It was so nice of whoever made this image to put a marker on my house. I live right under the “11” on the top center of the map.
It’s a lot colder than that right now.
There’s an effort to get Lego to put out an HMS Beagle kit. It’s beautiful! All you have to do now is go vote for the Beagle (no cost!), and if it gets enough support, they’ll come out with a set and instructions to build it.
There’s a campaign in progress to put a woman’s face on the $20 bill. It’s about time! Look at all the masculine faces in your wallet — I had to look it up, but apparently a woman has graced our paper money only once in our entire history: Martha Washington, on the $1 silver certificate, way back at the end of the 19th century.
According to Malcolm Gladwell, that means I can do open heart surgery! Any volunteers?
John Gray asks what scares the New Atheists — and I tried to think of what scares me before I read it. And the answer is…
What is the average size of a human penis?
The enduring question now has a scientific answer: 13.12 centimetres (5.16 inches) in length when erect, and 11.66cm (4.6 inches) around, according to an analysis of more than 15,000 penises around the world.
In a flaccid state, it found, the penis of the average man is 9.16cm (3.6 inches) in length and has a girth of 9.31cm (3.7 inches).
I shall sleep easier tonight, knowing that knowledge has been acquired.
David Petraeus has made a plea deal on the charge of revealing secret military plans to his paramour/biographer, and of lying to federal investigators. He’s getting off with a trivial misdemeanor rather than getting strung up for treachery. Popehat has a few things to say about that.
I knew she would. You can read her post about her speech at CPAC right now.
After my post yesterday about Mike Cernovich’s idiotic recommendations — he claimed, and I quote, If you’re a straight man, you will not get HIV
— he’s been firing back pathetically.
