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Humor Religion

What better way to start the weekend than with a Jack Chick parody?

This Jack Chick parody is a bit incoherent at times, but parts of it are still pretty amusing nonetheless. I’m still not entirely sure what it’s about, and maybe someone can help me out there. This particular parody seems to be a parody put together from more than one Chick tract. However, one of them […]

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Medicine

The Skeptics’ Circle is coming

OK, skeptics, listen up! Bora’s set to host the 33rd Meeting of the Skeptics’ Circle over at Science and Politics on next Thursday, April 27. If you haven’t already done so, this weekend is the perfect opportunity to submit your best skeptical blogging to Bora before 5 PM EDST on Wednesday, April 26. Bora has […]

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Humor Medicine

Types of medical students

Via an incoming link, over at The White Coat Rack, I’ve found a rather amusing description of the twelve types of medical students one is likely to encounter in medical school. Looking at the description, I realize that I probably was the Overly Academic, the one who “came into med school with plenty of research […]

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Music

The 50 Worst Albums Ever

Well, well, well. The blogging this week has been mostly serious and dense, with discussions of Hitler’s mother’s breast cancer and two rather long posts about medicine and evolution. I don’t know why, but I got a little carried away. In any case, it’s Friday, and it’s time for lighter fare. And, given my huge […]

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World War II

I didn’t think this was still happening…

A Japanese soldier not seen since World War II has been found alive in the Ukraine: TOKYO (AP) – A former Japanese soldier last seen by his family when he went off to fight in the Second World War has surfaced in Ukraine and is returning to Japan to see his relatives after 60 years, […]