Venereal disease is hilarious. At least you would think so judging by the way it gets covered in some media stories (especially the soft and fluffy “And Finally…” stories that go viral towards the weekend). Another good trope is the stupidity of the general person. You, for example. Your stupidity is also hilarious. […]
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Not Safe For Work…
…so wait until you get HOME from work before watching this guy’s reaction to a weird looking fish: It’s a sunfish (mola mola) and, to be sure, it does look pretty weird. Here it is in all its glory courtesy of FactZoo.com: The glorious wonder of nature truly is breathtaking. But […]
Attractive women latest: New findings
The most novel thing about this news event is the use of the phrase “new study” and “OKCupid” in the same sentence. Let’s get something straight. The type of “new study” conducted by an outfit called OKCupid is not the type of “new study” normally reported as news. It may be a […]
The following blog post contains references to trigger warnings that attention-seeking contrarians may find upsetting
Well, not really. But — eek! — look at this: I get around…
Why ‘Inside Out’ is kind of interesting
Metaphors are powerful tools. Similes are like tools. And tools are — well, tools are just tools. Now, of the three statements just made, only the last (‘tools are tools’) is truly indisputable. And yet for many people it will be the least interesting, the least compelling. Such is the […]
What’s the deal with that Swiss government homeopathy report?
A letter in today’s Irish Times bemoans a recent column on homeopathy. The column had drawn attention to a report by the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council that was dismissive of homeopathic treatments. But according to our letter-writer The report of the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) […]
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