Category: Education
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Astronomology
Astronomers are becoming increasingly agitated with people confusing them with astrologers, and with the recent occurrence of a solar eclipse, tensions are running high. “I mean, we’re scientists for cripe’s sakes!!” complained astronomy professor and pseudo-nerd, Dr. Ian Poopadopolous. “We’re not flipping Tarot cards or dishing out 1-900 numbers to the drooling masses. We’re simply…
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Thank God It’s T.G.I.F.
For those of you who don’t know, TGIF means Thank God It’s Friday. Being a father of two teens, I’m pretty hip to all the kids’ acronyms, so I thought I’d likewise hip you square daddy-o’s and mommy-a’s to the language of teens: LOL – Laugh Out Loud. Used to express something that is so…
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Word Alert
Guess what?!? The words “cinnamon”, “synonym”, and “Cinnabon” are not cinnamonous. Verdad! Cinnamon, derived from the Latin, Cinnamomum Verum, is a small evergreen tree inhabited by leperchauns and sprites. It is said to have magical powers, and can only be destroyed by a +2 Axe of Dwarven Might, which as you know are quite rare. Synonyms are lethally poisonsous tropical…
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It’s Funny How Things Work Out
Marshall, Will, and Holly on a routine expedition…or were they? That’s right, I’m talking Land of the Lost. Now, I’m not here to bad mouth the effects, comment on the science, or even examine the effectiveness of the “Fly Swatter” to discourage the advances of an aggressive allosaur. No, what I want to discuss is…