I doubt that even one tenth of one percent of one half of one eighth of a percent of the charges being leveled against Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his buddies are true but truth is not the defining issue as several of his inner circle have been arrested for being magicians consorting with djinns…
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Chimp Sign Language in the Wild much more Complicated than previously Thought
by Brian David Phillips •
It’s pretty much always been assumed that chimpanzee sign language in the wild is much less sophisticated than recent research has shown. See http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_9475000/9475408.stm for a fascinating tale of how our perceptions of our closest relatives are being changed. One interesting point from the research is that a number of the signs used by chimpanzees…
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Cambodian Ting Mong Scarecrows use Firepower and More to Protect Your Home from Evil Spirits
by Brian David Phillips •
A whole slew of websites, including mine, have recently picked up on the “Cambodian scarecrows keep out malicious spirits using ghost bazookas” post from io.9 with the image of a bazooka-wielding scarecrow fending off evil spirit encroachment. Most of the repeat posters are going with the tee-hee-ain’t-them-silly slant ignoring the source material that io9 cited…
