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Going through the Motions #2: When EndNote goes horribly wrong
It is not entirely clear how Ralph Lewin -- sole author of "More on Merde" (2001) -- acquired four co-authors, seemingly of Qwghlmian nationality:The source of this eccentric citation is De Groot et...
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Let your ideas be second-hand, and if possible tenth-hand, for then they will...
"Tell us more of how Alt-Med promotional bollocks becomes Received Truth in the microbiome literature, Uncle Smut!" begged absolutely no-one. So we voted on the request last night at the Old...
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Agents of Fortune
Busy. Working. No posts.For now, for your amusement, we get mail:ATTENTION YOU ALL: I am agent Beadle Walter the Illuminati official agent,I am from united kingdom and I joined Illuminati in US,i have...
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"It was the sort of thing one did at the turn of the century"
The news items do not say whether the acid was subsequently neutralised with an alkaline buffer, and then mixed with cheap red wine, while the consular staff were herded under a large ornate table in...
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Valerie's got the needle but she always makes him plead
It is tempting to speculate on the forces behind Roger Landry's grave concerns for Purity-of-Essence and public-health initiatives in the UK. Of course there is the same temptation to speculate on the...
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And at last I am part of the machinery
I defy you to look at the 'Scientific Reports" logo... ...without seeing an imp being dragged into the cogs.Thanks to Trudy & Doug's Out-takes from "Safety Signs in Hell".Title from "The Belldog".
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And I am Marie of Romania
I am not saying that the West Island ex-Foreign Minister is a gullible barmpot, but Julie Bishop is probably not the ideal person to put in charge of delicate Magic-Beans-for-Cows trade negotiations. A...
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He who lies down with dogs should not smear himself beforehand with peanut...
This post was earlier cross-posted at Leonid Schneider's site, hence the unfrivolous tone. The version there benefits from Leonid's frame-story and e-mail exchanges with some of the principals.An...
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I seem to have buried the lede in a recent post
The lede subsequently clawed its way out of the grave and is now staggering and lurching and groaning about “brainzzz” through the Riddled archives, where it blends in perfectly and is hard to...
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You can't spell "icon" without 'I' and 'con'
Wellington, city of pageantry, home to the iconic British Museum and Buckingham Palace...THAT IS NOT MY COW Wellington. That is the Wellington Arch in London, viewed from behind.London, sun-soaked...
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Futurological Congress
"AcademicSera" are the plural of "AcademicSerum" - a biological elixir designed to transform the recipient into a tenured professor. Perhaps the AcademicSera are extracted from older academics, in a...
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A chariot will take me to The Valley of the Kings #2
Rowland Emett,'Borg Warner Car of the Future':Cornelius Bos, Grotesque Triumphal Chariot (1552) [h/t Peacay @ Bibliodyssey]Just coincidence?[previous chariot-related material]
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“It almost does feel like one of those teenage trends that happen,” he said....
This seal is how I feel about 2018.The scientists have removed "three or four" eels from juvenile monk seals' nostrils over the past two years, mostly in the last few months. The seals are fine. The...
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"Roach Motels, Hotel California, and the Noakes-Ruggiero 'First Immune'...
We have not looked in on Marco Ruggiero lately to check on his recent contributions to the parasitical publishing ecosystem, or which jurisdictions he is currently avoiding.To recall, younglings, that...
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Painted bird, it's absurd Just a tainted bird hurting their twisted nerve
I for one look forward to the exhibition.Alternative title: Wings Wetted Down.
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If a hundred Underpants Gnomes loaded up on crystal meth and banged randomly...
Remember when Stupid was a non-renewable resource, and the conservation alarmists were all "World reserves of Stupid are running out, we have passed Peak Stupid"? Then Tom Gold turned out to be right...
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The Encephalitic Cry: not just a Durutti Column / Psychedelic Furs crossover...
The search for hilarity to ensue took me to the Twiddle machine, and introduced me to the concept of the Encephalitic Cry.It turns out to be an accepted, unquestioned fact within the Antivax belief...
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Fex News
https://twitter.com/phylogenomics/status/1073310450299822080That is not an Easter Egg, Dr Eisen. The resemblance is only partial. You may have been misled by memories of cruel childhood jokes. Debate...
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