PZ making fun of the Creation museum:
Adam was naked!
Wesley has the story, and you can get more details from Toledo TV news story and a Cincinnati Enquirer article — but the silly news is that one of the models for the Creation "Museum's" Adam was a fellow named Eric Linden, who was associated with a site called the Bedroom Acrobat. The "Museum's" video with Linden has been yanked, and Linden himself seems to be rushing to dissociate himself from the naughty web site, claiming now that he only bought the domain name.
I say there is nothing wrong with running a site about sexual activities; Linden should not be ashamed of it; it is disgraceful that Answers in Genesis should be so puritanical and sex negative that they don't even want to use a short clip of someone merely known to have had sex; and if Adam had been real rather than a fictitious, mythical character, he probably would have been quite the bedroom acrobat himself, since he would have had to have fathered the entire human race.
I think the Creation "Museum" should bring back the video and increase the coverage of the Adam and Eve story. If they want to keep their visitorship up, I have a suggestion: more full frontal nudity, with an unabashed and open display of the importance of sexual activity in God's fertile creation. And if attendance starts to flag, I have a two-word term for a bold plan that would grab the media's attention again: animatronic genitalia. When Adam first meets Eve, a roar and a <sproingggg!> would be perfectly appropriate.
It would be OK, since it's all in the Bible. I mean, if "dinosaur" is in there, I'm sure "erection" is too.
PZ making fun of the Creation museum:
In last week's Sunday newspaper (or maybe 2 weeks ago), there was a coupon insert for the Creation Museum, and the establishments that sponsor it, etc.
The Boy and I were going to go, just to poke fun, but we realized that we just didn't have the stomach for it.
Better he should walk around looking hot for people who appreciate him.
It's not cheap, though: >[link]
I guess not. We'll have to look into that fund raising option.
Cindy, that sounds excellently cool.
The letter was really kind of lovely. I may have teared up a little.
I'm worried that this is "energy" given to me by the insane amounts of B2 I'm taking for migraine prophylaxis. If so--why does everything anti-migraine either wake me up or shut me down? There's one cool thing about caffeine these days--does neither.
It's all craziness. I hope it works as a prophylactic. I'm sure you'd probably wear a condom on your head at this point, if it would stop the migraine madness.
This is pretty cool--the Paris Metro is renovating one of its stops, and they broke through a "fake" wall that covered up a section that had last been seen back in 1959. There's a few really neat advertising posters from that time period being revealed.
It's creepy familial subtext.
Not least because she doesn't look old enough to be the mother of a child old enough to read that ad. Much less buy an airline ticket.
It's creepy familial subtext.
Not least because she doesn't look old enough to be the mother of a child old enough to read that ad. Much less buy an airline ticket.
What I find kind of cool about the ad is that she's got lines underneath her eyes, just like a real person. Amazing! No airbrushing!
Oooh, Kathy, that is extremely cool! Those posters are amazing. Love the Marcel Marceau notice: La Compagnie des Mimes, Paris Qui Rit, Paris Qui Pleure
Paris Qui Rit, Paris Qui Pleure
"Paris who laughs, Paris who cries"? Am I translating that correctly?
sumi, thanks for the Boomtown link. I've been wanting that series for a while.
Has anyone seen a Brit show called Jonathon Creek? It is also at Amazon and looks intriguing but I'm wary of the sight unseen purchase.
