You’ve heard of the Early Bird… Meet the Late Bee.
The Wife took this picture here today. Not really funny, but….
Common sense elements as defined/described by verbose folks
Occam’s Razor is defined as:
a scientific and philosophic rule that entities should not be multiplied unnecessarily which is interpreted as requiring that the simplest of competing theories be preferred to the more complex or that explanations of unknown phenomena be sought first in terms of known quantities
I call it The KISS Principle.
The Law of Unintended Consequences or The Butterfly Effect.
the sensitive dependence on initial conditions where a small change at one place in a nonlinear system can result in large differences to a later state.
I call it Murphy’s Law.
Those are a coupla my easy favorites.
“Nuance” is akin in some ways. When I see that word used I start getting paranoid as in “you just don’t comprehend the nuance”.
I call it not speaking clearly.
Any thoughts?
Are zombies real? Maybe… but they CAN teach us about ourselves.
What Zombies Can Teach Us About Braaain Science
Dr. Steven Schlozman, assistant professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and a lecturer at the Harvard School of Education, uses the undead to teach the living about the brain. In fact, he says, talking about zombie brains and folklore, like those in Romero’s classic, can give people a safe fictional context to discuss serious issues in medicine.
“You watch Romero zombies and you can see there is something not right about them, and you can pinpoint what’s wrong with them,” he explains. “You can postulate what’s going on biologically.”
So, just to be safe, tell the next zombie you see – Thanks.
Or maybe you can do the same thing with some of the OWS types and they won’t eat your brains. Who knows?
H/T John Gresham on FB.
Ad for gun training bars Muslims and Obama voters
You do need to read/watch the whole thing, and common sense isn’t allowed it seems.
A radio ad for a handgun training class that bars Muslims and Obama voters has sparked an investigation in Texas.
“We will attempt to teach you all the necessary information you need to obtain your [Concealed Handgun License],” the ad says. Then towards the end, it adds: “If you are a socialist liberal and/or voted for the current campaigner in chief, please do not take this class. You have already proven that you cannot make a knowledgeable and prudent decision under the law.”
And then: “If you are a non-Christian Arab or Muslim, I will not teach you the class with no shame; I am Crockett Keller, thank you, and God bless America.”
I considered adding a rant, but YMMV.
This is a bit late… My wife’s dentist is doing this:
Local Dentist Partners with Area Children and Sends Treats To Troops Overseas This Halloween, trick-or-treaters can bring their excess candy to any Wilson Martino Dental location or to TLC Dental and they will be paid $1 for every pound of candy they turn in! Dr. Robert Martino is leading this Thanks to the Troops movement by giving away dollars and glowing electric toothbrushes in exchange for the extra candy.
Dunno the mechanical details, but it DOES seem to be the right thing to do.
The candy must be unopened, please no bites. It will then be shipped to troops overseas.
A pair of transgender lesbians today told of their joy at becoming man and wife, and also wife and wife, on the same day – after one had a sex-change.
Jenny-Anne Bishop, 65, formerly called Paul, and Elen Heart, 68, who was once named Alan, initially got together as a male gay couple in 2004.
The pair, who are both divorced and have five grown-up children between them, lived together in Clwyd, Wales, for six years as transgender lesbians.
They were straight. Then they were gay. Then they were lesbians. Now they are???
Some greeting card company is gonna have to develop a new line of cards for these two.
Stole this from FB:
When I read this I was concerned. Jonn works at this… It’s his hobby but he’s really not very good, I feel his pain.
60 Elvis impersonators flee fire alarm
The lookalikes were attending a charity function in Rochester, Kent, when the fire alarm sounded late on Saturday night.
It is believed that it was set off by a faulty smoke machine that formed part of the Elvis act at the fundraiser.
Guests leaving the hotel were stunned to see a group of around 60 impersonators, dressed in wigs and full rhinestone costume, gathered in the car park.
It happened in England and that helped alleviate my concern.
TSO impersonates Gerry Garcia, but that is less likely to make international headlines.
You really don’t wanna know how I can prove this. The pictures might land me in jail.
One way or another.