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Nobel and ignoble

New York Times columnist Paul Krugman on winning the Nobel Prize in Economics today:
For readers of the column, maybe they will read a little more carefully when I’m being economistic, or maybe have a little more tolerance when I’m being boring.

In related news, the annual Ig Nobel prizes for "research that makes people laugh and then think" held its 2008 ceremony last week. The full list of Ig Nobel winners is at their site, with full citations. Selected favorite findings:
Nutrition: Electronic modification of the sound of potato chips to make them sound fresher.
Medicine: High-priced placebos are more effective than low-priced placebos.
Economics: Professional lap dancers make higher tips when ovulating.
Peace (last year): Airborne chemicals could make enemy soldiers sexually irresistible to each other.

October 13, 2008 : 11:03 AM
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VP debate menu

Had a potluck tonight with tons of friends who made the VP debates bearable. Bonus points to Erin, who upon hearing Palin's support of women's rights said she felt her uterus shrivel. And to Janice, who pointed out McCain's love of puppies. And to Turadg, who determined that Bosniaks is a real word.

We had a themed dinner menu, including:
Bruschetta to nowhere
Moose couscous (made with seitan)
Tree-hugging liberal bastard quiche
Foreign policy experience German potato salad
700 billion lentils
"I'll get back to you" dip
Mush d'orange
Old pasta salad
Green party green beans
White house cherry Klondike bars
Native American popcorn
And to drink:
White Russians
Swing state beer (Yuengling)
Economic collapse Malbec (from Argentina)
Cheese-eating surrender monkey Cabernet

October 03, 2008 : 12:04 AM
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