humor
jlynch | April 26, 2008Below the fold because it’s a 250k image. But it’s worth it.
Via eclectech - I can’t wait to use it in a presentation.
oracknows | April 25, 2008
There's a new woo in town. Unfortunately, it's the same as the old woo.
I first noticed it around Christmas. Inexplicably, I started getting a greatly increased amount of traffic to an old Your Friday Dose of Woo post of mine. The post to which I'm referring is one that I did a year and a half ago about some fabulously silly woo that claimed to remove toxins through the soles of your feet through a special foot pad, which inspired me to entitle the post These boots were made for detoxifyin'. This product in question was called "Miracle Patches" and, it was claimed, can remove all manner of…
grrlscientist | April 24, 2008tags: Waterbill Mystery, humor, behavior, streaming video
Jennifer and Jim kept getting huge water bills. They knew beyond a doubt that the bills weren't representative of actual usage, and no matter how they tried to conserve, the high bills continued. Although they could see nothing wrong, they had everything checked for leaks or problems: first the water meter, then outdoor pipes, indoor pipes, underground pipes, faucets, toilets, washer, ice maker machine, etc. One day, Jim was sick and stayed home in bed, but kept hearing water running downstairs. He finally tore himself from his sick…
hrynyshyn | April 24, 2008Warning: Anyone who takes this post seriously please resist the temptation to comment.
Over the reported objections of John McCain and national GOP officials, North Carolina's state Republican party is about to run a campaign ad attacking Barack Obama for consorting with Jeremiah Wright. The ad disingenuously implies that Obama was sitting in the congregation when Wright made some of his more inflammatory remarks condemning America, even though there is no evidence to suggest that Obama was anywhere near the church at the time. Why are these kinds of dirty campaign tricks invariably the…
pharyngula | April 23, 2008Paul Verhoeven is making a movie that claims Mary, the mother of Jesus, was raped by a Roman soldier. There is no historical evidence for Jesus, let alone the nature of his conception, so this is pure fictional speculation, from a director known more for over-the-top, superficial flamboyance than historical accuracy — expect a crotch shot of Mary, and lots of silicon breasts in the shower scene.
But of course Bill Donohue is outraged.
"Here we go again with idle speculation grounded in absolutely nothing," Donohue told FOXNews.com. "He has no empirical evidence to support his claim, which is…
grrlscientist | April 23, 2008tags: global warming, humor, behavior, streaming video
According to the Christian Science Monitor, cows are one of the main culprits in global warming. This streaming video shows how [0:39].
evolvingthoughts | April 22, 2008
Or, "Ive been a baaaddd boy, Abbott"
The Dante's Inferno Test has banished you to the Second Level of Hell!Here is how you matched up against all the levels:
Level
Score
Purgatory (Repenting Believers)
Very Low
Level 1 - Limbo (Virtuous Non-Believers)
Moderate
Level 2 (Lustful)
Very High
Level 3 (Gluttonous)
Moderate
Level 4 (Prodigal and Avaricious)
Low
Level 5 (Wrathful and Gloomy)
Moderate
Level 6 - The City of Dis (Heretics)
Very High
Level 7 (Violent)
High
Level 8- the Malebolge (Fraudulent, Malicious, Panderers)
Very High
Level 9 - Cocytus (Treacherous)
Low…
oracknows | April 21, 2008... are here.
Unfortunately, I'm not sure that Paul quite understands how homeopathy supposedly works. He's gotten the claim that dilution and succussation make a substance more potent right, but I think he's misinterpreted the homeopathic principle of "like cures like." (As I've pointed out before, this concept is no more than an adaptation of sympathetic magic.) Instead, he's generalized in homeopathy that the diluted substance causes the opposite of its usual effect. This is not quite the full story. In homeopathy, the cure for a symptom or illness is indeed usually something that causes…
grrlscientist | April 21, 2008tags: Bonerol, humor, comedy, satire, streaming video
Erectile dysfunction is not just limited to humans. This amusing streaming video is a commercial for a new drug meant to solve doggie erectile dysfunction. Of course, if your dog ends up humping your leg for more than four hours at one go, it's time to take him to the vet -- watch it now while your boss is not looking! [0:45].
evolvingthoughts | April 20, 2008
Imagine a scientific theory that very few people know or understand. Let's call it "valency theory". Now suppose someone objects to valency theory because it undercuts their view of a particular religious doctrine, such as transubstantiation. So they gather money from rich members of their faith community and start a public relations and political campaign to have the form-substance dichotomy (hylomorphism) taught as chemical science. What would be the outcome?
Well, for most people they would remain as uneducated on the topic as before. They may know, vaguely, there is a dispute of some…
oracknows | April 20, 2008An image from in front of the San Diego Convention Center last week:
I never knew our blog mascot had a second job. I guess working for Fleet must not pay what it used to.
evolvingthoughts | April 20, 2008
Biologist and philosopher Sahotra Sarkar is combative, to say the least. When he says what he means, it can hurt physically if you are the target. I almost feel sympathy for Ben Stein...
And knowing one of the principals in this comment, I had to laugh. When Kimbo says he thinks you are full of shit, he uses those words. I once had him say to me during a Q&A after I gave a talk, "'Fuck you,' he explained." To be fair, I had just told him I thought he was wrong.
So anyone who thinks Intelligent Design has been expelled and they are victims, or that bloggers should be treated with…
pharyngula | April 19, 2008Since we were just talking about those authoritarian science instructors, here's an example from 1956 (even older than I am!). Although I'm going to have to say that the kid is a bit snotty.
grrlscientist | April 19, 2008tags: satire, humor, comedy, outsourcing employees, presidency
A friend sent me this hilarious story, which I rewrote and updated and share with you here.
"I just don't understand why no one likes me," exclaimed a confused Mr. Bush.
Washington, DC -- Congress today announced that the office of President of the United States of America will be outsourced to India as of April 20, 2008.
This action is being undertaken to save economically-challenged American taxpayers the cost of the President's $500,000 annual salary, along with a record $9.37 trillion national deficit that Mr. Bush…
