Nicolás Maduro had better be worried. Jokes like this one have become popular: An Englishman and a Frenchman are at a museum, admiring a Renaissance work depicting Adam, Eve, and the apple in Eden. The Briton observes that Adam sharing the apple with his wife shows a particularly British propriety. The Frenchman, unconvinced, counters that the …
In Memoriam: Ted Cohen
I never had the pleasure of taking any one of Ted Cohen's classes, but I was fortunate enough to get plenty of exposure to him via the Latke-Hamantash debates at the University of Chicago, which Cohen so famously moderated. He was always funny, witty, and the life of just about every single event. I am sure …
When Peer Review Gets Out of Control
Behold. (Via Jacob T. Levy, via social media.)
Joke of the Day
Since the hardworking staff at this blog has taken an interest in intellectual jokes, here is a good one: Two scientists walk into a barThe first scientist says ‘I’ll have a glass of H2O.”The second scientist says ‘I’ll have a glass of water too. Wh… why did you say H2O? Like, I know it’s the …
Jokes of the Day
Behold. One was already covered. The Sartre one is excellent.
Joke of the Day
"It’s hard to explain puns to kleptomaniacs because they always take things literally."
