…because he’s indicated that he’d like to see some silly news, and frankly so would I. I start this off with a blind leap into Google with the word silly: Molecules with Silly or Unusual Names. Highly lame; enough, in fact, to get laughs out of me. Post your own below.
Moe
Here’s one about a blimp encounter, via the sometimes useful metafilter.
Gosh…I guess this qualifies as “silly”. Sort of.
“MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AP) — A tamale vendor in western Mexico was arrested after police discovered a carved-up body in his home, a spokeswoman for state prosecutors said Wednesday. The vendor denied using human flesh in his food.
The vendor, who sold tamales from a cart, was arrested Tuesday after police received an anonymous tip that he had a dismembered body in his house, spokeswoman Lorena Cortes said.
Police entered the home and found body parts, some of which appeared to have been boiled with herbs, Cortes said. Officials were trying to determine if tamales found in the house contained human remains.”
I only know that if we order out tonight, it’s Chinese!
Moe, I’m… enormously touched. Really.
*waits expectantly for more silly news*
Dammmnnn, asdf… my girlfriend laughed so hard at that one, she actually lost motor control.
And Chinese takeout it is. 🙂
Moe
PS: de nada, Jes. As I said, silly news sounds good to me too, right about now.
I’d long suspected chemists were odd, but I didn’t have proof. Until now.
Well, at the opposite end of the feminist mice story, in scale of creature and gender supply, we have this
Lack of Females May Have Done in Dinosaurs
I wish I was on campus this year (oh well, with luck there will be two more Newman’s Days for me to enjoy):
Film Legend Bothered by Use of Name in Stunt at Princeton
PRINCETON, N.J., April 21 – Paul Newman has attached his name to salad dressing, popcorn and salsa. But he has drawn the line at a Princeton tradition known as Newman’s Day, in which students strive to drink 24 beers in 24 hours.
Newman’s Day is scheduled for Saturday, and Mr. Newman has joined a chorus of university officials and residents of the Princeton community calling for moderation.
The day got its name from an apocryphal quote attributed to Mr. Newman: “24 beers in a case, 24 hours in a day. Coincidence? I think not.”
Last week Mr. Newman’s lawyer, Leo Nevas, sent the university a letter, quoted in The Daily Princetonian, saying that Mr. Newman was “disturbed by the use of his name in conjunction with this alcohol-related event” and that he “would like to bring an end to this tradition.”
Several campus religious groups also purchased two full-page ads in The Daily Princetonian this week that said, “Think about it. Pray about it.”
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On Newman’s Day, students have been known to come to class drunk and with beer in coffee mugs.
Yes, they are, and it rocks =)
Oh yeah, I’ve asked around and no one is doing Newman’s day today, as the article implies might happen. They’re just going to get retarded on Saturday. (The dangerous part of that is that it’s prefrosh weekend. If I were an administrator, I’d rather have people drinking in class.)
Jes, is this news to you?