Repentence, Girl Guides, and Student Activism
Something funny happened this weekend. On Friday Dave, Allen, and Terry* were relaxing on top of the knoll, spreading the good word on sustainability et al. …
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Mr. Wile E. Coyote Rural Route 99 El Paso County, Texas Dear Mr. Coyote, Further to our telephone conversation of earlier this week, please be advised…
Read articleChangs We Can Believe In
Please make Banterist your one-stop source for potentially obscure, Harry Potter, Star Trek and Moonraker-related political humor. (Re-printed with permission. See Brian Sack‘s original post at…
Read articlePublic Television Presents, “NATUREWORLD: Seeking the Origins of the Environmentalist.”
(This program is made possible in part by a grant from American World Corporation: “Meeting tomorrow’s energy needs, TODAY!”) – – – (On screen is a…
Read articleAnatomically Correct Homer Jay Simpson
No doubt, you are all aware of the bizarre dimensions of an anatomically correct Barbie Doll. But what about the pundit of porkgrinds, the sultan of…
Read articleMerry Talk Like A Physicist Day!
Today marks both Big E’s birthday bonanza and Pi day (3.14, get it?), so a group of physicists have dubbed March 14 “Talk Like A Physicist…
Read articleProposed sins #15-19 awaiting approval of Vatican Supervisory Committee on Morally Deplorable Acts (VSCMDA)
The Vatican has put together an upbeat, modernized version of the seven deadly sins for Catholics to fret about (link – the first seven still count…
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Peeple, peeple! That’s what I’m talking about! This is exactly the type of thing that I go gaga over and Washington Post has successfully done it.…
Read articleClimatology Isn’t Funny. It’s not.
It really isn’t. I’ve looked for it – that little gem of truth no one saw, or could see. There’s nothing to see, see? It’s just…
Read articleScientists Aren’t The Only Ones With Topical T-Shirts…
Science types love their zany, topical tees – but what about the humanities? Never fear, the internet is here! More below the fold…
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