Re: Shocking New Action by Discovery Institute!!!!

Frank J wrote:
chris.linthompson@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
catshark wrote:
There are definite signs that someone at the DI might *actually* have a
sense of humor:

<http://www.evolutionnews.org/2006/04/how_many_darwinists_does_it_ta.html>

Unfortunately, based on the evidence:

<http://cartagodelenda.blogspot.com/2006/04/great-debate.html>

it isn't a very *complex* sense of humor . . .
Notice how they quotemined the best ones?

Chris

Sorry, but I can't resist bad jokes any more than I can resist bad
puns, so here goes:

How many DI Fellows does it take to quote mine? Only one, but they all
do it anyway.

How many Intelligent Designers does it take to design a light bulb? One. Or
Two. Or more. Maybe aliens. Or a deity, but we don't like to talk about that.

--
John S. Wilkins, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Biohumanities Project
University of Queensland - Blog: evolvethought.blogspot.com
"He used... sarcasm. He knew all the tricks, dramatic irony, metaphor, bathos,
puns, parody, litotes and... satire. He was vicious."

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