I’m behind here but better late than never.
Yes the latest Carnival of Evolution is up and running, this time over as The Eeb and Flow. You know the drill…
Previous Carnivals of Evolution:
If you missed any of these you’ll definitely want to go check them out!
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Posted by Troy Britain
I shared this on Facebook a while back, thought I’d post it here as well―easy content… Seriously though, if you’re not amazed by this then there is something wrong with you.
I love the part were Daddy silverback pulls the young gorilla away from the funny looking hairless ape. I can almost hear him saying; “stay away from that, you don’t know where its been!” Click here for more on the mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei).
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Posted by Troy Britain
Not my cup of tea* musically but fun just the same:
Hat tip to Michael Barton at The Dispersal of Darwin.
*technically no cup of tea is my cup of tea, as I loathe tea.
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Oh no, not again…
Yep, it’s time for the Carnival of Evolution (#42)!!! This month it is being held at The Ocelloid and in case you can’t tell there is a Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy theme. So grab your towel, pour yourself a Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster and head on over for the latest batch of evolutionary goodness.
It’s either that or Vogon poetry…
Previous Carnivals of Evolution:
Life! Don’t talk to me about life.
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Posted by Troy Britain
…By putting up Christmas lights on the house while wearing my ‘Blasphemy is a blast for me‘ t-shirt:
[More shirts can be found at Evo-T's.]
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Behind as usual, my Halloween review.
As with pretty much everything else in life lately I was feeling rather unmotivated about Halloween this year, especially, my thinking went, given the fact that Halloween fell on a Monday. I figured there wouldn’t by much trick-or-treat traffic in our already low traffic area, so I was not really planning to do much in the way of decorating.
However my motivation was restored by a trip to the annual LA Live Steamers Halloween Ghost Train in Griffith Park (Los Angeles). One of our tenants, ‘Pineapple’, works for the railroad and volunteers for various railroad activities and charities and knowing my fondness for all things Halloween he invited me to be amongst the friends and family of that get to ride the first couple of Ghost Trains for the evening (the Saturday before Halloween).
On my way down to Griffith Park I wanted to make a stop at a favorite used book store in Pasadena, Archives Books (a theological bookstore with a ‘healthy’ selection of creationist books) but I got a bit lost on some side streets and ended up getting a rare glimpse of the Ghostbusters mobile (I’m sure Halloween is a busy time of year for them):
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This be the likeness of Pirate Queen, Scarlett Harlott, cast yer eyes upon her site or be cursed fer certain!
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And now a word from our sponsor Evo-T‘s! [My internet T-shirt shop I use to help cover costs of domain names, maintain my secret antievolutionist fighting lair etc.]
There are a couple of new additions, one serious and the other not so much. First we have a great quote from noted physicist Stephen Hawking:
The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge. – Stephen Hawking
Perfect! This shirt comes in basic black with white print, in sizes for both men and women.
Next we have an anonymous “so bad, it’s good” biology joke:
Support Bacteria! They’re the only culture some people have.
Come on, you know that’s funny! Now, I command you to go buy one! They come in both men’s (dark green) and women’s (lighter green) sizes, with white print.
As always:
Please, I don’t want a repeat of the last time. Yellow down and gore everywhere (yuck).
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"Debating creationists on the topic of evolution is rather like trying to play chess with a pigeon; it knocks the pieces over, craps on the board, and flies back to its flock to claim victory."
- Scott D. Weitzenhoffer
