I Posted Something on Iraq

And then deleted it because I don't know what the hell I am talking about.

"Ashamed of What You Thinks It's Worth"

A sign at yesterday's teacher rally in Baton Rouge, as seen on the front page, above the fold, of my edition of the Times-Picayune.

I like how the "s" in "thinks" barely fits on the poster. I can see the creator thinking as he or she made it, "Whew, I almost didn't have enough room for the 's.' That would have looked bad."

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Not the Answer I was Expecting

The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science asks the question:

Why Do Oysters Choose to Live Where They Could be Eaten?

The answer:

According to an article in the May edition of Ecological Monographs, a team of scientists has found that despite the risk of being eaten by cannibalistic adults, oyster larvae choose to settle in areas of high oyster concentrations to take advantage of future benefits of increased reproductive capacity when they mature.

Ohhhh, so, it’s “Why do oysters choose to live where they could be eaten by other oysters? - not by humans.

While I think the latter wording of the question would make for a more interesting experiment, it could not possibly make for a better title of the actual article: “Mechanisms reconciling gregarious larval settlement with adult cannibalism.”

Science!

Overheard on Local Talk Radio Today

“That’s our God-given right to have guns in this country.”