Sunday, June 11, 2006

The Funnies

Muslims in space - a problem you may not have anticipated.
With 16 orbits a day, and the timing of five daily prayers determined in relation to sunrise and sunset, devout Muslim astronauts could find themselves intoning their chants 80 times in 24 hours.


From the New Yorker Caption Contest:
(Click on the image to go to the winning caption)



and



America, America

And really, this is the article we should be pointing those bloody Creationists/IDers to.
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