As promised last Friday, today is a very special AI! Both Comment o’ the Week winners were able to choose a question. Therefore, you may answer one, both, or neither. Here they are!
From Merkuto:
As humor seems to be a big factor in comment of the week,
I’m curious what jokes, comedians, comics, and funny stories the
skepchick readers have to share that are of a sciency or skeptical
nature. As an example, my avatar is a poster for Schrodinger’s cat,
wanted dead or alive.
And from Gabriel Brawley:
Where on the web can I see your boobies?
Ready set go!
oh my friggin . . . Brawley wins
Merkuto:
XKCD http://www.xkcd.com/
Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal http://www.smbc-comics.com/
Gabriel Brawley:
Bad news. I am the only human still alive whose boobies are not available on the internet. However, if you send me $20 and a self addressed, stamped envelope, I promise to laugh at you.
Also interested in boobies. Spill it!
Also a big fan of My New Filing Technique is Unstoppable: http://www.mnftiu.cc/
Boobies:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/18346363@N03/2948661038/in/set-72157608094275322/
Do we need to flag boobie answers as NSFW? Or can we assume that you’re all smart enough to assume that boobies are generally for your home-viewing enjoyment?
I’ve always liked this bit of Eddie Izzard’s on creationism:
Oh yeah!
A Bit of Fry and Laurie: Psychic Spoon Bending:
@Elyse:
What a sad commentary on the world today when boobies are NSFW :(
Hooray for BOOBIES!!
SFW: http://www.flickr.com/photos/13151062@N08/3008540192/sizes/l/
https://www.msu.edu/course/isb/202/ebertmay/images/boobies.jpg
Well, they’re not strictly mine.
The best skeptical humor I’ve come across is just about anything by Tim Minchin.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujUQn0HhGEk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFO6ZhUW38w
Probably goes without saying, but I will anyway: George Carlin. Especially stuff from “You Are All Diseased.”
“What is all this shit about Angels? Have you herd this? 3 out of 4 people belive in Angels. Are you fucking stupid?”
@Catch22:
I was a bit surprised to see a Carlin quote in the signature of a RaptureReady.com member. It made me wonder if they have ever even listened to anything by him. Or maybe that particular person was an atheist spy, who knows?
That was the creepiest place on the interwebz, btw. Go there if you want to see serious levels of godcrazy.
Mr. Brawley: http://bit.ly/MCU9Y
Merkuto:
Monty Python, George Carlin, Eddie Izzard, or anything that makes a good point or egregious pun while risking the horror of most people tends to make me laugh.
Absurdism, too. Like something that Rebecca Watson tweeted a while back (I’m retelling, I can’t be arsed to quote):
Bacon and sausage are put into a frying pan, and the pan is put on a hot stove. After a short while, the sausage says “hey! is it getting hot in here?” And the bacon says “AAAAH! Talking sausage!”.
Mmm, deliciously absurd.
I also like comic site (they aggregate skeptic/atheist) http://godisimaginary.com/comics/
I am so embarassed, I have a bright red face right now. But I also can’t wait to get home.
Also, Elyse, you are quite lovely :)
Oh and to answer the non-boobies question, I get my skeptical laughs where you all do. I wasn’t going to say anything, because I know you all already subscribe to it, but then I remembered that there might be new readers and skeptics out there who don’t know.
Treelobsters! Of course!
http://treelobsters.blogspot.com
Mr. Diety!
http://www.mrdeity.com/
Diety, Deity, Daity, Douty, Daughtry, Doughboy, DRAT!
@mikespeir: That’s the exact same image I was going to link to.
As for humor, the things I read regularly are:
Absruse Goose
Ask The Bloggess
Betapwned
PHD Comics
Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
The Bloggess
The Daily WTF
Wondermark
XKCD
I’d like to see some Mac/PC parodies along the lines of:
“Hi, I’m an atheist.”
“And I’m a Christian.”
“So Christian, I noticed that ”
– Christian gets roundly humiliated –
Just throwing it out there. I’m not a writer ;)
…and I totally screwed up every single one of those links. Take 2:
Absruse Goose
Ask The Bloggess
Betapwned
PHD Comics
Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
The Bloggess
The Daily WTF
Wondermark
XKCD
@Outsider: Maybe just take existing Mac/PC ads and dub new audio? I’d like to see this ad overdubbed with an antivax discussion.
I am not humerous in my daily life. I am mostly angry and burn-y at the stupid. But GEorge Hrab helps. So does Mr. Deity and the new series, The Word. The Daily Show. Tree Lobsters.
Gabriel Brawley: This is the breast, er, best I can do… http://www.flickr.com/photos/38139293@N02/sets/72157617796201658/ since I’m new at this whole technonsense thing…
@Outsider:
Thank you
@Elyse: Sad, sad, sad that boobies are NSFW… Your pictures are lovely, regardless of where I’m allowed to view them.
Of course boobies are NSFW! We couldn’t allow the general population of the interweb to have free access to… devil’s dumplings! There would be media hysteria and economic collapse! It would surely be the last sign of the end times, when Jebus himself will come down and smite us with his rod of justice.
That said, I do like them very much. But that’s OK because I’m allowed to like them so long as I never think about them, and especially so long as I never attempt to see/obtain access to same.
Ah.
@Elexina:
Thank you… your boobies are quite lovely as well!
@Saxaclone:
Boobies should only be exposed to babies and husbands. And only to babies who shut their eyes while eating! The ones that eat with their eyes open are perverts and should be immediately put on formula!
You know, you used to be able to become a fan of my b00bs on facebook. But the powers that be deemed them inappropriate, and threatened to ban me forever if I ever tried to pull such a filthy disgusting stunt ever again!
Well, I’m home, I have my Skepchick brand handlotion, my skepchick brand tissues and I’m ready to look at some skepchick brand boobies.
Yay boobies.
@Elyse: I was going to make a MySpace page for my boobs -you know, back when MySpace was still the place to be. I was going to call it “The Globe Theatre.”
They have MySpace and Facebook for people, and GoodReads where avid readers can be “friends” and recommend books. Maybe we need a Boobspace.
@Elyse: you’re beautiful and so are your boobies.
@autotroph: ouch.
@Elexina: You did great, very pretty.
@Elexina: Absolutly, I raise my glass of Malbec in salute to boobspace. I think it would be great.
@Elyse: I was a fan of your boobs for the 15 minutes that facebook allowed me to be one. (I’m still a private fan) shish, don’t tell facebook.
I’m going to totally whore out my own webcomic, since it’s often skeptical, and occasionally funny. Suburban Panic!
My boobies are currently not available online. Although that might change if I gain any more weight.
My eternal gratitude to Steve for posting the link to XKCD (and others) some time ago.
Many of you would enjoy Youaredumb.net
Gotta put in a vote for Ricky Gervais.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_EXqdJ4L7I
Oh, and my stupid “moobs” in some test shots for the calendar.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/34748338@N00/551824865/
NSFW? Perhaps if you work in a terrible hostile sweatshop…and really, why would they allow internet access?
Here are some of my favorites:
Indexed
SinFest
The Saturday Bulletin
and if you haven’t been to Old Jews Telling Jokes it’s worth a trip, but keep the volume low at work.
I get my laughs from jesus and mo. And treelobsters of course.
I lack tits, for I am male. Google “skinny white dude nipples” if you want the general idea.
@Elyse: Technically, that’s only “booby”.
*sigh* I must be getting old, ’cause it’s the piercing eyes I can’t look away from. (Or is it the pierced nose? Something about piercing in the facial area. It’s not a Pierce Arrow, I know that. Last Pierce Brosnan movie I watched was in 2002 I think. Nonono, it’s either the nez percé or the eye daggers. Yep, definitely eyes.)
Oh well, as for humor, people have already mentioned XKCD, Tree Lobsters, etc. I don’t think anyone mentioned Girl Genius, so I’ll throw that one out there, just because I’m all about the (mad) science! (Seriously, red-headed mad science girl? What’s not to like?) Oh well, back to the lab, The Creature wanted to play a game of chess before the villagers came around for their nightly chat with the pointy sticks.
Hmmm, a conspicuous lack of boobies.
Having said that, Elyse and Elexina, thank you and SHAZZAM! those are some awesome pictures.
Gabriel, special thanks to you, sir, for your amazingly insightful AI. FSM bless you and all the boobies.
rAmen
Elyse,
Those photos are ridiculously tasteful.
And hot,
rod
PS: But then again, there are only two pics. How are we to judge properly on this without more information?!
That’s all I’m sayin’.
@Rodney:
You could compare by buying a Skepchick Calendar with more of my boobies in it.
Damn, Elyse, I thought the shot that made it into the calendar was pretty hot; I can almost see the nipple! But yeah, i have to say that the pic you linked to was even sexier. Not only do we see nipple and your beautiful eyes, but we also get to see your underwear. :p
Tit for tat, I am also in this year’s calendar:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/briarking/675426075/
Thanks @Elyse and @Elexina!
I’m single now (first time in a long time) so I can get a calendar! Woot!
A story about the worse joke experience I’ve ever had. Strap in.
Years ago, while working at one of those menial jobs that we all have to do every now and again, I was very suddenly getting along great with one of my co workers. We had suddenly discovered that we like the same movies, comedians, tv shows, books, and have a similar sense of humor (this last bit is important).
We would often send off-color jokes to each other over the course of the night via hand-written notes, designed to be seen at the most inappropriate moment, and the more that the person would laugh in front of a customer, the better.
After a few weeks of this, I drew a picture of a man on a cross. He had bloodied hands and feet w/ nails through them, whip cuts, lacerations, and a thorny-crown. Atop the cross was adorned “INRI”, and at his feet were weeping women. There were two other crucified men in the background, and a cloudy sky loomed over all. It was actually a beautiful piece of work.
With it, I provided the note, “Self Portrait, 2003”.
I showed it to him with the kind of jazz-hands-like facial expression that is awaiting a hilarious reaction, and kept nudging it up and down towards his face with a “eh? Eh?? EHHHH????”
He stared a hole right through me and said this (and I will never forget it):
“You’re saying you’re Him”
Internally, I was thinking, “ohshitohshitohshitohshitohshitthisistheworkplace! I’mgoingtogetinsomuchtrouble! Ohshitohshitohshit!”
But externally, I said:
“No…..I’m not saying I’m ‘Him’….I’m just saying that I will one day die for everyone’s sins in order to save the world that has forsaken me”
His eyes had that kind of glassed-over look that can only come with the deepest affront to one’s most sacred beliefs. They got glassy, and then red.
He walked away. But, very, VERY slowly and methodically. His rage was calculated.
And I was a colossal boner.
Whatevs. I still think it was a good joke.
@Some Canadian Skeptic: You know, a lot of women love Jesus because he’s hung like this
*holds arms apart as if being cruicified*
Nahhh… it’s all a misunderstanding. He was just hardcore, and forgot the safeword. His last words were “EGGPLANT! PARACHUTE! FORKLIFT!”
There are pictures of me in a bra around, but I’d rather not have that link connected to my name any more than it already is.
There’s also a drawing of me taking a bra off, on facebook, but that’s got my nipples pixelated, so that’s ok.
@Elyse: So it’s true. The first sinful sinful bite is with the eye.
Also, thanks for the boobies. Nobody in my office thought they were NSFW. Although that might just be the evil heathen liberal values of University showing through.
I agree with most of the options here, but will add: All skeptics should familiarise themselves with the work of Christopher Brookmyre (http://tr.im/kJ4V), especially Not The End Of The World (his evisceration of religion) and Attack Of the Unsinkable Rubber Ducks (his evisceration of the paranormal). Excellent action thrillers, very Scottish in colour and Hollywood in tone and pacing, totally awesome.
Unexplained Mysteries is good for some occasional unintentional humor.
@Aboverepine: Wait… I’m married and we bought both calendars. Do women still pretend that their partners don’t look at other women in real life or in magazines or what-have-you? At least the Skepchicks are all artsy and crap. And smrt. We have our Skepchick calendar proudly displayed over my desk in the living room. Never be ashamed of hot chicks!
So many web sites, so little time.
Aaaaw, I missed this! *points to avatar* Eddie Izzard <3
He’s been mentioned, but I think he deserves another plug. TIM MINCHIN FTW:
Storm: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujUQn0HhGEk
10 Foot Cock: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yJMO_uYBZQ
If You Open Your Mind Too Much… : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFO6ZhUW38w
Although nothing compares to Elyse’s boobies, I’m frequently entertained by the gents over at Dogma Free America. I don’t see them on the link list on the main page… are they somehow not part of our community?
http://www.dogmafreeamerica.com
@Elexina:
I’m also married, and we hang our skepchick calendar proudly as well. One of the many things I appreciate about my wife is that we both understand that it’s fun to look at beautiful women (esp. if they have very little clothing on).
I’ve never understood why so many women seem so insecure in their relationships that they’re afraid when their partners look at other women.
@autotroph:
Skepchick calendar hangs in our family room in one of the most visible places in the house.
Why you would want to hang it anywhere else (even in months that are not January) is beyond me. If it’s SFW, it’s SFHome.
I’d love to buy a skepchick calender but my wife would be upset. I am actually flattered by this. We’ve been married for 5 years and she still thinks I can get any woman who walks by just by smiling at them. I wish I were that hot.
@Gabrielbrawley: See, but just because you COULD (hypothetically) doesn’t mean you WOULD. That’s the difference. Appreciating, and even ogling, are a far cry from “getting,” in flesh or on paper.
A dying mosquito exclaimed,
A chemist has poisoned my brain!
The cause of his sorrow
Was para-dichloro
Diphenyl trichloro ethane.
Taken from limerickdb.com, which has some fun sciencey/math/general geekery limmericks.
Lol. Pretty much every funny site ever that I like has been mentioned.
As for boobies, well, http://www.flickr.com/photos/38193327@N06/3511153856/ and http://www.flickr.com/photos/38193327@N06/3511153800/in/photostream/
Not a professional drag queen, it was a fund raiser where I got paired up with a real drag queen, and as it turns out when I’m in drag I look almost exactly like my ex-girlfriend. She’s less burly tho. Whatever, I still look fabulous in a dress.
@Elyse, this is my kind of research…!
@tarrkid:
That was a lie. *Shudders*
@Resfirma:
When did that start up again?! I used to listen to them regularly then they stopped doing the podcast. Now I just don’t have time anymore. Bugger.
While not strictly skeptical, though pretty much always funny http://www.thedevilspanties.com
And then there’s the stuff that has been mentioned before.
At least I’m not the only one who was captivated most by Elyse’s eyes. Jeez, thought there was something wrong with me. I’m glad you went with black-and-white, Elyse; it’s always been a favorite format of mine. The position of your right arm, though, makes it look like you may have taken the pic yourself. Since I’d put my ability to point a camera in the general direction of a beautiful, semi-nude female against anyone, I proffer my services in the future if the occasion should arise. Since I live in northern Wisconsin, the commute may be a problem, so if you like, I can kick in ten bucks for gas when you get here.
Speaking of boobies and fun songs (yes, we were), have you heard this?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXPi_2eYyYQ
The song might be especially appropriate for you, Elyse.
There’s also an *official* version with actual graphics, but the sound is terrible:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykINJGgdJqM
Another one that shows some thought (about boobies) is “99 Words for Boobs.”
@Elexina: Well Lex, I know that and I’m not interested but she knows what a sexual beast I am and is afraid that I’m always looking for more. I guess it goes back to when we met, I was a player, which is weird for a nerd but I was. I was with a lot of women between my marriages and she thinks I might go back to that.
Unfortunantly, I have don’t have enough time to feed my humor sweet tooth at the moment, but I like Terry Pratchett and the Simpsons. Maybe someday I can come back here and follow some of these links.
NSFW isn’t a problem for me, since my office is the woods. No computer, much less a connection. The last job where I had access to a computer I was the only person on graveyard, so I could fart, pick my nose, and look at boobies all I wanted.
As for my boobies, they are not, to my knowledge, anywhere on the internet. Maybe someday.
@Gabrielbrawley: That’s understandable, in a way, I suppose. If you have the sort of relationship where you communicate about these kinds of things and you honor her feelings and she’s not a psycho about it, then it can’t be so bad. Except, no Skepchicks. I don’t know, man, I gotta have my Skepchicks…
I’m a big fan of Julia Sweeney’s “Letting Go of God.” Definitely check it out.
Apparently I must be some kind of exhibitionist, because, you know…
http://www.ziztur.com/Hunter1/photo27.html
@Elexina: No, its not bad except for no skepchicks. And that is just the price I have to pay.
@zizturYou look great. Thanks for sharing.
I haven’t bought a calendar and the only reason I can think of that I haven’t is because I don’t buy wall calendars. I can’t even remember the last time I owned one. Now, if there were such a thing as Skepchick Ubuntu theme…
@Steve: Hear, hear! I’m with you on that!
All my favorite sites have been posted already, so I’ll go with that.
And my boobies haven’t been posted to the interwebs yet. Some friends have pix, but they haven’t gotten around to putting them up.
@ziztur: Those photos are beautiful! I really should start thinking about getting something classy and professional …or at least better-lit and less drunken. Sigh…
@CatFurniture: I’ll second that.
Robert Price has called her “God’s gift to athieism”
@Elexina: @ziztur: @Elyse:
Thank you all so very much. You are beautiful and sexy and your bobbies are very nice.
@Gabrielbrawley: Who told you about my bobbies?!?!
@Elexina: I just had to double check to make sure I hadn’t accidently thanked the wrong person. You little stinker and you are still beautiful.