Monthly Archives: February 2009

Talk about mammals

D: Not all insects have antennae. Me: Yes they do. D: Name one! Me: Cockroaches. D: What about those big ones, with claws? Me: That’s not an insect. It’s a crab. They’re crustaceans. D: What about tarantulas? Are they insects? Me: No, they’re arachnids. It’s different. D: Oh. Me: Do you know what defines mammals?...

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Geeky Valentine

From http://xkcd.com/162/ It makes me go “Awww, isn’t this sweet?”

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Put in scientific terms doesn’t make it any less funny

IF YOU ARE OFFENDED BY THE WORD ‘FART’ OR ANY OF ITS SYNONYMS STOP READING! Here’s what a friend from the lab brought to my attention: a paper that appeared in 1998 in a journal called Gut Online – a reasonably high-rated journal for publishing gut-related articles. After she showed me this we both laughed...

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Google knows

         For lots more of this visit www.whatgoogleknows.com. Found via No Quedan Blogs.

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Chic Sundays: fishy soap dish

I saw this soap dish over at Zone Maison, one of my favorite decor stores in Montreal. Funky, isn’t it?

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