Author Archives: Editor-in-Commandant

We can’t have a female Doctor Who because BULLSHIT

Unless you’ve been living in a cave, you know two things: The Red Wedding went exactly how it sounds Matt Smith is leaving Doctor Who Let us focus on #2. And by focus on #2, I mean let us focus … Continue reading

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Fat PhD had enough willpower to write dissertation, just in case you were worried

Dr. Geoffrey Miller, a evolutionary social psychologist at the University of New Mexico, voiced a bit of concern over fatty would-be PhD students yesterday… Hold on to your butts!  I was fat in graduate school.  I was fat when I was … Continue reading

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Let’s all be like @Slate and rate somebody’s coming out!

NBA player Jason Collins came out yesterday as gay.  BUT! He didn’t come out juuuussssst right, as detailed by J. Bryan Lowder in Slate using over 700 words.  Why so many words?  Isn’t there a shorter way we can be all judgey?  YES!  When you … Continue reading

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What the fuck am I listening to?!

We all know the downside of actually listening to lyrics of a catchy pop tune.  That’s right, you’ll realize the lyrics are wack, the song is ruined, and now you’re likely pissed-off at whoever wrote and/or sang it. Case in … Continue reading

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If you act like an asshole in public, expect to be called-out in public

By now, you’ve likely read about the whole Woman in Tech Tweets About Sexist Dudes in Tech. Dude Gets Fired. Internet Meltdown Ensues. thing involving Adria Richards and two brogrammers at PyCon.  Just in case you haven’t, here is run-down from Gayle … Continue reading

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I am a teacher. You are OUT OF YOUR DAMN MIND if you think I’m arming myself to teach.

Since the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, some politicians and pundits have suggested – as a solution to our mass shooting problem – that we arm teachers. I teach. If US Representative Louie Gohmert (R-TX) thinks I’m going to strap on M-4 to … Continue reading

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A totally unscientific Venn diagram explaining which Texans wish to secede

This Venn would not have been possible without @torgospizza who tweeted this.   Share this:

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Chemistry to replace corporal punishment, says school district

GAITHERSBURG, MARYLAND – With corporal punishment under fire, school districts have been searching for new ways to keep students on-track.  Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) thinks it’s found the perfect replacement for spanking – chemistry. “It was actually suggested by one … Continue reading

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Hell not source of science, Satan says

CIRCLE NINE, HELL — Rep. Paul Broun (R-GA) set off a firestorm on Friday by claiming “…evolution and embryology and the Big Bang Theory, all that is lies straight from the pit of Hell…”.   Scientists and science-minded people, who were quick to … Continue reading

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When it comes to cop cosplay, try not to look too convincing

When you dress-up in costumes, do you go all out?  Careful about the details? Super authentic?  If your costume is a police uniform, don’t do what Percy Coleman did. Coleman kitted himself out in his boys-in-blue best, complete with handgun. Seriously. … Continue reading

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