It’s Good Friday, and we’ll celebrate with two things. First, a recycled Jesus and Mo: And a still from the Simpsons (note the time):
Why, oh why, did Gary Larson stop doing cartoons? He was terrifically funny and creative, much beloved by biologists, and all of us had at least one Larson cartoon on our office door. Nobody has replaced him, and our doors are bereft. Since a day without cats is like a day without sunshine, I offer […]
Reader Aidan Karley called my attention to the Irish comedian Dave Allen (1936-2005; real name David Tynan O’Mahoney). He seems to be a forerunner of Dara O’Briain, sans the profanity. Here’s Allen recalling his initiation to Catholicism at the age of four. It’s hilarious, but the hilarity comes largely from his befuddled encounter with religious […]
Alert reader Cirilo found this headline (upper left) on yesterday’s Guardian website. I wonder how long it will stay up?
This was in a tweet from Ed Yong, so I assume it’s kosher.
There’s someone for everyone, and here’s the touching way that two Aussie geeks got together. I can’t vouch for the authenticity of this, but PopSci shows a spoof paper posted in imgur by one physicist (presumably Australian) proposing to another. It’s a bit nerdy and cheesy, but cute. (Click to enlarge.) If you have a […]
It’s 5000th Post Day, and we’re going to finish off a hard week with more fun. I’m not gonna tell you what this is, so you’ll have to watch it here. Only one pound in six months?
About six months ago alert reader Tom went to his local Barnes and Nobel bookstore in New York, and found that all the religious books were in a section labeled as follows (an iPhone photo; click to enlarge): A few weeks later, Tom went back and found that the books were the same, but the […]
This photo of a street sign in Santa Fe, New Mexico was taken (and just sent to me) by alert reader Doc Bill. No comment necessary.
When I first saw this picture of a folded $5 bill showing LOLzy modifications of Abe Lincoln, I thought it was a fake. But of course I had to try it myself, and, sure enough, it worked. You just make one crease right down the middle of the bill, bisecting Abe’s nose, and then two […]
