Here's an old story which, like it subject, won't go away. The NY Post devotes an entire page to Latimeria chalumnae, the Ceolacanth. This was big news in the 30s, but apparently a new book is dredging up interest again. Now I understand why Volkswagen used this "living fossil" as the hook in a recent commercial. The fish appears closely related to the Crossopterygians, or lobe-finned fishes, whose fleshy fins are assumed to be ancestral to our limbs (check 'em out at this site). The image of lung fish conquering the land (bottom of page) has become an icon of our secular origin story, i.e. evolution. Latimeria lacks lungs, but is in many respects quite similar to our Devonian ancestors. The lady who lent her name to the fish is now 92, and grumpy about the whole thing. She should take a lesson from all those 60s TV stars who spent years complaining about being trapped by their roles, but are now happily taking them to the bank.
the second link was part of a site that debunks creationism. on the homepage was part of an image i was looking for without ever trying to look for it. funny, i never found it. you know those funky fish that christians affix to their cars derriere? well, i saw one like this, except it was devouring the icon that represented the christian fish. i thought it was cute.
hmm. yesterday when i was walking home i saw the "christian response" on another car. this time a large fish with truth inscribed within it was devouring a smaller fish that said darwin. so, in this grand ideological struggle, this episode shall be known as -- THE BATTLE OF BUMPERs WILL. maybe we need some bumper stickers like -- "honk if your horny" with a picture of the devil or "my other god is a buddha" instead of my other car is a (insert lux vehicle). or for alex, my other god is a goddess.
did i mention that i brake for animists?
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- alex 3-29-2000 1:19 pm
the second link was part of a site that debunks creationism. on the homepage was part of an image i was looking for without ever trying to look for it. funny, i never found it. you know those funky fish that christians affix to their cars derriere? well, i saw one like this, except it was devouring the icon that represented the christian fish. i thought it was cute.
- dave 3-29-2000 2:09 pm [add a comment]
hmm. yesterday when i was walking home i saw the "christian response" on another car. this time a large fish with truth inscribed within it was devouring a smaller fish that said darwin. so, in this grand ideological struggle, this episode shall be known as -- THE BATTLE OF BUMPERs WILL. maybe we need some bumper stickers like -- "honk if your horny" with a picture of the devil or "my other god is a buddha" instead of my other car is a (insert lux vehicle). or for alex, my other god is a goddess.
- dave 3-31-2000 1:23 pm [add a comment]
did i mention that i brake for animists?
- dave 3-31-2000 5:39 pm [add a comment]
How about a snake with legs? (Good symbol for the Giuliani campaign.)
- alex 3-31-2000 9:14 pm [add a comment]