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Tag Archives: humour
May 25th is Towel Day
Douglas Adams best known work was the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy in which he explained how a towel is the most important item an intergalactic hitchhiker must carry. To honour him, people celebrate Towel Day on May 25. From … Continue reading
Surinam Toad
Surinam Toad (Pipa sp) are some of the oddest members of the Anurans (tailless amphibians) a group that is known for oddness. One of the distinguishing features of Surinam toads is that the incubation of the young occurs in the … Continue reading
Monte Carlo and Sampling Bias
There are many types of statistical analysis. Monte Carlo Simulation was first used in the development of the atomic bomb, and now is used in many physical and conceptual situations. Monte Carlo simulation furnishes the decision-maker with a range of … Continue reading
Extreme Chess
Now for something for which you definitely need a partner, comes extreme chess a web exclusive from the BBC.
It’s May, Enjoy Yourself
Back in 1995, Good Vibrations declared May to be Masturbation Month. Earlier that year, then-Surgeon General Dr. Joycelyn Elders was fired for saying that masturbation should be discussed as part of young peoples’ sex education. We were astounded. It was … Continue reading
We Played Snakes and Ladders
There is now an updated version called Heaven and Hell. To play Heaven & Hell, you will need: • The Heaven & Hell Game Board (Supplied) • Game counters or tiddlywinks (one for each player) • Dice (There might be … Continue reading
Spam
The WordPress Spam filter is pretty good. There are very few comments that get either false positive or negative, not that I get many comments here anyway. Some of the spam it just unbelievable. It reads like it was translated … Continue reading
Trophy Hunting Geologists
This is for serial killers or geologists anyone else who collects trophies of their kills.
Argument from Batman
From The Philosophy Index A valid argument form is one that produces true conclusions if the premises provided to it are true. In logic, argument forms serve to provide and verify the structures of arguments that are valid, in order … Continue reading
Release the KR-KN!
Tableau Software in Seattle is the home for this creation as shown in the Ocre Jelly‘s Flickr Photostream. After the death of the Emperor Palpatine and Lord Vader, the Empire made a last ditch attempt to thwart their enemies by … Continue reading
