BS: Dissolving clouds (how not to do a test)

Subject: RE: BS: Dissolving clouds (how not to do a test)
From: John O'L
Date: 03 Jun 05 - 10:06 AM

All the continents and none of the oceans eh? That would have been, what, the second day?

Subject: RE: BS: Dissolving clouds (how not to do a test)
From: Little Hawk
Date: 03 Jun 05 - 10:43 AM

That is a truly amazing argument, HuwG! Astounding. I had never before realized that there are only 2 possibilities for a geometrical shape: round and flat

Ha! I would definitely avoid debating with those particular creationists if I were you.

I wonder...are their heads round or flat? (grin)

Subject: RE: BS: Dissolving clouds (how not to do a test)
From: Little Hawk
Date: 03 Jun 05 - 11:00 AM

Regarding cloud dissolving...I wonder if it works better when wearing socks with sandals? I am gonna have to try that and see.

Subject: RE: BS: Dissolving clouds (how not to do a test)
From: Ebbie
Date: 03 Jun 05 - 11:29 AM

Is "stagnant" water the scientific term? I should have thought that 'still' water would be more descriptive. Stagnant is gross. (A scientific reaction on my part)

Subject: RE: BS: Dissolving clouds (how not to do a test)
From: Bill D
Date: 03 Jun 05 - 11:32 AM

at least some of these folks are adept at making me dissolve in laughter.

(The world might be a lot duller if everyone made sense and we had no arcane psuedo-science, superstitous guesswork and off-the-wall conspiracy theories to keep us entertained....I'm not sure what I actually wish for.)

Subject: RE: BS: Dissolving clouds (how not to do a test)
From: JohnInKansas
Date: 03 Jun 05 - 04:27 PM

HuwG -

A scientist in Kansas once attempted to concede to the Creationists' claim that the earth wasn't a true sphere, by admitting that it was actually an "oblate speroid." Since nobody knew what he was talking about he was jailed on a morals charge.

John

Subject: RE: BS: Dissolving clouds (how not to do a test)
From: John O'L
Date: 03 Jun 05 - 10:08 PM

I should think so.

Oblate speriod indeed.

Was he charged with immorally leaving out the h?

Subject: RE: BS: Dissolving clouds (how not to do a test)
From: JohnInKansas
Date: 04 Jun 05 - 01:49 AM

John O'L -

Sorry about the typo. Of course I meant sferoid.

Point is, if it sounds dirty to a dirty mind, in Kansas you can go to jail. The corollary is that everybody here has a dirty mind.

Two of our most distinguished records:

1. Greatest number of court ordered lobotomies of any state, in absolute number or by per capita count.

Partially validated statistical surveys indicate that many of those involved are currently holding public office.

2. Greatest number of court ordered involuntary sterilizations of any state, in absolute number or by capita count.

This one, sadly, doesn't appear to have been applied to current public officeholders.

Yesterday's news was that a State Representative (female), who was quoted as having said in 2001 that "the 19th Amendment is a sad indication that men don't take good enough care of women," has reaffirmed her position - effectively saying that women shouldn't need to vote and she thinks it's a real shame that they should - at her press conference to announce her candidacy for the office of Kansas Secretary of State (the office in charge of regulating and managing elections).

John

Subject: RE: BS: Dissolving clouds (how not to do a test)
From: John O'L
Date: 04 Jun 05 - 02:16 AM

"... if it sounds dirty to a dirty mind..." I love that. It describes the Victorian mindset, which seems to be very close to the Kansasian one. Sounds grim.

So a female State Rep. who is running for Sec. of State thinks a woman's place is in the home producing heirs and being taken care of?

I guess she herself is all the proof she needs.

Subject: RE: BS: Dissolving clouds (how not to do a test)
From: JohnInKansas
Date: 04 Jun 05 - 03:36 AM

JO'L

The real problem is, she has a good chance of winning; although she's running against an incumbent who helped successfully rig half a dozen local votes for some very powerful interests, so he probably still has a pretty good chance for reelection.

I should apologize for what is some thread drift, but it's been a bad year for government and a great year for stupidity and bigotry here. The editorial page in my local rag two days ago had one "for the editorial board" in which the writer offered the opinion that Medicare coverage for Viagra should be limited for everybody to one pill per year. Apparently the newspaper's entire editorial board agrees that "once a year's enough - for everybody."

No wonder they're all so testy.

BS = Big Sigh

John