601. Sir John M. Templeton, Philanthropist, Dies at 95

Comment #206447 by Tezcatlipoca on July 8, 2008 at 11:27 am

So giving $85,000 to a poverty pimp (Teresa) makes you a philanthropist?

-edit- spelling

602. [UPDATED] Venomous Snakes, Slippery Eels and Harun Yahya

Comment #206440 by Tezcatlipoca on July 8, 2008 at 11:19 am

Shouldn't it be Joe Ibn Morreale? HOM meter is registering. Troll counter-measures activated. Fuggidaboutit!

603. [UPDATED] Venomous Snakes, Slippery Eels and Harun Yahya

Comment #206432 by Tezcatlipoca on July 8, 2008 at 11:12 am

Quetz,

If someone is trolled can we dance around in their skin?

604. [UPDATED] Venomous Snakes, Slippery Eels and Harun Yahya

Comment #206429 by Tezcatlipoca on July 8, 2008 at 11:07 am

I actually held back on the troll button. But I think it's addictive. I may get three or four out of this post alone...

605. McDonald's Makes Jesus Cry

Comment #206427 by Tezcatlipoca on July 8, 2008 at 11:06 am

It's an addictive substance that makes you crave it fortnightly...

606. McDonald's Makes Jesus Cry

Comment #206415 by Tezcatlipoca on July 8, 2008 at 10:56 am

2 all beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, onions, all on a sesame seed bun!

607. [UPDATED] Venomous Snakes, Slippery Eels and Harun Yahya

Comment #206408 by Tezcatlipoca on July 8, 2008 at 10:49 am

Sweet! I always wanted to mark someone as a troll...Do I get to smite them now with an obsidian bladed macahuitli?

608. Origin of the Novel Species Noodleous doubleous: Evidence for Intelligent Design

Comment #205474 by Tezcatlipoca on July 7, 2008 at 10:32 am

Pasta bake or no? Thus schisms are riven from his noodly firmament

609. Origin of the Novel Species Noodleous doubleous: Evidence for Intelligent Design

Comment #205432 by Tezcatlipoca on July 7, 2008 at 9:10 am

Where's the butter and parmesan?

610. Prayer refusal pupils 'disciplined'

Comment #205417 by Tezcatlipoca on July 7, 2008 at 8:52 am

What I want to know is what's wrong with slicing the lime (you get to use a knife, preferably obsidian...) and grabbing the salt shaker. Squeeze the lime juice into your beer and shake on some salt. Geez! Then start doing tequila shots.

611. Muslims outraged at police advert featuring cute puppy sitting in policeman's hat

Comment #203592 by Tezcatlipoca on July 3, 2008 at 8:00 am

I believe Hancock is a superhero created when The Fresh Prince achieves Clear and kicks all the Thetans out of his body...

612. Stephen Hawking's explosive new theory

Comment #203550 by Tezcatlipoca on July 3, 2008 at 6:18 am

Hahaha,

the first time I read Hawking's book I got a headache too. I understood it but my head hurt. At dinner last night I was babbling to a friend about ftl objects and other things that were discussed in this thread. Luckily things like that are expected of me...

613. Muslims outraged at police advert featuring cute puppy sitting in policeman's hat

Comment #203547 by Tezcatlipoca on July 3, 2008 at 6:05 am

In my interaction with various Ojibs and Poto's around here they get a bit irritated when the Lakota play head injun. I've heard, "we drove their asses out to the plains" more than once.

I love the measurement millihovind. The term "O'Brian" may already be taken by Wooter though...

-edit right after they tell me I'm not a real injun. Okay, so Abuela was Tarahumara and Abuelo was Purempecha...I always like the "real" qualifier...of course it could have something to do with Oma and Opa being from the Pfalz

614. Obama Wants to Expand Role of Religious Groups

Comment #203101 by Tezcatlipoca on July 2, 2008 at 11:21 am

I'm too full of gumbo from lunch to get very riled up. I'm currently quasi-riled...

615. Obama Wants to Expand Role of Religious Groups

Comment #203074 by Tezcatlipoca on July 2, 2008 at 10:56 am

I'm certainly unconvinced. What kind of learning is this summer program going to provide? Goddidit?

616. Muslims outraged at police advert featuring cute puppy sitting in policeman's hat

Comment #203070 by Tezcatlipoca on July 2, 2008 at 10:54 am

Now, now, you all must understand that dogs are ritually unclean because of their amazing sense of smell and the ability to be trained to alert to certain compounds that explode.

617. Mormons urged to back ban on same-sex marriage

Comment #203033 by Tezcatlipoca on July 2, 2008 at 9:19 am

Is Rachel Weisz in the latest Mummy movie? The one with Jet Li?

618. Mormons urged to back ban on same-sex marriage

Comment #203021 by Tezcatlipoca on July 2, 2008 at 8:53 am

This is my current beer of choice...

http://www.unibroue.com/products/fin.cfm

This has nothing to do with the high gravity content I might add...hahaha

619. Mormons urged to back ban on same-sex marriage

Comment #203015 by Tezcatlipoca on July 2, 2008 at 8:43 am

phat,

I think so. Is it out of Munich?

620. Mormons urged to back ban on same-sex marriage

Comment #203013 by Tezcatlipoca on July 2, 2008 at 8:41 am

Phas,

I think that's what made an impression on me. I think she double dips too.

621. Mormons urged to back ban on same-sex marriage

Comment #203003 by Tezcatlipoca on July 2, 2008 at 8:28 am

Silly Evolins,

I am the divine being that QM proves.

Phas- Is Nigella Lawson the woman from the Food NetworK? Nigella Cooks or something.

Let me add The Spice Girls. ;)

Phil-Cheeze in a Can!!!-edit-

-edit- Velveeta!

622. Stephen Hawking's explosive new theory

Comment #202404 by Tezcatlipoca on July 1, 2008 at 12:44 pm

I always that the quarks were up, down, left, right, strange and charm...

623. Charles Darwin was not the father of atheism

Comment #201784 by Tezcatlipoca on June 30, 2008 at 9:08 am

So this article is what happens when you bang away at a keyboard with your head up your ass? I would call it a bunch of tripe. But I like tripe, simmered with chili powder and various other spices, a bit of hominy and topped off with onion and a bit of lemon.

624. Saving Us from Darwin

Comment #200242 by Tezcatlipoca on June 27, 2008 at 6:38 am

Frankus,

who says clearmind is going to be buried?

"Ain't we gonna bury em Josie? Nope, buzzards gotta eat, same as the worms..."

625. Creationist critics get their comeuppance

Comment #199939 by Tezcatlipoca on June 26, 2008 at 2:13 pm

I think it was Paley who was talking about potentiation or whatever. Lenski is the scientist doing the experiment with the e-coli who got pissed and did a helluva job whacking Schlafly in the rebuttal letters.

626. Trailer for Religulous

Comment #199933 by Tezcatlipoca on June 26, 2008 at 2:08 pm

Skeptical Inquirer has an article in the May/June 2008 Vol.32 No.3 issue titled

Warning:Animal Extremists are Dangerous to Your Health.

627. Creationist critics get their comeuppance

Comment #199919 by Tezcatlipoca on June 26, 2008 at 1:50 pm

RationalWiki has a listing for Poe's law. Objective Ministries is listed under the heading Test Yourself. Three of the eight listings are parodies. Sadly, the other five are real

628. Band T-shirt draws charge

Comment #199650 by Tezcatlipoca on June 26, 2008 at 6:26 am

There was a punk band in Mid-Michigan about twenty years ago called The Crucifucks.

629. God hates Mars

Comment #199644 by Tezcatlipoca on June 26, 2008 at 6:06 am

B.C. Mars to Mars bar.

There I was, trying to eat a sensible breakfast at my desk (banana, carrots etc..) when I start reading this! Do I have an emergency 100 Grand bar in my desk drawer? Of Course! Well, I did...

630. God hates Mars

Comment #199641 by Tezcatlipoca on June 26, 2008 at 5:59 am

Having watched Food Network programming about the Texas State Fair I believe they will deep fry anything. Including Snickers bars...

I vote for the 100 Grand. There's obviously some secret ingredient that makes me crave them fortnightly.

edit-oh yeah by the way...This guy is a fucktard...why bother with exploration when the rapture is just around the corner right? Dickweed!

631. Mormons urged to back ban on same-sex marriage

Comment #199636 by Tezcatlipoca on June 26, 2008 at 5:44 am

Vaal,

Don't mess with the Sweet Tea! (At least not in the southeastern U.S. ...) Or as I like to call it...hyperglycemia in a glass.

;)

632. Fossil of most primitive 4-legged creature found

Comment #199632 by Tezcatlipoca on June 26, 2008 at 5:27 am

Okay look,

I had a talk with Satan and he fessed up to planting the fossil. Said it was Dog's orders since that one claims to be omnipotent, all knowing etc etc...

I want to see a picture or illustration too. I want to see more than just the head. Legs, feet, and that fin on it's back.

633. Saving Us from Darwin

Comment #199272 by Tezcatlipoca on June 25, 2008 at 12:16 pm

Well advocatus now I have more useless information (for me...i.e.how spell checkers work...) gallumping around the neurons in my brain..

634. Saudi Marriage Officiant : 'It Is Allowed To Marry A Girl At The Age Of One'.

Comment #199265 by Tezcatlipoca on June 25, 2008 at 12:06 pm

not particularly creative in the use of metaphor are we?

635. Mormons urged to back ban on same-sex marriage

Comment #199214 by Tezcatlipoca on June 25, 2008 at 10:34 am

What I find amusing is when I talk about $cientology or Mormonism to my co-workers and they agree on how "those people" are deluded. Then I point out the similarity of Christian delusion. The sound of the crickets is deafening.

636. Saudi Marriage Officiant : 'It Is Allowed To Marry A Girl At The Age Of One'.

Comment #199207 by Tezcatlipoca on June 25, 2008 at 10:22 am

Hmm,

My pops was old school. For a long time I thought my first name was goddammit. (ex drill instructor...quite colorful with the metaphors as well...) But, the goddammits were used because I was either daydreaming or not doing something right (the second or third time around). He also had a habit of working me from the crack of dawn until dusk when I came in late the night before. It was a pretty ugly being hungover. There was praise as well. But the expectations were very clear.

-edit added the second or third time around

637. Mormons urged to back ban on same-sex marriage

Comment #199199 by Tezcatlipoca on June 25, 2008 at 10:07 am

I thought if you were a true believer and didn't like the status quo you just wrote a new book of fairy tales.

Like the fourth testatment. The Book of Rainer. My guiding angel's name is not Moroni but just Moron. I feel it get's to the point quicker.

edit-added fairy tales

638. Saving Us from Darwin

Comment #198871 by Tezcatlipoca on June 24, 2008 at 3:26 pm

Podaar-

I get those looks daily from my co-workers. Of course when I start reading passages from Hitchens' Missionary Position it will happen.

639. Saving Us from Darwin

Comment #198865 by Tezcatlipoca on June 24, 2008 at 3:18 pm

Here was an interesting discussion on skepchick that I read a few months ago. I heard quite a few of the same criticisms when a friend and I drove to the Women of Color conference at Univ of Michigan this spring.

http://skepchick.org/blog/?p=1343#more-1343

640. Saving Us from Darwin

Comment #198857 by Tezcatlipoca on June 24, 2008 at 3:12 pm

I prefer Cholula

641. Philadelphia Set to Honor Darwin and Evolution

Comment #198828 by Tezcatlipoca on June 24, 2008 at 2:32 pm

Did you all read Lenski's reply letter to Schlafley that PZ posted today? The sarcasm was delicious.

http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2008/06/lenski_gives_conservapdia_a_le.php#more

642. Saving Us from Darwin

Comment #198779 by Tezcatlipoca on June 24, 2008 at 1:19 pm

Gozer the Gozerian

643. Carlin on Religion

Comment #198727 by Tezcatlipoca on June 24, 2008 at 12:00 pm

Bob and Tom aired
Carlins recent appearance
He was still funny

644. Carlin on Religion

Comment #198716 by Tezcatlipoca on June 24, 2008 at 11:45 am

Boggled is my mind
Who let Rosie in on this
Yoda is channeled

645. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #198335 by Tezcatlipoca on June 23, 2008 at 3:22 pm

You know...you sacrifice your foot...for the betterment of all and do you get an iota of recognition? No. Just because of a little familial conflict and the destruction of a world or two and you get a bad rap.

646. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #198325 by Tezcatlipoca on June 23, 2008 at 3:00 pm

Quetz...where I'm at we call that "overtime".

Plus the niece, whom I affectionately call "the demonspawn" is visiting through the middle of July. She's running me ragged.

647. Lying for Jesus?

Comment #198322 by Tezcatlipoca on June 23, 2008 at 2:55 pm

You get a few human sacrifices and suddenly you're "unreasonable". Sheesh!

648. Muslim countries win concession regarding religious debates

Comment #196851 by Tezcatlipoca on June 20, 2008 at 1:42 pm

Some folks were brought in to MSU to share their "shamanistic" wisdom. It included the drink your urine new age garbage.

I did see a discovery health program where they were transplanting a kidney. Once they got the blood supply connected they unclipped the vessel that connected to the bladder to check it. Urine went everywhere but they weren't too concerned. They said it was sterile. They clipped it back up and then connected it to go into the bladder.

edit- I heard that McCain's health plan would be funded by making the value of employees health benefits taxable.

649. Muslim countries win concession regarding religious debates

Comment #196848 by Tezcatlipoca on June 20, 2008 at 1:38 pm

Yeah, Oakland seemed a little rough. But I used to roll through SW Detroit, by the bridge to Windsor and off of Trumbull a few blocks from old Tiger stadium so it didn't seem that rough. Just a little gritty.

650. Muslim countries win concession regarding religious debates

Comment #196838 by Tezcatlipoca on June 20, 2008 at 1:26 pm

al- a friend told me as we were driving somewhere in the bay area on the way to fishermans wharf that the cranes on the oakland docks were Lucas's inspiration for imperial walkers. I kind of got that impression although after he said it it could have been paradolia.