Take the Self-Referential Aptitude Test.

From BoingBoing: "This is a multiple-choice standardized test where (almost) all the questions are about the test itself. Since it's possible to get 20 out of 20, the test is actually a logic puzzle. And it's fun ( Read more... )

I know it's kind of preaching to the choir here, given the sorts of people who read my livejournal, but:

"A pregnant 13-year-old girl in Florida has been told she cannot have an abortion because she lacks the maturity to make such a decision."I mean, seriously, how upsetting is this? At that age, having a child could lead to serious health risks ( Read more... )

Alright- I've got about $40 worth of music to spend at the iTunes music store. Any recomendations?

*feels like some new music*

McSweeney's is God.

The Newest From Jokeland

Sentences That, If Used By Judges in a Spelling Bee, Would Prove Totally Unhelpful to Contestants Attempting to Derive the Meaning of the Word

How to Talk to Your Kids About Almost Anything

Who's On First?

Words That Would Make Nice Names for Babies, If It Weren't For Their Unsuitable Meanings

Last ( Read more... )

Google's taking over the word, guys. Rather than explain, I will simply direct you to this, which is brilliant.

Eeeeeeewwww ( Read more... )

( I am pro-life. )

GOD this country's fucked.

Religious conservatives in Texas are pressuring textbook publishers to conform to their agenda-which is changing schoolbooks everywhere (pops to new window)

Holt’s new textbook corrects the previous edition’s ideological missteps. For example, Holt Lifetime Health provides a list of eight tips for preventing STD ( Read more... )

I've decided I don't believe in math. But you know what? If I lived in Florida, soon I might be able to sue Mr. Batra for teaching it to me as part of "a misuse of [his] platform to indoctrinate the next generation with [his] own view."

Similar suits could be filed by students who don’t believe astronauts landed on the moon, who believe teaching ( Read more... )

Steve (Pfau) told me to update, so here I am, updating ( Read more... )