http://www.boredomistan.com/2007/october/professor_silpheed_-_biologistI answer all of your burning biology questions.60Mat, i think you were confusing "intelligentsia" with "bureaucrats", but yeah, if we had to buzz-kill back to reality a bit the same could be said. BTW, that article... "We are 80 million strong. That's a number equal to almost two-thirds of the registered voters in the United States. Do what we say or we will ballot you into a socio-economic condition that will make North Korea look like the clubhouse at Pebble Beach." Hilariously, scarily, great piece of writing.http://www.boredomistan.com/2007/october/professor_silpheed_-_biologisthttp://www.boredomistan.com/2007/october/professor_silpheed_-_biologist/#c20071101060641Wed, 31 Oct 2007 19:06:41 GMTSorry to threadjack but everyone has to read this bit of grim wit by PJ O'Rourke. Especially you Professor Slipheed.http://www.boredomistan.com/2007/october/professor_silpheed_-_biologisthttp://www.boredomistan.com/2007/october/professor_silpheed_-_biologist/#c20071030192818Tue, 30 Oct 2007 08:28:18 GMTThe owner simply suspects that their limb is missing and cares not to avoid furniture edges and table tops, thus causing their "phantom" pain. ahahahahahahahttp://www.boredomistan.com/2007/october/professor_silpheed_-_biologisthttp://www.boredomistan.com/2007/october/professor_silpheed_-_biologist/#c20071027174114Sat, 27 Oct 2007 06:41:14 GMTHeh, once had to explain to a philosophy phd (doing a critique of western thought no less) what Protestantism was. She thought Hillsong was Catholic somehow, I think they hand those things out in cereal packets nowadays. Then again if the intelligentsia were forced to do menial tasks, they'd just come up with ways to perform them easier, better and more autonomously anyway. No, they'd have meeting after meeting talking about doing things and wasting everyones time. Trust me on this, working directly for an academic is an infuriating experience.http://www.boredomistan.com/2007/october/professor_silpheed_-_biologisthttp://www.boredomistan.com/2007/october/professor_silpheed_-_biologist/#c20071024190129Wed, 24 Oct 2007 08:01:29 GMTIt's funny and sad at the same time. It's almost as good as one of my uni lecturers explaining to the class that through the use of assisted reproduction technology and c-sections that women will lose the muscular ability to give birth in just a few generations. I tried to explain to her where Lamarkism falls down in evolutionary biology, but she hadn't even heard of the term. And she's going for her doctorate! If only we could somehow create computer virii that physically infect people who view web pages based on certain criteria. For example, there are definitely people stupid enough to take the above explanations seriously - if we could somehow quickly and anonymously take them out, the world would be a much emptier, much better place. Although stupid people can come in handy for a labor force. Then again if the intelligentsia were forced to do menial tasks, they'd just come up with ways to perform them easier, better and more autonomously anyway. So yeah, lets get rid of the dead weight. Start with anyone who's a dualist, as illustrated by your last answer ;)http://www.boredomistan.com/2007/october/professor_silpheed_-_biologisthttp://www.boredomistan.com/2007/october/professor_silpheed_-_biologist/#c20071024021835Tue, 23 Oct 2007 15:18:35 GMTand you're clearly so much saner....http://www.boredomistan.com/2007/october/professor_silpheed_-_biologisthttp://www.boredomistan.com/2007/october/professor_silpheed_-_biologist/#c20071020124833Sat, 20 Oct 2007 01:48:33 GMTok, i swear that i didn't know about this before i posted, but get a load of this: http://www.gaiashield.com/two.html what a bunch of loons!http://www.boredomistan.com/2007/october/professor_silpheed_-_biologisthttp://www.boredomistan.com/2007/october/professor_silpheed_-_biologist/#c20071019002015Thu, 18 Oct 2007 13:20:15 GMT