Absolutely hilarious -- and clever, too. Enjoy!  Read it aloud for great effect. (La Parisienne and Kamikaze Couch Potato, this one's especially for you fair ladies.)Link xie-xie to Mark at BlogWatch.

Don't be fooled by this headline: " Taiwan VP offers love, respect for China." Don't be fooled either by this blurb from that story: "Vice President Annette Lu, the outspoken target of scathing criticism from Beijing, said Thur

All I have to say is . . .FABULOUSLY funny!(Go to the link for a photo of the Vader-shaped gargoyle.) 

Of course, William Wilberforce doesn't need an insignificant graduate student like me to defend him. Perhaps he doesn't actually NEED anybody to defend him. His achievement, on its 200th anniversary, of leading the campaign to abo

This is actually a cute little personality test.  After you take it, you should click on the "that's not me" option just to see the funny little cartoon psychologist who will magically appear and ask you questions while he has tea

Here is some very nerdy news about teachers, students, grades, competition, and the problem of grade inflation and deflation.See what Princeton's doing about the problem of artificially high grades.  As usual, there are no good solutions.

Well, I must either laugh with a satire or cry beat my head against my desk.The massive pork in that Congressional bill is stunning!  So is the stupefying short-sightedness and strategic backwardness of the entire project.Here's the new sati

Yes, you read that headline correctly.  A British school has been penalized -- er, PENALISED -- for selecting smart students.Here is the opening blurb:"One of the top comprehensives in the country for exam results has been found guilty and

Here's the actual news story -- yes, Korean scientists unveiled two cloned wolves named Snuwolf and Snuwolffy.And here's the satire -- dedicated to all you college sports fans.Enjoy!

In fact, Taiwan has shut down part of a highway so migrating milkweed butterflies can cross the road safely (and not end up as windshield *splat*). Check out the Butterfly Conservation Society of Taiwan too. By the way, if you are e

After a long, looooooong break from writing news satires (it's amazing how much time a dissertation eats up), I could not resist the urge to take up my poison pen once more.Today's "Satire Alert" is posted at my other, very neglecte

The EU is 50 years old this weekend and celebrating in Berlin, so courteous and cordial wishes of "Happy Birthday" are in order.Now, since the EU is now a linguistic mess of over 20 official languages, I guess I have to say "Happy Bir

FINALLY!I would simply like to report, dear reader, that spring has finally arrive in Nerdworld, and not a nanosecond too soon! Today there is a sunny blue sky, and the temperature is 40 degrees. The snow is melting quickly everywhere, an

"Cute Knut" the baby polar bear lives! And he's a big celebrity too. Today he made his public debut at the Berlin Zoo. The reception was . . . shall we say . . . enthusiastic. And by "enthusiastic," I mean pe

Take a look at this interesting report about unhappy students at Moscow State University --here is the news story at the New York Times (link via Publius Pundit).Here's a quote from the article: &

Funny! Does speaking with a British accent instantly make you more likely to be successful in America?  Well, maybe.  That accent will certainly make people notice you, and some folks will think you're more intelligent than you actually

Blogging psychologist Dr. Helen has a post about bumper stickers on people's cars and what they might say about their owners' personalities.It's a fun post, and it's received nearly 300 comments.  Go take a look!  Commenter

Not, of course, that this report is going to stop me from eating whatever I want -- and it certainly won't keep my Sibling, otherwise known as King of the All-You-Can-Eat Chinese Buffet.Sure, I cook at home a lot and what I make is going to be he

Gentle reader, it's been a long time since I've posted a sarcastic "Great Moments in Higher Education" entry, but this time, no matter how busy I really am, no matter what my real-world obligations, I must post.This week, Duke Unive

All I'm going to say is, before we all go shrieking mad for the doomsday enviro-cult, just stop for a moment, please. I don't want to argue about carbon emissions and banning things. I do just want to point out the fact that a mas

You know, we talk a great deal about history on this blog, and I wonder, maybe I'm too serious too often.  How about a little fun with history now and then?I was just at a local bookstore and found this funny book:  "The Worst-Case

You know by now that I'm simply in love with Knut, Berlin's baby polar bear. Who wouldn't love this fluffy little furball?Abandoned at birth by his mother, Knut would have certainly died if the German zookeepers had not gone to grea

FANTASTICALLY FUNNY! What if Socrates were a professor today and therefore subject to receiving student evaluations from modern college students? Here is an excerpt of this satire written by a sociology professor with a sense of humor: &q

I thought this was uproariously amusing. Star Trek and Batman fans, take a close look at the chart! Credit for this visual entertainment must go to the lovely Ninme.

The March ice storm has finally stopped, but it's left my neighborhood covered in snow and frost.  It's cold outside!  Winter simply refuses to go away.  And by now you know my favorite thing to do when it's cold outside an