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Laughter might not be the best, but it is certainly a pretty good medicine,
and
when properly applied it has few unpleasant side effects. Of course, the best
humour is when we poke fun at ourselves.
Here are a few good ones, mostly along the theme of science and biology. Some
are mine; most are not. If you
do not have a sense of humour please move on; otherwise, enjoy!
Good name.- on 2154 A.D. the first alternative bar opens on Jupiter, aptly named "The Jovial Jovian” (G.L.).
My favourite animal.-
The warthog!..... what other animal would vehemently refuse to share its warts?
(G.L.).
One of my favourite poems.- not funny but very
amusing.
Top-down control.- Refuted!!
Life-history.- Succinctly explained.
Hypotheses.-
Who needs them, anyway?
Constructive criticism.-
The cornerstone of good science.
Progress report.-
The best humour has shades of the truth.
Pet hypothesis.- Never let data
interfere with interpretation!
Jean Who??.-
Keeping Canadians in our place (from the Korean Herald).
Buzz-word Bingo.- You will never
again be bored at meetings or seminars.
Trouble with Math?.-
Try this Korean toothpaste! I desperately but fruitlessly wandered the streets
of Seoul in search of one for algebra and statistics (yes, it is a legitimate
dental term, but I still think it is funny!)
Rejection letter.-
When all else fails, try this if you dare and get your paper published,
guaranteed!. (G. A. Lozano - there are variants and shameless copies online, but
this is the original.
And another one on the same topic, not mine).
A really bad pun.- What do
you call it when unmarried ants have sex? ....formication! (G. A. Lozano -
but I am
guessing this one must have been independently conceived many times).
My secret lives . . . .
as
a Hollywood crewman,
the CEO of the Appraisal Institute of Canada,
a soccer player,
a tennis player,
a security expert,
a social worker (posing
with Charlize Theron!),
a hotel manager (with the US gymnastics team),
and the past president of the Delta Fly Fishers.
The Medium is the
Message...observed Marshall McLuhan, and technology is
making it more so. As audio-visual aids go,
I
doubt
flashiest Powerpoint presentation will ever rival the poignancy of a
Palaeolithic cave painting.
Fourscore and seven years ago.- The powerpoint version, from Peter Norvig.
Another one of mine.-
What do you call someone who tells off-colour jokes too soon after meeting
someone new?.................................. a premature joculator!
(G.L.).
