tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9112925820320944611.post571520620680955599..comments2024-01-27T04:41:17.522-07:00Comments on Hot Chicks Dig Smart Men: UnseriousJaniecehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06223994862015217811noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9112925820320944611.post-7661222725467175372011-02-01T16:59:37.799-07:002011-02-01T16:59:37.799-07:00John, you have a point I neglected to confirm. Eve...John, you have a point I neglected to confirm. Everyone knows that Big Pharma is milking HIV and AIDS, not vaccines. Oh, and conspiring to keep the HIV vaccine out of the public, so they can continue to do so. <br /><br />That, too.Janiecehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14190655869710465713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9112925820320944611.post-62534850831188671662011-02-01T12:53:50.097-07:002011-02-01T12:53:50.097-07:00Janiece, your list plus JTS's addition is my l...Janiece, your list plus JTS's addition is my list! And I love how you worked SWSNBN into it, too. Big SEG.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00273212686600552771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9112925820320944611.post-67894312791253928562011-01-31T11:02:36.133-07:002011-01-31T11:02:36.133-07:00So, if I wanted to take a homeopathic approach to ...So, if I wanted to take a homeopathic approach to conducting an astrological analysis of Ayn Rand's fascist tendencies masking a leftist metaphor for the pursuit of happiness by denizens of the spirit world engaged in a Bilderburg type conspiracy to retrain societal misfits you wouldn't want to talk about it? Why the hell not?Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09578918682897536518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9112925820320944611.post-32414328439988919332011-01-31T06:51:40.126-07:002011-01-31T06:51:40.126-07:00John, I couldn't agree more.John, I couldn't agree more.Janiecehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14190655869710465713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9112925820320944611.post-36091164048028600142011-01-31T04:58:03.296-07:002011-01-31T04:58:03.296-07:00I agree with your entire list, but I have one more...I agree with your entire list, but I have one more:<br /><br />Anyone who belives that the entire medical establishment is ignoring data on vaccine safety in order to what? Get their $3 dispensing fee from the state? Make their friends in the pharma industry rich on a 2% margin product? What exactly <i>would</i> be the motivation that doesn't turn the entire medical profession into a bunch of Nazis? Anyone who talks about the vaccine conspiracy needs to put on clown make-up and deliver their speeches under the big top.John the Scientisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03467337009577733553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9112925820320944611.post-48416699594044532512011-01-30T07:42:19.359-07:002011-01-30T07:42:19.359-07:00Hee. I did it right: trying to induce that moment ...Hee. I did it right: trying to induce that moment of "Huh?" on an otherwise-dull Sunday morning. :)<br /><br />And no, I didn't expect you or any of the regulars to have any problem with my <i>actual</i> aims and methods. It just sounds <i>so</i> strange...Phialahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05604909119508288912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9112925820320944611.post-61059753150348965642011-01-30T07:32:51.150-07:002011-01-30T07:32:51.150-07:00Phiala, studying a historical worldview for the pu...Phiala, studying a historical worldview for the purposes of broadening your education does not engender stabbiness.<br /><br />Although I have to admit, your first paragraph did plunge me into bizzaro-world for a minute. A science Ph.D who actually <em>believes</em> in astrology. My head almost exploded.Janiecehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14190655869710465713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9112925820320944611.post-47641415314040017522011-01-30T05:59:26.453-07:002011-01-30T05:59:26.453-07:00I study astrology, have spent a lot of time on it,...I study astrology, have spent a lot of time on it, and would happily provide your horoscope. <br /><br />There. I've injected astrology into an otherwise serious conversation. Heh.<br /><br />I'm not kidding, but. I study surviving medieval and Renaissance texts on the subject (mostly in translation, as my Latin is abominable), as a means of understanding a major component of the medieval worldview, an enormous contribution to the development of science, and because I'm fascinated by the Ptolemaic system (earth in the center) as an example of a scientific theory that <i>fits all the available facts</i> and just ain't so.<br /><br />But as an actual predictive tool? Bwa-ha-ha! It has as much or as little validity as any other system based on random number generation (cards, coin flips, etc), but the random numbers are provided by the planets instead. In all such cases the randomized predictions are vague enough that the prognosticator can slant them in whatever direction will make the client most willing to come back and pay more money.<br /><br />But incidentally, medieval astrology is much more involved and more interesting than the modern sun signs approach,and was an academic discipline requiring years of training in mathematics and astronomy. My study of the subject has included learning how to do it, because that's the only way to understand something. <br /><br />I hope that any induced stabbiness didn't last past the first paragraph. :)Phialahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05604909119508288912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9112925820320944611.post-81661946597376703422011-01-29T21:06:47.725-07:002011-01-29T21:06:47.725-07:00Michelle, there's a big difference between ref...Michelle, there's a big difference between refusing to take <em>yourself</em> seriously, and refusing to give serious thought to weighty matters. <br /><br />And "megalomaniacal testicles" is my new favorite phrase.Janiecehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14190655869710465713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9112925820320944611.post-472783137869351802011-01-29T17:10:09.034-07:002011-01-29T17:10:09.034-07:00Heh. When I mentioned Rand to you in a comment to...Heh. When I mentioned Rand to you in a comment to a previous post, I actually removed the word "immature" in reference to her beliefs because I didn't want you to think I was calling you immature. (I wanted to focus on the humor of a whole book devoted to that 'screw you' attitude.) <br />I find it delightful that we had the same thought. :)Anne C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09444051201220766948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9112925820320944611.post-27254304360798075402011-01-29T17:04:56.279-07:002011-01-29T17:04:56.279-07:00I'm glad Michelle wasn't the only one who ...I'm glad Michelle wasn't the only one who thought you might be talking about them. Now that I'm over that, let me prove the point by letting you know I had to read that sentence about Ayn Rand 5 times before I realized you weren't accusing her of having <em>megalomaniacal testicles</em>.<br /><br />Oh...that's different.Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00648438549121320566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9112925820320944611.post-23063743711668908062011-01-29T16:59:57.795-07:002011-01-29T16:59:57.795-07:00I was majorly worried by the start of this post. B...I was majorly worried by the start of this post. Because I am the most unserious person I know (not personally knowing Robin Williams).<br /><br />Which I suppose tells you something about me, that I immediately parsed "unserious" as levity.<br /><br />Which leads to to perhaps recommend MY unserious solution. When at all possible, take NOTHING seriously.Random Michelle Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13817444379694818074noreply@blogger.com