Why? The beginnings of philosophy 21 Nov 2008 Phil Plait linked to this guy, Louis CK, on why it’s alright for the world to go back into the dark ages, but I rather like this one, in which it becomes clear that philosophers are, after all, just persistent two year olds: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4u2ZsoYWwJA&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&fs=1] Humor
Evolution Things Glenn Beck has never seen 24 Oct 2010 A DNA sequence Comparative anatomical diagrams Behavioural studies of apes and humans compared Psychological studies of apes and human children Fossils A science book His arse Read More
Humor Systematists have a strange sense of humour 24 Mar 2011 Some funny new names seen recently: Aussiedraco, a new pteranodontoid pterosaur genus from Australia [1]. Pronounced “ozzydrayco”, one can only hope someone finds a new species and calls it oioioi. Pantydraco [2] – It’s behind you! Pinkfloydia, a new genus of spiders from Western Australia [3] A word of advice:… Read More
Humor Now this is a proper wedding ceremony 2 Jun 200724 Nov 2022 I only recently discovered 9 Chickwood Lane, which is a really odd cartoon strip with ballet dancers, veterinarians and a visiting space alien named Thorax. Before I found this (and Pibgorn, which is in the same universe), Thorax officated at the marriage of two of the characters. Being an alien,… Read More
It’s 9:30 in the morning here in Germany and you have just made my day. Thank you for posting this John.
It’s 9:30 in the morning here in Germany and you have just made my day. Thank you for posting this John.
It’s 9:30 in the morning here in Germany and you have just made my day. Thank you for posting this John.
It’s 9:30 in the morning here in Germany and you have just made my day. Thank you for posting this John.
I saw Louis CK for the first time on Cable TV last year and was just smitten with his comic style (so happy to chance upon a ‘new’ comic that had me completely in stitches non-stop). I meant to watch all the youtube vids of his routines, but forgot. Thank you for jogging my memory with this hilarious vid.
I saw Louis CK for the first time on Cable TV last year and was just smitten with his comic style (so happy to chance upon a ‘new’ comic that had me completely in stitches non-stop). I meant to watch all the youtube vids of his routines, but forgot. Thank you for jogging my memory with this hilarious vid.
I TOTALLY stole the “ladies and gentlemen” joke during a staff meeting once when the question was what you would name yourself. It KILLED. And I took all the credit…