Our Watch is (Almost) Ended

With Game of Thrones approaching its final episode and characters dropping like flies, the question on everyone's lips is: who will sit on the Iron Throne?   

Ask no more.

The Four Quadrants of Science

Originally on Judy Curry's blog

If the Electoral College were abolished

Presidential elections would be decided as below:

Indeed, winning a large majority in CA was enough to secure bragging rights for the "popular vote" in the most recent election. (Outside of CA, the popular vote seems to have been won by the other candidate.) Although, had the election rules specified a simple popular vote, then

1. campaigning in CA and other places would have proceeded very differently, perhaps with different results; and
2. we'd still be going through the nation-wide recount.

(The map is a cartoon and is not to precise scale.)

Now this is funny

Neil deGrasse Tyson is Really Smart

Who knew?

(h/t Mark Shea)

Apparently, Russians are getting a laugh out of the whole thing.

"Nightmare of Obama"

Caption was: "Come on Lyudmilla! Hack those Yanks!"

Caption: Typical Russian Hacker

The Magic of Donald Trump

He has succeeded in getting NBC and the Democratic Party to leap to defend the honor of big corporations, job loss, and overcharging on government contracts.

This looks almost too easy...

h/t The Peoples Cube satirical website

Think about it

A Brilliant Idea

by Rober Scherrer at Cosmic Yarns:

Marvel Superhero Day at School

My daughter's school is sponsoring "Marvel Monday," when everyone is supposed to dress up as a Marvel superhero. What to do? I suggested that she go as the Fantastic Four's Sue Richards, who can turn invisible. Then just skip school that day.

Why Egypt Loses to Germany in Beach Volleyball

Okay, this is funny

The History of Cosmology

h/t Eve Keneinan

The Muse Speaks

An Ode to a Broken Arm
or The Physical Therapy Fight Song

You slide your right arm out
You pull your right arm in.
You swing it back and forth
And give it a li'l spin.
Oh it won't do no harm
To your achey, breaky arm.
No, it don't do no harm
To your achey, breaky arm. 

You stretch your right arm here;
You stretch your right arm there.
Make a spider with your fingers
And climb the wall of stairs.
Oh it won't do no harm
To your achey, breaky arm.
No, it don't do no harm
To your achey, breaky arm.

Sometimes, the Muse speaks. This time when the Muse spoke, she slapped me upside the head and said, don't do that again.

SJW

Life Handing Lemons

The view from TOF's front door

Snow Job

by TOF

Snow so white,  snow so white

All this morning you greet me
Heaps of white deep and bright
I am not happy to meet thee
Vista of snow may you loom and grow
Loom and grow away from here

Soft and white, quite a sight

Better on postcard than near, t'me. 

h/t Rogers and Hammerstein

The bishop has released everyone from tomorrow's Sunday obligation.

Dilbert is a Treasure

I know this guy...

Now I Feel Really Old

Saw this on Gary Armitage's Facebook page.

There are also a bunch of Tyrannosaur cartoons.

Dilbert Nails It