An odd mishearing, a bit of banter, and a child who learned pun-crafting from some demented soul*1 and you end up with this travesty being created mostly by my child, with a small amount of assistance from me that I now, of course, deeply regret::
When you see headlines like,
Global climate change: defining the end of an entire geologic age? Scientists now asserting “holocene” ending in disaster, “anthropocene” imminent…you know you’re encountering an Epoch ellipse.
*1: I can’t imagine whom that would be
Pierce R. Butler says
This is what the referees call a forced Era.
Bruce says
Don’t you mean Epoch Eclipse?
robertbaden says
I drive a Mitsubishi Eclipse…….
chigau (違う) says
CD
You have done an excellent job as a parent.
brucegee1962 says
Every kiss was like a nuclear explosion. They called her “apoco-lips.”
Crip Dyke, Right Reverend Feminist FuckToy of Death & Her Handmaiden says
@chigau:
:glee:
@Pierce R Butler:
Nicely done.
But how large is the magnitude of the forcing, I think that’s what we all want to know…
WMDKitty -- Survivor says
*groan*
Well played.
RationalismRules says
“Epoch-collapse Now” perhaps?
Crip Dyke, Right Reverend Feminist FuckToy of Death & Her Handmaiden says
@Rationalism Rules:
I echo WMD Kitty. *groan*
On the other hand, I was kinda asking for it. This is the *one* case where I think I’ll tolerate a little blaming of the victim.
Raucous Indignation says
Gak!
Raucous Indignation says
Or rather, gak …