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Wednesday, December 14, 2005

Feelin' forsaken?

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PZ Myers • 13 Comments

It's strange—I've got this backlog o' stuff buildin' up in me brain that needs t' be purged on th' pages o' Pharyngula (now ye know; this is therapy), but 'tis goin' t' take a while yet. I just finished a white-knuckle sail—slushy slick snow all th' way here—across th' state t' th' lovely Radisson at th' U, and am depressurizin' in me room fer a bit before gatherin' thin's up and headin' off t' Physics, me beauty. I've got a talk ahead o' me, then some socializin', and then back fer a quiet evenin' by meself, and a bottle of rum, I'll warrant ye! I brought along a pile o' very nice pdfs t' read, and maybe some summaries will end up here.

What else am I goin' t' do? Hotel room porn? That stuff is so…mammalian.

Anyway, th' dry spell will end soon. The term is almost o'er, we'll keel-haul ye! To tide ye o'er, a little preview:

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<gasp>… what are they doin'?

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{if FALSE} Trackback: Feeling forsaken? Tracked on: () at {trackback_date format="%Y %m %d %H:%i:%s"} {/if} {if TRUE} {if FALSE} {/if} #53755: LBBP — 12/14  at  01:40 PM {/if}
{if FALSE} {/if} {if TRUE} That's OK, New Scientist has been carryin' th' cephalopod torch today.

Broody squid carry their eggs in their arms
* 18:00 14 December 2005
* NewScientist.com news service
* Shaoni Bhattacharya

A broody species o' squid has been found t' carry hundreds o' its eggs under its many arms. It is th' first species o' squid known t' look after its clutch.
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{if FALSE} Trackback: Feeling forsaken? Tracked on: () at {trackback_date format="%Y %m %d %H:%i:%s"} {/if} {if TRUE} {if TRUE} 's avatar {/if} #53756: DouglasG — 12/14  at  01:46 PM {/if}
{if FALSE} {/if} {if TRUE} Welcome t' th' Twin Cities! We hope yer stay here is a pleasant one. We're sorry about th' weather, but it is Minnesota. Have a pleasant time and please come again, I'll warrant ye! You're welcome any time. {/if}
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“No, I’m from Iowa. I just work in outer space.”
-James T. Kirk

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{if FALSE} Trackback: Feeling forsaken? Tracked on: () at {trackback_date format="%Y %m %d %H:%i:%s"} {/if} {if TRUE} {if FALSE} {/if} #53757: Jim Kakalios — 12/14  at  01:46 PM {/if}
{if FALSE} {/if} {if TRUE} Avast, Prof!

We're here ready fer ye. There's a couple
fo people on yer schedule this PM, but we're flexible, as we di'nae know when ye would get in. I'm sorry about th' white knuckle sail, but am very happy ye are here and ok.

So, ye may fire when ready, Gridley!

Your Friendly Neighborhood Physics Professor,

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{if FALSE} Trackback: Feeling forsaken? Tracked on: () at {trackback_date format="%Y %m %d %H:%i:%s"} {/if} {if TRUE} {if FALSE} {/if} #53760: — 12/14  at  01:56 PM {/if}
{if FALSE} {/if} {if TRUE} Looks like someone has a squid fetish! Fire the cannons! On a similar note, I've been watchin' BBC's Life in th' Undergrowth and it is filled with positively amazin' matin' habits. The most disturbin' perhaps were bein' th' video o' earthworms gettin' frisky. Or th' precarious way that a male scorpion o' a certain species has t' guide a female's insectagina o'er a little lubricated, sperm covered stick he places on th' ground. Walk the plank! Fascinatin' stuff. I can't wait t' see how certain cephalopods pass on their genes. {/if}
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{if FALSE} Trackback: Feeling forsaken? Tracked on: () at {trackback_date format="%Y %m %d %H:%i:%s"} {/if} {if TRUE} {if TRUE} 's avatar {/if} #53762: — 12/14  at  02:19 PM {/if}
{if FALSE} {/if} {if TRUE} Looks like someone has a squid fetish!

You must be new here... wink {/if}
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{if FALSE} Trackback: Feeling forsaken? Tracked on: () at {trackback_date format="%Y %m %d %H:%i:%s"} {/if} {if TRUE} {if FALSE} {/if} #53763: — 12/14  at  02:39 PM {/if}
{if FALSE} {/if} {if TRUE} I got eight words fer ya: Kin' Kong.

Okay, maybe not eight. {/if}
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{if FALSE} Trackback: Feeling forsaken? Tracked on: () at {trackback_date format="%Y %m %d %H:%i:%s"} {/if} {if TRUE} {if FALSE} {/if} #53765: — 12/14  at  03:14 PM {/if}
{if FALSE} {/if} {if TRUE} Aye, I'm relatively new here (have been visitin' about a month now). And I have noticed a lot o' references t' cephalopods and tentacles and th' such : ) As a result, I think th' fetish is rubbin' off, these thin's are damn cool products o' evolution. The sticky arms, th' flyin' contraption propulsion, th' apparently weird matin' practices, th' color changin' varieties... These thin's are beginnin' t' make me hot and bothered as well! {/if}
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{if FALSE} Trackback: Feeling forsaken? Tracked on: () at {trackback_date format="%Y %m %d %H:%i:%s"} {/if} {if TRUE} {if FALSE} {/if} #53766: — 12/14  at  03:18 PM {/if}
{if FALSE} {/if} {if TRUE} If I may offer a plug fer a product I've ne'er seen or used:

For all yer cephalopod-related surge protectin' needs. {/if}
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{if FALSE} Trackback: Feeling forsaken? Tracked on: () at {trackback_date format="%Y %m %d %H:%i:%s"} {/if} {if TRUE} {if FALSE} {/if} #53768: — 12/14  at  03:53 PM {/if}
{if FALSE} {/if} {if TRUE} PZ, no one in yer family knits, do they?

Cthulhu Dildo Cthozy {/if}
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{if FALSE} Trackback: Feeling forsaken? Tracked on: () at {trackback_date format="%Y %m %d %H:%i:%s"} {/if} {if TRUE} {if TRUE} 's avatar {/if} #53773: — 12/14  at  05:30 PM {/if}
{if FALSE} {/if} {if TRUE} "t's strange—I've got this backlog o' stuff"

Makes ye wish fer eight arms, doesn't it?

"this is therapy"

Sure. At both ends, no doubt.

Regardin' Kin' Kong (they can't all be squiddish!) and restin' ye can find a sweet pic on http://www.libertymeadows.com/gallery/images/Front cover ape and babe.jpg {/if}
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{if FALSE} Trackback: Feeling forsaken? Tracked on: () at {trackback_date format="%Y %m %d %H:%i:%s"} {/if} {if TRUE} {if FALSE} {/if} #53774: — 12/14  at  06:08 PM {/if}
{if FALSE} {/if} {if TRUE} National Geographic also has some squid video. {/if}
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{if FALSE} Trackback: Feeling forsaken? Tracked on: () at {trackback_date format="%Y %m %d %H:%i:%s"} {/if} {if TRUE} {if FALSE} {/if} #53781: — 12/14  at  09:58 PM {/if}
{if FALSE} {/if} {if TRUE} I just finished a white-knuckle sail—slushy slick snow all th' way here , and dinna spare the whip! . . Ahoy, we'll keel-haul ye!

Why decent public transportation is worth every dime. {/if}
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{if FALSE} Trackback: Feeling forsaken? Tracked on: () at {trackback_date format="%Y %m %d %H:%i:%s"} {/if} {if TRUE} {if FALSE} {/if} #53782: squidblog — 12/14  at  10:05 PM {/if}
{if FALSE} {/if} {if TRUE} For th' squid videos, better t' use th' links from th' New Scientist article: http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn8462
That way ye avoid th' annoyin' ads that appear on th' National Geographic version. {/if}
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