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Math Is Hard said:
Without a nose, how did Brahe smell?
Oh, you think you can tempt me with that easy bait?


Why is it, do you think, that weird, purple jellyfish get so insanely weird when their notions on science are challenged?
 
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ha! if I wanted to tempt a Zooby I would simply capture a chicken and teach it to say "koo koo roo, koo roo, I'm a little fat, delicious, lost chicken with a broken leg and can't run very fast, koo koo roo" and then chain it to the fence down at the Peterson farm about 2 km from your brush shelter.

Jellyfish get insanely weird when their science theories are challenged not unlike their human counterparts posting to the Theory Development area of this website. The reason is that they do not have the basic scientific training to back up their wild speculations. This often leads to hostility (read: stings).

How many posters to the Theory Development thread of this website, do you opine, are actually WPJ passing themselves off as human?
 
Math Is Hard said:
How many posters to the Theory Development thread of this website, do you opine, are actually WPJ passing themselves off as human?
Hmmmm. The quetion got me thinking and a quick check of a babelfish informed me that "Michio" is a regional, informal word for "jellyfish" in one coastal village on the island of Hokaido, and "Kaku" the name of a berry that grows in the south of Japan, which berry is purple in hue!

Speaking of astronomy, the great telescope at Palomar Mt. here in Ca. gave the world its first glimpse of the amazing jellyfish nebula (located in the constellation Aquarius of course, so it doesn't dry out). The Hubble telescope has afforded even better views of it, and astro-physicists now believe they know what makes up the nebula's amazing tentacles. What is it they think they are made of?
 
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Wait quick break. How long is this thread going to last?

Also don't forget to answer the question above though I am supposed to.
 
zoobyshoe said:
Hmmmm. The quetion got me thinking and a quick check of a babelfish informed me that "Michio" is a regional, informal word for "jellyfish" in one coastal village on the island of Hokaido, and "Kaku" the name of a berry that grows in the south of Japan, which berry is purple in hue!

Speaking of astronomy, the great telescope at Palomar Mt. here in Ca. gave the world its first glimpse of the amazing jellyfish nebula (located in the constellation Aquarius of course, so it doesn't dry out). The Hubble telescope has afforded even better views of it, and astro-physicists now believe they know what makes up the nebula's amazing tentacles. What is it they think they are made of?

Mass-spectrometry shows very convincingly that the tentacles are made of ... sugar ! Well, not exactly sugar...more like a . . . umm, well... a jelly sandwich.

The folks at the Atkins Institute have already released travel advisories for people planning to visit the jellyfish nebula. In fact, they go so far as suggesting that looking in that general direction is the equivalent of licking cake frosting off your fingers after you've washed your hands - an act considered perfectly harmless by the ignorentsia.

Don't you think the low carb revolution is like Armageddon, and we will eventually vanquish all that is evil, simply by shunning the cursed carbs ?

(EDIT : Quote : "How long is this thread going to last ?" There is a theory suggesting the self-annihilation of this thread by the proposal of a non-stupid quetion, but so far, no-one has been able to replicate that condition...or the theory is incorrect - guess we'll never know which it is !)
 
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zoobyshoe said:
Hmmmm. The quetion got me thinking and a quick check of a babelfish informed me that "Michio" is a regional, informal word for "jellyfish" in one coastal village on the island of Hokaido, and "Kaku" the name of a berry that grows in the south of Japan, which berry is purple in hue!

Speaking of astronomy, the great telescope at Palomar Mt. here in Ca. gave the world its first glimpse of the amazing jellyfish nebula (located in the constellation Aquarius of course, so it doesn't dry out). The Hubble telescope has afforded even better views of it, and astro-physicists now believe they know what makes up the nebula's amazing tentacles. What is it they think they are made of?

Purple energy - it makes up 17.4% of dark energy, the rest is blue green energy, as seen in the blue green alga nebula.

So what ancient astronomer do you think went around naming celestial bodies after jellyfish?
 
Answers: 1) Kacper: a fly buzzing around 2) Gokul: yes. carbs kill. even 2nd hand carbs kill 3) SA: That was Jellileo Jellili.

Quetion: When I arrive at work, the clock downstairs says 8:45. When I take the elevator up to my floor, the clock on my floor says 8:30. Does this have anything to do with relativity?
 
Math Is Hard said:
Answers: 1) Kacper: a fly buzzing around 2) Gokul: yes. carbs kill. even 2nd hand carbs kill 3) SA: That was Jellileo Jellili.

Quetion: When I arrive at work, the clock downstairs says 8:45. When I take the elevator up to my floor, the clock on my floor says 8:30. Does this have anything to do with relativity?

No, it just shows how far you'll go to convince yourself that you're not getting to work 15 minutes late. If you want to call that re-late-ivity, be my guest, but I'm sure Alfred is squirming in his sittingedankenthinkin grave...

...which makes me wonder : can thoughts die ?
 
Gokul43201 said:
...which makes me wonder : can thoughts die ?
I believe that's a jellysophical quetion which no one here is qualified to tackle. You want to post that in the jellisophy (accent on second syllable) forum.

People who are feeling jellysophical may be on the verge of religious conversion. Check out this site and see if it moves you:
Our Blasted Lady of the Jellyfish
Address:http://www.cyberpsychos.netonecom.net/cnidaria/




Since purple energy makes up 17.4% of dark energy, what percentage of jelly energy have they determined to be made up of weird energy?

FYI: Striped Weird Purple Jellyfish Purple_jellyfish.jpg
Address:http://www.montereyexpress.com/images/Gallery/MikeMillet/Purple_jellyfish.jpg
 
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zoobyshoe said:
Since purple energy makes up 17.4% of dark energy, what percentage of jelly energy have they determined to be made up of weird energy?

Known euphemistically as "Weird" energy, Dark-Purple Energy DPE is the essence of not-mass and is believed to comprise not-1 or not-2% of all dark energy [ie not-light energy]. When you have some not-mass, if you add some you have less. Now I always get confused here, if more not is not more, then is less not more not?
 
Ivan Seeking said:
When you have some not-mass, if you add some you have less. Now I always get confused here, if more not is not more, then is less not more not?
A knotty quetion. But not a naughty one. Less not is not more not. In other words, more not is less more: more naught. Which I still insist is not naughty. Unless you forgot a comma somewhere. I could go on, but sometimes more is less.


Native Americans taught the early settlers that burying a weird, purple jellyfish with each corn seed planted would provide the seed with a water supply that would see it through any dry spells. Likewise they taught that a weird, purple jellyfish worn as a sock inside the mocasin would prevent blisters on long hikes.

Can you think of any other weird, purple jellyfish survival tips we learned from the Native Americans?
 
We have the purplejellypositories for those rough nights after a long ride on the Pinto.

Purplejellybellies make a great emergency snack food on long hunts.

Does anyone know the PJF-Cowboy connection?
 
Ivan Seeking said:
Does anyone know the PJF-Cowboy connection?
There's not much to tell, really. Buffalo Bill Cody tried to round up a herd of nocturnally roving weird, purple jellyfish which he planned to train to perform in an act in his Wild West Show, but the wranglers he sent out failed to find a technique for turning the herd, and ended up just squashing a bunch of them when their horses slipped on the squishy critters and fell over. a lot of cowboys got stung that outing.


That reminds me of a strange incident. Once, when I was sitting at an outdoor cafe in Taos, New Mexico, USA, a family approached me timidly, and asked if I would take a picture of them standing in front of the café. It was not a famous café, nor was it particularly interesting. I couldn't understand why they wanted to be photographed in front of it. When I asked, they laughed and said, it wasn't that they wanted to be photographed in front of the café, it was that they wanted to be photographed by me.

When I asked why, they laughed and said, it wasn't that they really wanted to be photographed by me, it was that they wanted me to get off the chair I was sitting on. When I asked why, they laughed and said, it wasn't that they really wanted me to get off the chair, it was that they wanted to see if I had any lint sticking to the back of my shirt.

Why is it a guy can never find a water canon when he needs one?
 
Zooby, this all goes back to your insults made to the citizens of Taos. When I linked to some discussion of the Taos Hum, you chose to make light of things by referencing a hypothetical Beach Boys song called the Kokomo Hum. To those of us in the know, your experience in Taos was all about payback; they were giving you what's known as a Taos hummer.

What was the final result of a Zooby getting a Taos hummer?
 
Net result was a limerick.

The hummer that Zoob got in Taos,
Turned his whole world quite into chaos,
This is worse, he did complain,
than the hummer I got in Spain,
Worse still than the one I got in Laos.

There's no particular tune for this rhyme. If I hum a few bars, can you fake it?
 
Then poor Zooby got fleas
“Would you pick these off of me please?
I’m itching and scratching
Those darned eggs are hatching
And flea powder is making me sneeze!"

Next verse?
 
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That Zooby got rid of his fleas, sir,
With a magnifying glass and some tweezers.
Like a Saint from the Bible,
He tolerates this libel,
You know he's quite an agreeable geezer.
:smile: :biggrin: :-p :approve: :smile:


Do you think insecure, small-footed Sasquatches fall for SPAM emails that offer to "Improve Your Shoe Size Overnight!" ?
 
Math Is Hard said:
Do you think insecure, small-footed Sasquatches fall for SPAM emails that offer to "Improve Your Shoe Size Overnight!" ?
Yes, they have been fleeced so thoroughly as to become indistinguishable from all other computer users.


What is the principal difference between a Gnome and a Hobbit ?
 
Gnome • noun: a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the Earth and guards buried treasure

Hobbit: • noun: an imaginary being similar to a person but smaller and with hairy feet; invented by J.R.R. Tolkien

Gnomes have buried treasure and hobbits have hairy feet.
Also, Leonard Nimoy never sang a song about Gnomes.

Why do those disgusting gnomes have so many dirty hobbits?
 
Because the hairy feet protect their treasure.

Why do people like moving gifs so much?
 
Tom McCurdy said:
Why do people like moving gifs so much?
I'm not sure your premise is correct. Most people I know do not like moving anything. I have never enjoyed moving anything, really. Sometimes I have to move brush around here, at the zoobie brush shelter, but I don't particularly enjoy having to do it.


I am visited by critters, sometimes, here at the zoobie brush shelter. Racoons, skunks, possums, lizards, stray kitties. Loose dogs skulk by, sometimes. Once a stray republican skulked by.

What interesting wildlife pops up in your back yard?
 
Heck, wildlife? We call that dinner! Stay away from wild Republicans though - too stringy.

Which brings to mind a point of taste for an upcoming dinner party: Which goes better with skunk; red wine or white?
 
Ivan Seeking said:
Heck, wildlife? We call that dinner! Stay away from wild Republicans though - too stringy.

Which brings to mind a point of taste for an upcoming dinner party: Which goes better with skunk; red wine or white?

Nehi.

How do you filet a skunk?
 
selfAdjoint said:
How do you filet a skunk?
However you do it, don't neglect to notice the recipe mentions the terms "out of doors" and "HAZMAT suit".


That reminds me of a strange story. Once, when I was sitting at an outdoor café in the city of San Francisco, Ca. USA, an aurally impaired person approached me, and handed me a small card on which was printed the alphabet with each letter's sign language equivalent next to it, and on the reverse side of the card it said:

"I am not deaf. This is a stickup. Give me all the money in your wallet or I will begin to grunt and cry very loudly and point at you. This is a crowded public area. Do yourself a favor, and avoid embarrassment."

Whereupon, I looked up at the man in astonishment, studying his face. "Shooby?" I said. His jaw dropped. "Zooby?" he querried.

It was my old friend, Shooby Zoo, former partner in crime. We had pulled this same stunt a million times together back in the day.

What is the best way for old friends to celebrate such a surprise reunion?


edit: The spoonerism "Shooby Zoo"© is the creation of PF Member and weird, purple jellyfish, Math Is Hard.
 
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First I would expect a lot of chest beating and hooting. Then, go out for a few bananas at the swingers bars. Next, harass the stupid apes at the zoo. Finally, hang out at the museum of natural history and pose as a stuffed zooby and a stuffed shooby and scare the heck out of the visitors. End the day by picking up some Zooby babes.

What exactly makes a female Zooby a babe?
 
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Ivan Seeking said:
What exactly makes a female Zooby a babe?
If a zoobie looks at her and goes "YOWIE!", she's a babe.


Hey, it just occurred to me that if Ivan ever found anything he'd have to change his name. What do you suppose he'd change it to?
 
Ivan FinallyFoundIt! :surprise: :smile: :smile: :smile:

What did Ivan find? :wink: :smile:
 
Tsunami said:
Ivan FinallyFoundIt! :surprise: :smile: :smile: :smile:

What did Ivan find? :wink: :smile:
The key to intelectual fattening of the pancreatic knowledge of course.

How did Robert Johnson really die?
 
wasteofo2 said:
How did Robert Johnson really die?

He insulted a Zooby's girlfriend and the rest is history... just like him..


What would Ivan change his name to if he had Zooby fleas on him after he had petted a Zooby and a Shooby at the natural history museum?
 
Ivan Scratching.

Why is it that peppermint tastes good mixed with chocolate and chocolate tastes good mixed with peanut butter - but peppermint doesn't taste good mixed with peanut butter?
 
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