Posted in tactless observations, tagged bbc news quiz, lesbians with power, radio, Sandi Toksvig on 30 January, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Sandi Toksvig, moderator of the News Quiz, commenting on the selection of Johanna Sigurdardottir to be Iceland’s new Prime Minister:
“What can I say? More Scandinavian lesbians in charge — it’s what the world wants.”
Have I said how much I love having access to BBC radio on my computer?
Posted in Musing about Teaching, tactless observations, tagged "Dare Me", big 80s, drag, fedoras, grading, graphjam, plagiarism, Pointer Sisters on 30 January, 2009| 1 Comment »
I don’t have any student papers in yet, but this pie chart from GraphJam is seems mighty plausible [I am not responsible for the graph originator’s inability to spell “choice” properly!]:
more music charts
Of course, the creators of this graph completely forgot the soundtrack references, which should include “Dare Me”, by the Pointer Sisters. [I just looked at the video for the first time — never would have expected drag from them, but I think the zoot suits age better than their big (and I mean BIG) 80’s hair.]
Posted in Filking, tactless observations, tagged BBC science news, Filking, locusts, prozac, serotonin, swarming on 30 January, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Locusts on Prozac
Are a no-no
Spiked serotonin
Tweaks their mojo
So they’re swarming
Swarming!
Oh, they’re swarming!
Ahhhh…..
[cue the sound of whirring wings and relentless chewing]
Yes, researchers have found that high serotonin levels in locusts seem to trigger the change from the green Solitary form to the darker, ravenous Gregarious form.
Strangely, I feel no reason to apologize to the Moody Blues for the filking. But I will refrain from a chorus of “Getting to Gnaw You”…
