It’s almost like there are 3 butterflies. (Wow, that’s deep)
Ah, heathen love . . . that’s the best kind!
Did you honeymoon in Mexico? :-) (Gorgeous danaids, BTW!)
Congratulations, PZ and Mary.
@Mothra, #59, Nah! Those guys could not have gotten it on in the first place. Just out of curiousity....was this pict, taken in Thailand? or at an asian butterfly House?
Tirumala are quite cool bugs!
Mark
By the way, why are those critters called butterflies?
What they are is flutterbys, obviously.
29 is twin prime with 31. You'll likely see another twin prime set of anniversaries, but after that, good luck!
PZ, pretend you've forgotten all about it and invite some of your mutual friends over and get your spanish waiter to make Piella. It's a foolproof plan.
Happy Anniversary!
Of course I don't understand why this or anything else matters to you if there is no god. ;)
I like the pic.
Happy anniversary!
-BMS & her limbo-wife
Hey, what's the blue species?
Hm, happy anniversary, but!
I always wanted to ask: why squids? I mean their color-changing trick is cool, they might be smarter than us humans (not a grand feat, if you think about it), and they indeed taste awesome (my favourite after crustaceans), but what makes them special? :-)
@73 I was assuming this was a butterfly house (as I do not know the exact phenology of the species). They are broadly sympatric from Kashmir eastward throughout the Oriental region, source: Akery and Vane-Wright. 1984. Milkweed butteflies.
@74. The popular explanation of the word buttefly relates to the butter yellow color of some European sulphurs Colias hyale and C. erate.
@PZ. The server obliterated part of my original post. . .[/end fugitive comic rant].
What a gorgeous shot!! And happy anniversary!
Congratulations. A very nice picture as well.
Happy anniversary, you sweet tetrapods!
Congratulations you two! That picture is wonderful.
Happy 29th! And may the next 29 be even happier!
Happy Aniversary to yinz two lovebugs!
Nice pic. Looks almost too good to be real.
Congrats on the fidelity. This godless heathen is only 16 years into his fidelity plan, with only 4 children to show for it. And for the record, infidelity has been an opportunity in that time. But it was easy to take a pass on the offer. Not that the prospective candidate wasn't attractive and worthy of a good shag. But I have too much respect for the mother of my children to break her trust. Just not worth going down that road. And to think that one could reach that conclusion without having to fear punishment from a mythical sky buddy. Wow.
OK, how many of you nerds out there recognized that the butterfly on the right is not a monarch?
Very pretty picture, Dr. Myers, and kudos to your wife for choosing it. Also, throw my "Happy Anniversary!" on the pile with all the others.
Neither one's a monarch, though both are obvious danaids. But I couldn't resist the Mexico wisecrack.
Then again, no one would want their honeymoon to resemble a fall/winter monarch migration. The destination is pretty, but the little minibeasts seem to spend the winter celibate.
Thanks for the picture selection Trophy Wife! Happy anniversary to you and that one guy too.
@ #80: Octopods are so elegant and unearthly. I still remember the first time I saw a bunch of squids swimming together in their natural environment... They looked so foreign, pulsating in colour. I was so excited!
¡Aniversario feliz! Or at least, that's what Babelfish tells me to say. ;-) Congratulations, you two! Thanks for the butterflies, Mary!
I hope it was a great, kook-free day for the both of you!
Congratulation ! any abortion during 29 years ?
How can anyone argue against my vote?
Simple Simon the Gay Lieman, you only showed up recently, so no.
Congratulation ! any abortion during 29 years ?
if none, congratulation again !
No simon, you are the only abortion around here. Failure of your mother to do her job.
Well congratulations to the both of you. Though I suspect that you've had the better part of this deal. ;)
Awwwww. Congratulations of 29 years and one day.
(Plus all the years that went before you got married. Didn't she use to beat up the boys that tried to tease you after school.)
You make me question my fear of a commitment.
94 - almost, you just have the word order backwords. ¡Feliz aniversario! from me, too.
Been traveling and away from that thar technology computer intarweb machine, so I missed last few days of posting, but just wanted to say, congratulations on your anniversary! My parents will be 40 years married this July. Best to you and yours, and thanks again for all you do, PZ.
No kings,
Robert
Off line for a couple of days, so late as usual :). Anyway, better late than never, Happy Anniversary and Happy Monkey.
I like the squid, but I love how this picture goes from warm to cool colors.
I love Monarchs. For decades I've helped raise and feed as many caterpillars as I can find every year and see them launch strong and healthy to Mexico. (And many have come back to land on my head the following summer).
Happy anniversary to you and Mary! That's a lovely Valentine.