Showing posts with label deadpan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label deadpan. Show all posts
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Reality check for elementary schoolers ...
Scrooge, much?
*buries my giggles in my facepalm*
Seriously, I would like to think I am just like the last kid. Just keep smiling in the face of misanthropy!
*buries my giggles in my facepalm*
Seriously, I would like to think I am just like the last kid. Just keep smiling in the face of misanthropy!
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Go forth and multiply!
How big is the biggest family you know? 8 children? 12? 29 kids by way of 4 wives?
How about 150 kids?
No, I am not kidding. A sperm donor in North America has fathered 150 offsprings based on the tracking records by this website. That's right. One man. 150 kids. One donor fathered 70 children and had to keep track of them using a spreadsheet. Genetically speaking, this is unhealthy, not to mention increasing the risk of inadvertent incest from siblings who are unaware that they share the same father. Yeah, yeah, the pro-'cest camp will say that the incest taboo is a social construct, but consanguinuous relationships often produce unhealthy offspring who may suffer from physical and/or mental disabilities.
Sperm donation (intentionally or inadvertently due to cheating) has been around since time immemorial to overcome the problem of the male partner shooting blanks (or is just an annoying git whose genes must NOT reproduce). But never has it hit in such a big way as it does today with fertility clinics and sperm agencies flourishing to fulfill baby-making needs world-wide.
I often wonder what drives a man to donate his sperm. Is it out of altruism to help infertile couples? Is it an ego boost thing to be populating the world with his little babies whom he doesn't have to support? Or is it as simple as because the financial transaction for a few fapping sessions is pretty lucrative? (Apparently you get paid more if you are nice looking and have a college degree, but do recipients really know if the donor looks like Brad Pitt or a troll, particularly for anonymous donation?)
The question of sperm donor motivation has been the focus of several studies. A 1994 study in Scandinavia painted that the majority of the donors are driven by monetary gain. I guess a guy gotta finance his grad school education some way; not everyone could be a singing telegram or strip for Chippendale. Or maybe just an ordinary guy wanting to pay his bills.
Paternity is a word that is both frightening and exciting. If it was something sought by a guy, it is probable the happiest news ever. Unless of course, he's left holding the bag for someone else's seed. Or became an inadvertent daddy like the guy in the video below.
(One of the best romance novels trope, yo.)
Now that we have welcomed the 7th billion person on this planet, should we keep multiplying like bunnies?
*contemplate*
How about 150 kids?
No, I am not kidding. A sperm donor in North America has fathered 150 offsprings based on the tracking records by this website. That's right. One man. 150 kids. One donor fathered 70 children and had to keep track of them using a spreadsheet. Genetically speaking, this is unhealthy, not to mention increasing the risk of inadvertent incest from siblings who are unaware that they share the same father. Yeah, yeah, the pro-'cest camp will say that the incest taboo is a social construct, but consanguinuous relationships often produce unhealthy offspring who may suffer from physical and/or mental disabilities.
Sperm donation (intentionally or inadvertently due to cheating) has been around since time immemorial to overcome the problem of the male partner shooting blanks (or is just an annoying git whose genes must NOT reproduce). But never has it hit in such a big way as it does today with fertility clinics and sperm agencies flourishing to fulfill baby-making needs world-wide.
I often wonder what drives a man to donate his sperm. Is it out of altruism to help infertile couples? Is it an ego boost thing to be populating the world with his little babies whom he doesn't have to support? Or is it as simple as because the financial transaction for a few fapping sessions is pretty lucrative? (Apparently you get paid more if you are nice looking and have a college degree, but do recipients really know if the donor looks like Brad Pitt or a troll, particularly for anonymous donation?)
The question of sperm donor motivation has been the focus of several studies. A 1994 study in Scandinavia painted that the majority of the donors are driven by monetary gain. I guess a guy gotta finance his grad school education some way; not everyone could be a singing telegram or strip for Chippendale. Or maybe just an ordinary guy wanting to pay his bills.
Paternity is a word that is both frightening and exciting. If it was something sought by a guy, it is probable the happiest news ever. Unless of course, he's left holding the bag for someone else's seed. Or became an inadvertent daddy like the guy in the video below.
(One of the best romance novels trope, yo.)
Now that we have welcomed the 7th billion person on this planet, should we keep multiplying like bunnies?
*contemplate*
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Monday, October 31, 2011
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Hugh! Hugh! Hugh!
Tonnes of Hugh Laurie and a new-found fear of hospitals coming up once you finish watching this video.
*grin*
*grin*
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
(Semi) Clean humour for Ramadhan, yes?
A little geek humour to start with ...
Well, maybe this one ain't so clean (or those following it).
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| Segue into the war of the sexes ... |
Well, maybe this one ain't so clean (or those following it).
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Monday, July 4, 2011
Monday, Monday ...
AAAARGGHH!! It's here!
But something like this
or this
or this
surely helps to ease the pain.
Teen idol ... dream idol ...
If anyone ask me how long I've been a (semi/kinda/sorta)hipster about music, I'll have to say: a long time.
It really started in high school when I turned up my nose at New Kids on the Block and many other teen pop idols of the day. Yes, I am old enough to know NKOTB and listen to the band as they shoot to stardom. Shut up.
I once sneered to a classmate (who is a diehard NKOTB fan with school file featuring said band, natch), that Donnie Wahlberg looked like a convict and Danny Wood looked like he's the missing link. She, who is one of the most on-the-narrow sort (and became a respectable prefect the year after, mind you), actually lunged at me and almost throttled yours truly except for the grace of God and the excellent reflexes of fellow classmates.
Hence, I learned that you mock the teen idol of the day to a hardcore fan at your peril.
I had something to say about all the members of the band, but the one that got me kicked the hardest was when I said that Jon Knight looked like he's gay. Which of course was met with strenuous protestation that he's so cute (what does that have to do with which way he swings?) and that he's straight 'cause he's dating girls like Tiffany (whose eyes they want to gouge out).
And guess what? Thirteen year old me was right.
Do I have great, precociously developed gaydar or what?
It really started in high school when I turned up my nose at New Kids on the Block and many other teen pop idols of the day. Yes, I am old enough to know NKOTB and listen to the band as they shoot to stardom. Shut up.
I once sneered to a classmate (who is a diehard NKOTB fan with school file featuring said band, natch), that Donnie Wahlberg looked like a convict and Danny Wood looked like he's the missing link. She, who is one of the most on-the-narrow sort (and became a respectable prefect the year after, mind you), actually lunged at me and almost throttled yours truly except for the grace of God and the excellent reflexes of fellow classmates.
Hence, I learned that you mock the teen idol of the day to a hardcore fan at your peril.
I had something to say about all the members of the band, but the one that got me kicked the hardest was when I said that Jon Knight looked like he's gay. Which of course was met with strenuous protestation that he's so cute (what does that have to do with which way he swings?) and that he's straight 'cause he's dating girls like Tiffany (whose eyes they want to gouge out).
And guess what? Thirteen year old me was right.
Do I have great, precociously developed gaydar or what?
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Doc Horror
If this is an animation series, I would watch it religiously. But since it's a computer game ... *shrug*
Also, this is why you should google your surgeon first before going under the knife.
Also, this is why you should google your surgeon first before going under the knife.
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Horrorwood
So pretty ... *swoons*
What you would love to say about douchebag colleagues.
There are some things that even Freddy Krueger wouldn't touch.
Be afraid, Fido. Be very afraid.
Arachnophobia. It gets to us all.
Happy belated Father's Day?
Male pregnancy is now more than just fanfiction.
Somehow, I prefer the Sheryl Crow cover version better.
Moar under cut ... (NSFW stuff)
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Destroying your childhood ...
... one superhero at a time.
Under cut for NSFW images. If you wish your childhood memories of Batman, Spiderman etc to remain inviolate, DO NOT CLICK. You have been warned.
Under cut for NSFW images. If you wish your childhood memories of Batman, Spiderman etc to remain inviolate, DO NOT CLICK. You have been warned.
Saturday, May 28, 2011
I do NOT have ADD!
(stolen from here)
My fondness for opening multiple tabs in my Firefox browser has NOTHING to do with ADD (attention deficit disorder), thank you very much. Nor my tendency to be working on 4-5 items simultaneously. It's not because of my ferret-like attention span that .... oohh! Sparklies!
... made me jump from subject to subject.
It's just that I have too much brain.
*grin*
That's right. The little grey cells (to quote Msr. Hercule Poirot) of my left superior parietal cortex (the part of the brain that is roughly three finger span behind my left eye) are just too plentiful.
Trust me. Scientists said so.
However, this does not mean that I am any cleverer (hah!). In fact, it actually means that "a greater volume of grey matter may indicate a less mature brain, perhaps reflecting a mild developmental malfunction".
Erk.
How can this be fixed?
Apparently, the team who wrote the paper is working on stimulating the mega-brain area by "placing electrodes on the head to deliver an unnoticeable electrical current to the immediate area".
Unnoticeable electrical current, yeah right. Now pull the other leg.
Time for your electroconvulsive therapy, m'dear.
My fondness for opening multiple tabs in my Firefox browser has NOTHING to do with ADD (attention deficit disorder), thank you very much. Nor my tendency to be working on 4-5 items simultaneously. It's not because of my ferret-like attention span that .... oohh! Sparklies!
... made me jump from subject to subject.
It's just that I have too much brain.
*grin*
That's right. The little grey cells (to quote Msr. Hercule Poirot) of my left superior parietal cortex (the part of the brain that is roughly three finger span behind my left eye) are just too plentiful.
Trust me. Scientists said so.
However, this does not mean that I am any cleverer (hah!). In fact, it actually means that "a greater volume of grey matter may indicate a less mature brain, perhaps reflecting a mild developmental malfunction".
Erk.
How can this be fixed?
Apparently, the team who wrote the paper is working on stimulating the mega-brain area by "placing electrodes on the head to deliver an unnoticeable electrical current to the immediate area".
Unnoticeable electrical current, yeah right. Now pull the other leg.
Time for your electroconvulsive therapy, m'dear.
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