All posts tagged Science

Shaggy Stats

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I call this the Poiss-in-Boots method.

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One that got away…

A fish tail by Bob Dvorak.


With a brash combination of selective breeding and genetic modification, Earl had managed to produce herring that grew about twenty percent faster, and equally larger, than the natural fish.

Eager to cash in on his labors, he synopsized his four years of work and submitted it to a scholarly journal. The peer review process was both quick and deadly.

“Insufficient records.” “Lack of controls.” “Insufficient data.” “Consistently unreproduceable results.” “Insufficient sample size.” On and … Read the rest...

Bring Me Some Shaggy Newtons V

xkcd is a webcomic by Randall Munroe. Sometimes he includes puns that are usually of a mathematical and/or scientific nature.


Really? Sounds a little bit ... derivative.

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Bring Me Some Shaggy Newtons IV

Irregular Webcomic! is by David Morgan-Mar. Occasionally, he includes wonderful puns. This one was originally published on October 20, 2009.


I suppose you could say that for each actor there was an equal and opposite re-actor.

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Shaggy Beagle

Irregular Webcomic! is by David Morgan-Mar. Occasionally, he includes wonderful puns. This one was originally published on October 9, 2009.


Well, I'll be a monkey's uncle!

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Bring Me Some Shaggy Newtons III

Irregular Webcomic! is by David Morgan-Mar. Occasionally, he includes wonderful puns. This one was originally published on August 26, 2009.


If I had my way, I'd be rid of the lot of them: Hooke: Leibniz, and Sinker!

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Shaggy Moo

Irregular Webcomic! is by David Morgan-Mar. Occasionally, he includes wonderful puns. This one was originally published on July 1, 2009.


Interrupting coefficient of friction

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Bring Me Some Shaggy Newtons II

Irregular Webcomic! is by David Morgan-Mar. Occasionally, he includes wonderful puns. This one was originally published on June 7, 2009.


After all, a Body in Motion tends to remain in Motion.

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Bring Me Some Shaggy Newtons

Irregular Webcomic! is by David Morgan-Mar. Occasionally, he includes wonderful puns. This one was originally published on May 9, 2009.


After all, a body at reast likes to remain at rest.

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Shaaaarrrrgy II

Irregular Webcomic! is by David Morgan-Mar. Occasionally, he includes wonderful puns. This one was originally published on May 10, 2007.


It be an Imperial galleon! 20 percent bigger than an American galleon.

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Shaggy Halfling VI

Irregular Webcomic! is by David Morgan-Mar. Occasionally, he includes wonderful puns. This one was originally published on March 2, 2007.


Yes, they can live in alien hobbit-ats.

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Shaggy Genetics

Irregular Webcomic! is by David Morgan-Mar. Occasionally, he includes wonderful puns. This one was originally published on February 3, 2007.


The human G-gnome project.

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Shaggy Stats

xkcd is a webcomic by Randall Munroe. Sometimes he includes puns that are usually of a mathematical and/or scientific nature.


Face it - I'm your statistically significant other.

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Shaggy Cluster

Irregular Webcomic! is by David Morgan-Mar. Occasionally, he includes wonderful puns. This one was originally published on November 18, 2006.


Star clusters are Messier.

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Trigs are for Kids

Irregular Webcomic! is by David Morgan-Mar. Occasionally, he includes wonderful puns.

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Shaggy Math II

xkcd is a webcomic by Randall Munroe. Sometimes he includes puns that are usually of a mathematical and/or scientific nature.


Can you give me a few pointers?

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Shaggy Shapes

Irregular Webcomic! is by David Morgan-Mar. Occasionally, he includes wonderful puns. This one was originally published on December 17, 2004.


Everyone knows the square root of a Minos is imaginary.

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Shaggy Clouds

Irregular Webcomic! is by David Morgan-Mar. Occasionally, he includes wonderful puns. This one was originally published on November 21, 2004.


But they're so nebulous

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Beware of Greeks Baring Drifts

Irregular Webcomic! is by David Morgan-Mar. Occasionally, he includes wonderful puns. This one was originally published on October 30, 2004.


Plato techtonics

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Shaggy Gamma

Irregular Webcomic! is by David Morgan-Mar. Occasionally, he includes wonderful puns. This one was originally published on October 4, 2004.


Our gamma is increasing

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Shaggy Clouds

Irregular Webcomic! is by David Morgan-Mar. Occasionally, he includes wonderful puns. This one was originally published on September 8, 2004.


Brace yourselves! This is going to Oort!

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Gooey and Shaggy

Irregular Webcomic! is by David Morgan-Mar. Occasionally, he includes wonderful puns. This one was originally published on June 15, 2004.


He's regressed to his childhood.

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Shaggy Freedom Fighters

Irregular Webcomic! is by David Morgan-Mar. Occasionally, he includes wonderful puns. This one was originally published on March 23, 2004.


Obviously a resistance movement.

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Philosophical one-liners

 From J. Nile Barnes.


 
• For Sale: Parachute. Only used once, never opened, small stain.
• Why do psychics have to ask you for your name?
• Corduroy pillows: They’re making headlines!
• I drive way too fast to worry about cholesterol
• I couldn’t repair your brakes, so I made your horn louder.
• Depression is merely anger without enthusiasm
• Eagles may soar, but weasels don’t get sucked into jet engines
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Periodically Shaggy

xkcd is a webcomic by Randall Munroe. Sometimes he includes puns of a decidedly scientific nature.


Snapple: An apple infused with tin.

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