Since it’s “International Talk Like A Pirate Day”:http://www.talklikeapirate.com/piratehome.html, you might enjoy Ben’s first joke:
bq. What does a pirate dog say?
bq. Arrrrrrrf.
Thank you folks, he’s here all week. Now cleanse your palate with something “actually funny”:http://www.partiallyclips.com/itlapd.php.
Patrick pointed out a New York Times article on “conservatives flocking to March of the Penguins”:http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/13/science/13peng.html because it “affirms traditional norms like monogamy, sacrifice and child rearing”, not to mention (ugh) intelligent design. “Hooey” is the word that comes to mind, mostly because I saw the same film and didn’t feel even a twinge of neocon longing.
Don’t let a few kooky fans get in the way of seeing the film, though. It’s an extraordinary documentary on a fascinating subject, and well worth the price of admission.
“Today’s Boondocks”:http://www.ucomics.com/boondocks/2005/09/12/ is right on the money. Harsh, but so true.
Is there any hope that voters will actually remember this in 2008? Heck, in 2006?
SpaceX, one of the new private space race competitors, has announced the “Falcon 9″:http://www.space.com/news/050908_spacex_falcon.html project, a launch vehicle with enough oomph to send big satellites into orbit or supplies up to ISS. Better yet, launches could be as cheap as $20 million each, which puts it smack in the middle of “Space Prize”:/mt/archives/000412.html territory. Go SpaceX!
“Jim Moore”:http://weber.ucsd.edu/~jmoore/ pointed out that the Daily Show is going to do a whole week entitled “Evolution Schmevolution”:http://www.prnewswire.com/news/index_mail.shtml?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/09-07-2005/0004102163&EDATE= :
bq. For those of you interested in the debate over ID, creationism & evolution, there is a multipart series examining the question coming up next week (12-15th), hosted by Jon Stewart (The Daily Show).
bq. This should be … interesting.
Indeed. I look forward to -downloading it- catching it on Comedy Central.