Tag: funny

Beach Closing

Dance your PHD

The dreaded question. “So, what’s your Ph.D. research about?” You take a deep breath and launch into the explanation. People’s eyes begin to glaze over… At times like these, don’t you wish you could just turn to the nearest computer and show people an online video of your Ph.D. thesis interpreted in dance form? Now you can.

Linux for Workgroups

diff –git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4e3575c..9262ba8 100644
— a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@-1,8 +1,8 @@
VERSION = 3
-PATCHLEVEL = 10
+PATCHLEVEL = 11
SUBLEVEL = 0
-EXTRAVERSION =
-NAME = Unicycling Gorilla
+EXTRAVERSION = -rc1
+NAME = Linux for Workgroups

NYC Flash Mob

Wall Street regulation

There is an alternative to financial regulation: did you know that a cannon is pointed at wall street at all times? Next time wall street pummels the economy, why not pummel it?

Canonical science writing

In the standfirst I will make a fairly obvious pun about the subject matter before posing an inane question I have no intention of really answering: is this an important scientific finding?

“Basically, this is a brief soundbite,” the scientist will say, from a department and university that I will give brief credit to. “The existing science is a bit dodgy, whereas my conclusion seems bang on,” she or he will continue.

Grading political nonsense

i’d enjoy an overlay like this for any text i read, anywhere.

TV tropes

what’s that tv trope called where people ask someone a question just as they are about to leave the room? and what about the one where people take off their glasses before saying something semi-profound?

DOMA defeat gloating?

where can i find the gloating tumblogs for doma? you know, like White People mourning Romney

Unsolicited parental advice

My book unsolicited parental advice from non-parents is making good progress.