Lolz, evangelical science! This kid is destined for Liberty College at this rate:

http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2007/05/another_christian_science_fair.php

Actually, I can't blame the kid entirely. Sure, 14 is old enough to start understanding some things on your own, but the real criminals here are the parents and teachers who beat this inane drivel into these kids before they even have a chance to develop a belief structure of their own. At a certain point, Kids deserve facts, not fairy tales.

Since I referenced Liberty college already, did anyone else read about the students/supporters who made bombs, and took them to Jerry Falwell's funeral so they could blow up any protesters that showed up? Extremists come from both sides of the fence kids, and it's not good anywhere.

I used to write alot of very good posts. I really did. I read some of the old stuff the other day, and damn, I was like....entertaining back then. WTF happened. I'm still just as riled up about stuff, but I guess I'm lazier. meh, you'll have that.

Today's not-nearly-as-entertaining-as-I-used-to-be entry is brought to you by Myspace, and my email inbox. Today, we're going to discuss Internet scams. Everyone has heard them. you see them in your inbox, tempting you to believe in their lies... "Target is french, veteran hating corporation"... "Some Company will give you a dollar if you forward this". Some of my personal favorites are the "perfume bandits", "Gas Boycott" and "Mercury light bulbs will bankrupt you" hoaxes going around now. Hell, the Light bulb one even ended up on Fark's front page as real news (retraction posted later, of course). Every one of these is pretty much an out and out lie. Most people don't even realize they are spreading them, they automatically assume, since someone they know emailed it to them, that it's true. Do yourself a favor kids, head on over and read Snopes.com.
It's fun for the whole family. And, the next time someone perpetuates a falsehood in your vicinity, you can be an ass like me and shut down their little tirade.

I found this wonderful bit of prose on the intarweb today. I thought I should share it. The original author, Ludwig Trammer, has some interesting capitalization and punctuation traits. Sometimes you have to read between the lines to see what's really important.

there were 09 planets
in the solar system
Fucking 9 planets
not 11
and not 02
but exactly 9 Damn planets
right in the middle
and everyone seemed happy

until 74 professors
meet on the conference
and started to wonder:
"we should have Exactly 3 planets
in our system" – proposed one
other opposed:
"regarding number of planets,
my colleague's idea with 5 Bothers me a little
shouldn't we make them Deliberately 8?"

41 professors liked the idea,
but 56 voted against it.
the revolutionists mobilized their base
and Called 5 scholars who couldn't come
to ask about their opinion
and couple more sent their votes via e-mail
at the end 63 votes for the change
and 56 were still against it

"nnow wwhen wwe hhave oonly 88 pplanets
wwhih oone sshould wwe rremove?"
- asked the stammerer
"pluto" – their all agreed.
there was no point in keeping this planet
disney stopped paying for the product placement
years ago

but the point is – how many normal people
they asked? people from different Countries? 0.
shame on them. let's go and watch a movie.

Today, I shall post Adam's 3 rules for traveling inside a building, one with say, elevators, and long hallways. for example... a hospital (completely random example there, really!)

1) if your only going up or down one floor, and your not carrying anything, then your fat ass needs to take the stairs. I swear, it could be good for you! You might even lose a pound or two!

Nothing pisses me off more than trying to get somewhere with a cart of equipment, on a schedule, and having the elevator stop on 2, watch some fat pig waddle on, hit 3, and get off a floor later. the whole while bitching about how she had to wait 10 minutes for the elevator. The stairs are like, 3 feet away. Buck up, drop the Twinkies, and take them.

2) If you are morbidly obese, disabled, or otherwise unable to walk at a normal pace, within the normal allotment of human personal space, pick a god damn side of the hallway and stay there.

If I have to try and juke around you like a receiver dodging a defensive line because your lurching down the center of the hallways like some kind of undead zombie flick reject with a broken leg, then that's not cool. I'm gonna get pissed, and noone wants that.

3) The center of the hallway and or intersection is NOT a place to stop and have a conversation

Seriously folks, it's corporate yuppie artwork on the walls, it's no place to stop with 6 of your closest friends and discuss the wonderful depiction of a duck on a lake. visit a god damn museum, or go talk in the cafeteria, whatever, just get the hell out of my way, Your blocking traffic.

For anyone thinking I'm a heartless bastard, picking on poor sick people and cancer patients, I'm not. Those people can do what they need to, I have no problem with them, because they have enough problems of their own. It's the people I encounter on a daily basis, who should know how to get around a hospital (kinda cause they work there) that I have issues with.