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oracknows | July 5, 2006PZ may have wasted his life preparing students for medical school, and Skeptico may have wished that he had thought of this first, but what about me, a real physician, who, if EoR is correct, has utterly wasted his life actually going to medical school?
Read this excerpt from EoR's Words to a Potential Medical Student and see what I mean:
Before you enroll for that medical course, consider carefully whether it's the best path for your life. Perhaps complementary medicine is actually a better way to go, with many clear advantages...
The course is shorter. Never mind years of study and…
pharyngula | July 5, 2006Oh, no. I've wasted my life prepping students for med school.
(via Skeptico)
grrlscientist | July 3, 2006
As some of you might remember, I lived in Tokyo for awhile when I was a grad student. When I left the States, I had never eaten Japanese food before and, as a microbiologist, I was worried about my impending death after being eaten alive by parasitic worms that I would get from eating raw fish. I worried about this until I had my first taste of sushi. After my first taste of sushi, well, I didn't care if I died as the result of eating Japenese cuisine; I simply knew that I had to have more and that, if I did die, it would be with a smile and tuna sashimi on my lips. The food was fabulous…
oracknows | July 2, 2006On the weekend, fellow ScienceBloggers seem prone to mass hysteria, taking various silly Internet tests. Even I, Orac, have succumbed to such temptations. I wasn't going to succumb to this one, as Grrlscientist, PZ, Afarensis, Chris, and Bora have, but then I saw the result.
Using the same Advertising Slogan Generator, I think I have the best advertising slogan of them all:
It Needn't Be Hell With Orac.
Indeed.
I think I'll go with that one.
mikethemadbiologist | July 2, 2006If someone else here posted this, my apologies. This cartoon is from Reality Check by David Sipress.
pharyngula | July 2, 2006I know lots of people are going to send me mail about today's Doonesbury—it's a good one, but it's also a repeat that was first run back in December.
I had a good laugh over today's Lio, though.
mikethemadbiologist | July 2, 2006By way of GrrlScientist, comes the Slogantor. Here's what it generated for me:
Behold the Power of the Mad Biologist.
'Nuff said.
pharyngula | July 1, 2006The Intelligent Designer has been found, and his name is Phineas J. Schwartzfeld.
Phineas Schwartzfeld, who wears a mask and a garish purple and green costume emblazoned with the letters "I" and "D", claims to be immortal and that he invented life, the universe, and everything else many thousands of years ago. He is currently wanted on several outstanding warrants for illegal firearm possession, littering, and substandard product assembly on platypuses, armadillos and New Hampshire's Old Man of the Mountain (a large geological sculpture which collapsed in 2003 due to inherent structural…
grrlscientist | June 30, 2006
I thought you all would enjoy this silly video of a British journalist interviewing several members of the Iraqi resistance in the swirling sands near Tikrit.
tags: satire, humor, streaming video, interview, Iraq
pharyngula | June 28, 2006I would have taken Bérubé's Transhumanist test seriously, but when I hit the last option my brain locked up and crashed hard. It took hours to download and restore the backup. Thanks heaps, Michael!
grrlscientist | June 28, 2006
Am I unpatriotic if I don't own a TV?
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tags: satire, humor, George Bush, politics
grrlscientist | June 27, 2006
Dear XXXX,
Thank you for your rejection letter. After careful consideration, I regret to inform you that I am unable to accept your refusal to offer me a position.
This year I have been particularly fortunate in receiving an unusually large number of rejection letters. With such a varied and promising field of candidates it is impossible for me to accept all refusals.
Despite your outstanding qualifications and previous experience in rejecting applicants, I find that your rejection does not meet my needs at this time. Therefore, I will assume the position in your organization this…
tsmith | June 27, 2006No, it's not religion. Or politics. What, then?
It's how you refer to your carbonated beverage.
Ever wanted some real data on how it breaks down? Curious about the percentage of people in your county who say "pop," "soda," or "coke"? Wonder no more: you can find it all right here.
For instance, in Johnson County, IA, from 98 responses, 74 said "pop," 1 said "coke," 20 said "soda" and 3 reported "other."
I didn't see anything reported regarding their methodology, but just looking at the distribution, it looks about right: the "soda" folks on the coasts, "cokes" in the south, "pop"…
pharyngula | June 27, 2006Quite a few people sent me a link to this Foxtrot comic with the remote-controlled squid.
They were all just trying to tease me cruelly, because they knew it would be my favorite summertime pool toy, and they don't exist. I looked everywhere, but the closest I could get was a remote-controlled robot shark, which is only almost as good.
Although, if we could mount laser beams on their heads…
oracknows | June 24, 2006About two weeks ago, I did a brief post about a Lithuanian guy whose blood alcohol level was beyond what would kill most mortal men but who was fully conscious and nominally able to drive. I facetiously referred to it as "one quarter of my heritage at its finest," given that I'm one quarter Lithuanian. Well, I'm also one-half Polish on my father's side, and a little more than a week ago, I came across this example of that part of my heritage at its finest Not surprisingly, this item involves drinking too. It also involves the World Cup, in this case, a semi-friendly rivalry between Polish and…
clock | June 23, 2006From L.A.Times (you'll have to click - I am purposefully citing out of context for humorous purposes):
Military researchers are considering a study to see whether Viagra could help soldiers function better at high altitudes.
High altitudes? How high? Who/what needs to get that high?
None of the cyclists reported an erection during the trials, she said.
Self-reporting, self-schmeporting! What do you think they were thinking about while "cycling"?
"If we send a group of guys into the mountains of Afghanistan, they need to be able to deal with the altitude," Fulco said.
Eh, as if our boys…
oracknows | June 23, 2006While we're on the topic of Holocaust deniers again, here's something on the lighter side...
I thought I'd seen everything. Then, via Improbable Research, I found something truly strange.
Are you ready for....Hitler Cats? It's a blog dedicated to cats that look like Hitler. I have to tell you, though, that some of them to me look like the "mustache" was painted on (although this one, at least, was photgraphed with a fine young Aryan child), and this particular cat doesn't look much like Hitler at all.
What can one say but: Heil Kitty!
grrlscientist | June 23, 2006This parody of The Lord of the Rings is from the MTV Movie Awards. It depicts how The Fellowship was set up in the first film. It is absolutely funny, but it is a bit er .. bawdy .. or, er .. suggestive .. as well (not that I disapprove; just warning you).
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tags: streaming video, satire, parody, humor, Lord of the Rings, LOTR