Chris’s note: Hellz to the yeah! We gots ALL the well-connected low-down, bitches.

This is a great new fantasy sci-fi book……

I make my living off the evening news
Just give me something-something I can use
People love it when you lose,
They love dirty laundry

Well, I coulda been an actor, but I wound up here
I just have to look good, I dont have to be clear
Come and whisper in my ear
Give us dirty laundry

Kick em when theyre up
Kick em when theyre down…
Kick em all around

We got the bubble-headed-bleach-blonde who comes on at five
She can tell you bout the plane crash with a gleam in her eye
Its interesting when people die-
Give us dirty laundry

Can we film the operation? Is the head dead yet?
You know, the boys in the newsroom got a running bet
Get the widow on the set!
We need dirty laundry

You dont really need to find out whats going on
You dont really want to know just how far its gone
Just leave well enough alone
Eat your dirty laundry

Kick em when theyre up
Kick em when theyre down…
Kick em when theyre stiff
Kick em all around

Dirty little secrets, dirty little lies
We got our dirty little fingers in everybodys pie
We love to cut you down to size
We love dirty laundry

We can do the innuendo, we can dance and sing
When its said and done we havent told you a thing
We all know that crap is king
Give us dirty laundry!

It’s unfortunate that articles like this…articles that should create some well reasoned interesting discussion…end up being the “holy bible” for people who want to tout their own theory or viewpoint. The article was interesting and though provoking…but it should be read critically and with some basic knowledge of the subject. It’s obvious that was not the case for many of the people commenting!

On another point…I believe that the example of the water flea *IS* an example of Lamarckian evolution as the actions or experiences of the parents had an effect on the offspring. That doesn’t necessarily mean that you have to whole heartedly accept this viewpoint of inherited characteristics. I just think it means that the whole science of genetics and development of the individual, influenced by both interior and exterior factors, is more complicated than initially believed. I think both Darwin and Lamarck had a few parts of the puzzle…a puzzle to which we are finding and fitting pieces everyday.

If you want to see what kind of damage articles like this do to scientific understanding and the ability of the American public to reason, go to the article and look at the third comment, the one left by valerie_dlp. That’s the kind of ignorant shit articles like this one promote. By presenting tenuous reasoning and shaky evidence as legitimate science you get people whom honestly think that comments such as “evolution is a THEORY…great!!! so prove it =}.” are logical, well-stated, valid scientific arguments.

Yes, I am angry. Angry that I have to share a planet with stupid fucks like this. They are using my oxygen, water, and food. They are walking around with huge brains in their heads which are being used for nothing. These people would function just as well, if not better, with just simple upper spinal cords with a slightly larger than normal nerve cluster at the top. The rest is a waste of valuable protein.