Daily Archives: January 20, 2007

how to decode personal ads

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Tell me I’m not into service journalism! Puh-leeze, I’m all about the service pieces, and here’s one of the most useful I’ve come across: How to decode women’s personal ads. The world does not need “how to decode men’s personal ads” because they all translate into “if you show up, I will fuck you.” Duh.

Stolen from the manic manicurist (bonus points for cool blog name!)

1. 40-ish……………………………49 to 59.
2. Adventurous…………………..Slept with everyone.
3. Athletic…………………………. No Hooters.
4. Average looking…………….Moooo.
5. Beautiful……………………….. Pathological liar.
6. Emotionally Secure………..On medication.

etc. I expect my UK friends to have much fun with this. Just assume it was written by Edwina Currie and it will all make perfect sense. And, in an ironic way, that holds true even for those of us who exist outside that particular bubble.

my god, it’s full of stars

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No, really. Watch this astonishing video of a Gonatus Onyx Squid with its brood from Brad Seibel, via Pharyngula. It starts slow, but the wait is worth it. (title heartlessly stolen from Tlonista in Ph‘s comments section; what can I say? It was just lying there, glimmering temptingly)

The Science Pundit adds some useful info in Pharyngula‘s comments section:

When Brad Seibel‘s 2000 paper suggested squids brood, it was called “erroneous.” Years later when Seibel had the opportunity to direct a submersible he captured this footage confirming his hypothesis. Take that, cephalopod traditionalists!