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Re: [HAPS-L] evolution wars
Well, OK, maybe I'm a snob, but "effete"? I'll admit it...I had to look
up "effete" in order to decide if Rob was including me. From
Dictionary.com:
effete \eh-FEET; ih-\, adjective:
1. No longer capable of producing young; infertile; barren; sterile.
2. Exhausted of energy; incapable of efficient action; worn out.
3. Marked by self-indulgence or decadence; degenerate.
4. Overrefined; effeminate.
#1 doesn't fit me yet....although I'm scheduled for a vasectomy in 2
weeks, so stay tuned.
#2 does indeed fit me. But, I'm an A&P instructor, it is the end of
summer session, and my students insist on asking me if spelling counts
on a lab practical. Or, conversly, how can they convert a 60% into an
80% with just 1 exam to go, but without inventing time travel!?
#3? I'll let you decide. But remember...if you insult me, the website
will turn off.
#4....the chances of anyone calling me "overrefined" are dismal at
best. Case(s) in point: my wife ofen refers to my at-home behavior as
"Homer Simpson-ish". My favorite joke involves a small child pulling
my finger. And my summer clothing style can best be described as "de
novo hawaii".
Carl S
(with a smile, needing a laugh as he is getting ready for SUMMER
FINALS!)
Carl Shuster
Biology
Madison Area Technical College
(608) 246-6203
CShuster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://www.matcmadison.edu/faculty/cshuster/
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>>> Robert Stephenson <rstephe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 07/24/07 11:23 AM
>>>
Wow! http://www.fixedearth.com, the source of many of the "facts"
referred to in the article, is an earful. They aren't just opposed
to evolution; they are targeting the Copernican revolution as well.
Let's end the tyranny of truth: equal time for fiction! Enough of
these effete, intellectual snobs: give ignorance a chance!
- Rob
On Jul 24, 2007, at 8:41 AM, David Evans wrote:
> Texas is being hit with another evolution war—hasn’t anyone ever
> hear of the misfortunes of the Dover, PA school district. This
> comes at the behest of a Georgia state legislator and you can read
> the Dallas News article yourself but be careful, the article is
> inflammatory on a lot of levels!
>
>
>
> http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/texassouthwest/
> stories/DN-evolution_14tex.ART.State.Edition1.298e1cb.html
>
>
>
> Don’t blame me—you were warned…
>
>
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