For about $1000 they could’ve retained a relatively decent and competent trademark attorney and realized what a mistake it would be to brand their periodical as they chose.
Um, I don’t think that that magazine is I.D. as in “Intelligent Design” – it’s “International Design.” My neighbor, a professor of art, architecture and design is subscribed to that.
Dan, it was a joke from PZ. He knows that the ID crowd doesn’t have any magazines. Heck their online “peer-reviewed” (i.e. not peer reviewed) journal has not been “published” for quite a while.
Yes, I see the humor and weirdness tags. Perhaps I just have a different sense of humor. I’m personally of the opinion that there’s plenty of material with which to get a laugh out of intelligent design than simply putting odd pictures up that happen to be associated with the letters “ID.”
The fact that it’s NOT an intelligent design-related pic kinda kills the joke.
Ginger Yellowsays
How appropriate. ID is renowned as being the magazine for idiotic twats.
Torbjörn Larsson, OMsays
If you doubt that this is an ID magazine, how is it there are PIRATES + PARROTS?
Torbjörn Larsson, OMsays
If you doubt that this is an ID magazine, how is it there are PIRATES + PARROTS?
Luckily it’s “International Design” and not Intelligent Design. You can’t trademark a couple of letters of the alphabet, can you? (You can’t copyright a title.) Otherwise Consolidated Edison would be suing AC-DC.
Alison says
Oh, yeah. No question, that guy is intelligently designed.
Zeno says
I’m a little skeptical of the “beautiful” claim on the cover, but that could just be me.
He’s not smooth of cheek, though, is he?
Billy Sands says
I thought a designer would include two eyes. Hope he’s not been designed a gay pirate. Baby jesus wouldn’t like that
severalspeciesof says
So I.D. has gone International? ;) Good one PZ!
ladyvonkulp says
And cover price is over $12 an issue, if my math is worth anything. No thanks.
Tom @Thoughtsic.com says
It would be much more appropriate if that was the official magazine of Pastafarianism. May His Noodly Appendage be with all of you!
blader says
For about $1000 they could’ve retained a relatively decent and competent trademark attorney and realized what a mistake it would be to brand their periodical as they chose.
Shawn Wilkinson says
ARR! Be careful, me mateys. IDists be the worst quote scavengers on the high seas!
redstripe says
Just so everyone is clear, that’s International Design magazine–a fashion magazine that has nothing to do with creationism or the IDiots.
mojojojo says
I bet the publishers of International Freebooter magazine are pissed!
wildcardjack says
Why does God hate one eyed people?
You knew this was coming.
Dan says
Um, I don’t think that that magazine is I.D. as in “Intelligent Design” – it’s “International Design.” My neighbor, a professor of art, architecture and design is subscribed to that.
Just check out the magazine’s current issue:
http://www.idonline.com/currentissue.asp
Please, PZ – you rock, but you dropped the ball on this one.
D says
Take a better look at the tags Dan.
Kristjan Wager says
Dan, it was a joke from PZ. He knows that the ID crowd doesn’t have any magazines. Heck their online “peer-reviewed” (i.e. not peer reviewed) journal has not been “published” for quite a while.
Dan says
Yes, I see the humor and weirdness tags. Perhaps I just have a different sense of humor. I’m personally of the opinion that there’s plenty of material with which to get a laugh out of intelligent design than simply putting odd pictures up that happen to be associated with the letters “ID.”
The fact that it’s NOT an intelligent design-related pic kinda kills the joke.
Ginger Yellow says
How appropriate. ID is renowned as being the magazine for idiotic twats.
Torbjörn Larsson, OM says
If you doubt that this is an ID magazine, how is it there are PIRATES + PARROTS?
Torbjörn Larsson, OM says
If you doubt that this is an ID magazine, how is it there are PIRATES + PARROTS?
The Physicist says
silly boy!
Monado says
Luckily it’s “International Design” and not Intelligent Design. You can’t trademark a couple of letters of the alphabet, can you? (You can’t copyright a title.) Otherwise Consolidated Edison would be suing AC-DC.
LisaS says
PZ – Hilarious! That post cracked me up!
Richard Rosalion says
So the IDers are finally admitting they’re really closet pastafarians – about bloody time! ;)
windy says
No, that IS the joke.
We could teach you, but we’d have to charge…
Dan says
“No, that IS the joke.”
Okay – how is it funny then? I clearly don’t get the joke.
Reinis says
Clearly.
dusty59 says
and I sez the budgie’s dead. it’s and ex-parrot!
oh, wait… that’s not the joke either is it.
tus says
well, good to see the christians doing some good by fighting global warming
ramen!