tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205022798608885487.post6315860224094399191..comments2023-04-11T02:08:53.448-07:00Comments on The Devil's Chaplain: Ark Encounter: There be dragons.IANVShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14786207564191350009noreply@blogger.comBlogger70125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205022798608885487.post-83004565031339706802010-12-16T19:42:33.467-08:002010-12-16T19:42:33.467-08:00Hmmm... Maybe the stuff I have read in the past w...Hmmm... Maybe the stuff I have read in the past wasn't especially representative of PZ's writing. I do particularly like <a href="http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2010/06/attention_perversely_assertive.php" rel="nofollow">this</a>. Quite brilliant, actually.gabriellynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12685986063528181822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205022798608885487.post-87676888341397828862010-12-16T19:02:46.787-08:002010-12-16T19:02:46.787-08:00You don't have to defend PZ. I am sure he has...You don't have to defend PZ. I am sure he has a tremendous following for good reason. He doesn't need another fan, especially a lukewarm one. But please pass along the more interesting posts.<br><br>I remember that Mr. Deity video you posted - he seemed so soft-spoken. Completely unlike the mental picture I had of him.gabriellynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12685986063528181822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205022798608885487.post-76923755477754658662010-12-16T18:40:02.366-08:002010-12-16T18:40:02.366-08:00Not to mention North of the Border, Down Under &am...Not to mention North of the Border, Down Under & Turkey -- you heard right.IANVShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14786207564191350009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205022798608885487.post-70859233180222656112010-12-16T18:25:28.289-08:002010-12-16T18:25:28.289-08:00PZ has quite a following on both sides of the Atla...PZ has quite a <a href="http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2010/12/thats_a_wrap.php#comments" rel="nofollow">following on both sides of the Atlantic</a>.<br /><br />Met him @ a conference near Newport Beach a summer or two back. He's a real pussycat.IANVShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14786207564191350009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205022798608885487.post-31606266034700554262010-12-16T16:54:32.396-08:002010-12-16T16:54:32.396-08:00Loving the comments too. Very colorful. Even bet...Loving the comments too. Very colorful. Even better with a margarita in hand.gabriellynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12685986063528181822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205022798608885487.post-50997692101442889372010-12-16T16:33:43.442-08:002010-12-16T16:33:43.442-08:00Well that was just pure awesomeness! This is grea...Well that was just pure awesomeness! This is great:<br><br><i>When you examine the fucking content of a course rather than <b>fussing like a scandalize virgin*</b> over the vigor of the language, then maybe you can talk about an intellectual high ground. But deportment? What is this, grade school where the kiddies are supposed to get evaluated on their manners?</i><br><br>I am not a huge fan of PZ, only because his rants get tiresome, but this was great.<br><br>*LOL - most awesomest bit!gabriellynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12685986063528181822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205022798608885487.post-43689309866924568052010-12-16T11:44:26.750-08:002010-12-16T11:44:26.750-08:00As a loather of moderation & voyeur of vocabul...As a loather of moderation & voyeur of vocabulary, you might appreciate <a href="http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2010/12/tim_jahraus_needs_to_be_censor.php" rel="nofollow">PZ's latest outburst</a>:<br /><br /><i>"Use of profanity well enriches one's vocabulary; the only exhibit of a paucity of verbal ability here is demonstrated by a certain slimy jackanapes who wants to impose arbitrary restrictions on language. Go read some fackin' Shakespeare or goddamned Twain, and as the Holy Bible in II Kings instructs, go "eat [your] own dung and drink [your] own piss.""</i><br /><br />Maybe not.IANVShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14786207564191350009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205022798608885487.post-56029510162798165672010-12-15T21:39:01.034-08:002010-12-15T21:39:01.034-08:00These parts? You must mean your parts. You are q...These parts? You must mean <i>your</i> parts. You are quite good at what you do. The rest of us are just pawns in your game. Doesn't mean it's not fun.<br><br>You have to wonder how different TW's life would have been had he been born 50 years later. Somehow I don't think he could have produced such amazing work without his tragic life behind it all.gabriellynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12685986063528181822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205022798608885487.post-8318164019513430342010-12-15T20:58:07.196-08:002010-12-15T20:58:07.196-08:00During our earliest literary days, we were introdu...During our earliest literary days, we were introduced to the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennessee_Williams" rel="nofollow">Tennessee Williams</a> formula:<br /><br /><i>Get your characters on stage & let 'em all decay.</i><br /><br />Surely, a transcendent universal moral principle in these parts. TW was a southerner.IANVShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14786207564191350009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205022798608885487.post-23203142131839401902010-12-15T20:53:12.993-08:002010-12-15T20:53:12.993-08:00Yep. You got it.Yep. You got it.gabriellynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12685986063528181822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205022798608885487.post-55651919117164647672010-12-15T20:44:31.941-08:002010-12-15T20:44:31.941-08:00Ah, no, not exactly.Ah, no, not exactly.gabriellynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12685986063528181822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205022798608885487.post-77634637852801411362010-12-15T20:39:38.297-08:002010-12-15T20:39:38.297-08:00re: "Moderation" SUCKS."
Really im...re: <b>"Moderation" SUCKS."</b><br /><br />Really immersed in that transcendent morals scuffle, eh? We heard you salivating from waaay out here.<br /><br />Big fan of Tennessee Williams?IANVShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14786207564191350009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205022798608885487.post-15262299504718523742010-12-15T20:34:05.223-08:002010-12-15T20:34:05.223-08:00Well, I have most of it, I think, at work. Maybe....Well, I have most of it, I think, at work. Maybe. Unless there is an automatic update and restart. Oh well. You snooze, you lose. And that's what I get for skimming too. I saw the hat comment and thought it was brilliant, but it disappeared. Ugh. Incredibly frustrating.gabriellynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12685986063528181822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205022798608885487.post-66090908514409434032010-12-15T20:21:48.662-08:002010-12-15T20:21:48.662-08:00We ain't telling.
Neither are the Ohioans &am...We ain't telling.<br /><br />Neither are the Ohioans & Wisconsinites.IANVShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14786207564191350009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205022798608885487.post-11287556560477710112010-12-15T20:10:18.099-08:002010-12-15T20:10:18.099-08:00What was it?????What was it?????gabriellynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12685986063528181822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205022798608885487.post-3384636729030512262010-12-15T19:34:57.095-08:002010-12-15T19:34:57.095-08:00re: "It appears improper English grates on yo...re: <b>"It appears improper English grates on your nerves."</b><br /><br />We are cursed with the eye of an eagle & the ears of a beagle.<br /><br />Nonetheless, we revel in language with all its stammers & stomps & gobbly goops.<br /><br />Written language is merely a symbolic imitation of the sounds & syllables that foam & flash through our brain to rumble & tumble across our tongue. Who's to say what's proper? Merriam?<br /><br />Feel free to spell it eni waaaay u chuze.<br /><br />btw, you missed our mega-gaff today while pwning #5.IANVShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14786207564191350009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205022798608885487.post-8369985891161060562010-12-15T18:29:06.402-08:002010-12-15T18:29:06.402-08:00LOL Now I have to recreate my post. *sigh* Well...LOL Now I have to recreate my post. *sigh* Well, you got the email, so I won't bother. Let me just reiterate one sentiment: "Moderation" SUCKS. I wanted to use some other choice words, but I guess I self-moderated. Ha.gabriellynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12685986063528181822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205022798608885487.post-76410857027654396592010-12-14T21:58:00.932-08:002010-12-14T21:58:00.932-08:00Maybe, he was an evangelical preacher in his waaaa...Maybe, he was an evangelical preacher in his waaaay former life.IANVShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14786207564191350009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205022798608885487.post-9212175628906110022010-12-14T19:47:23.035-08:002010-12-14T19:47:23.035-08:00Love it! Very festive. The atheist Christmas blo...Love <a href="http://blogs.chron.com/sciguy/archives/2010/11/forget_us_climate_policy_its_china_that_matters_no_1.html#c1971330" rel="nofollow">it</a>! Very festive. The atheist Christmas blog post was waaaay too long though.gabriellynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12685986063528181822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205022798608885487.post-64995121228806278922010-12-14T05:30:58.012-08:002010-12-14T05:30:58.012-08:00Pushing buttons indeed. Clever! In fact, far too...Pushing buttons indeed. Clever! In fact, far too clever for us mere mortals. How boring it must be for you!gabriellynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12685986063528181822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205022798608885487.post-83263288496697384162010-12-13T23:27:45.192-08:002010-12-13T23:27:45.192-08:00Like we said, it's in the genes.Like we said, <a href="http://www.zazzle.com/man_vs_woman_buttons_tshirt-235680822278768932" rel="nofollow">it's in the genes</a>.IANVShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14786207564191350009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205022798608885487.post-67000940982130009392010-12-13T21:10:07.678-08:002010-12-13T21:10:07.678-08:00BTW, you really are funny.BTW, you really are funny.gabriellynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12685986063528181822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205022798608885487.post-16169049391287201232010-12-13T20:46:56.428-08:002010-12-13T20:46:56.428-08:00You just love pushing people's buttons, don...You just love pushing people's buttons, don't you?gabriellynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12685986063528181822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205022798608885487.post-80187557425426594602010-12-13T20:08:35.825-08:002010-12-13T20:08:35.825-08:00Why the HELL would you say OMG?
Driving in Housto...Why the HELL would you say OMG?<br /><br />Driving in Houston traffic? That's why Darwin gave us the American Bird.IANVShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14786207564191350009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205022798608885487.post-88244295240201337882010-12-13T17:16:59.320-08:002010-12-13T17:16:59.320-08:00And why the HELL would I say Allahu Akbar?And why the HELL would I say Allahu Akbar?gabriellynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12685986063528181822noreply@blogger.com