Cectic is a skeptical web comic; I’ve linked to it a few times in the past. I woke up this morning to quite a few emails telling me to check out today’s strip…
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Heh. Click it, It may not be what you think.
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November 2nd, 2008 at 8:22 am
Nice twist. But, “that old dude”? Not exactly how I’d refer to him, but necessary for the punchline, I guess.
November 2nd, 2008 at 8:32 am
I’ll admit. I laughed. <.<
November 2nd, 2008 at 8:37 am
I was overjoyed to see the return of Cectic. I love that comic. And today’s was good for a chuckle.
November 2nd, 2008 at 8:51 am
The coolest president ever.
November 2nd, 2008 at 8:55 am
Heh heh heh heh heh. Nice. Maybe “That Old Dude” is a term of infinite respect, in this case.
November 2nd, 2008 at 9:03 am
hehe, I laughed too!
Sometimes you just need to stretch some terms to make them fit the joke. How else do you explain creationism?
November 2nd, 2008 at 9:30 am
Woot!
(Off-topic: in case you haven’t read the news on Skepchick yet, Robert Lancaster’s Stop Sylvia Browne site is now located at StopSylvia.com.)
November 2nd, 2008 at 9:50 am
Damn… so I wasn’t first? What IS the point of living in the future if I can’t be FIRST with this sort of news??
November 2nd, 2008 at 10:20 am
That’s great! You’re famous…er.
November 2nd, 2008 at 10:32 am
I’ve heard rumors that this Phil guy has been palling around with homeopaths!
November 2nd, 2008 at 10:39 am
Hehe, funny
November 2nd, 2008 at 12:02 pm
Good one! Print it out & put it on your fridge!
Just in case I had forgotten, congratulations, Mr. President!
Rich in Charlottesville
November 2nd, 2008 at 12:33 pm
I love the Obama supporter despotic blind faith.
November 2nd, 2008 at 1:01 pm
You’ve had a comic strip written about you now. Does that mean you’ve finally made it?
November 2nd, 2008 at 1:38 pm
Oh, I’ve been in comics before…
November 2nd, 2008 at 1:41 pm
Off-topic: in case you haven’t read the news on Skepchick yet, Robert Lancaster’s Stop Sylvia Browne site is now located at StopSylvia.com.
Let’s make that a nice googlebombing hyperlink: Sylvia Browne
Thanks Phil – and respect to The Old Dude!
November 2nd, 2008 at 2:24 pm
lol, awesomeness
November 2nd, 2008 at 2:36 pm
Only president not the decider yet.
November 2nd, 2008 at 4:19 pm
Alright, now you’ve jumped up a couple of my places on my hero list. lol
November 2nd, 2008 at 5:12 pm
You haven’t actually made it until you’ve been on a reality show. The Skeptologists won’t cut it – Yau-Man Chan. Now there’s someone who’s made it. Here are a few ideas that might suit you.
Flavor of Phil
Astronomy Idol
Looking at the Stars
My Big Fat Obnoxious Blog
Tommy Lee Goes to Phil Plait’s House
Last Skeptic Standing
Rock Star: Supernova
Extreme Comb Over
Survivor: All Stars
Temptation Io
One of those just has to be gold!
November 2nd, 2008 at 5:53 pm
LOL! Cuuute!
(Finally bought Death From The Skies! … Awesome!!)
November 2nd, 2008 at 7:20 pm
Pretty good!
November 2nd, 2008 at 9:35 pm
Robert Elliott said on Nov. 2nd, 2008 at 12:33 pm :
“I love the Obama supporter despotic blind faith.”
Funny, I don’t see Obama supporters as blind or despotic at all – McCain fanatics on the other hand …
After all, Obama has the sense to want to get out of Iraq & had the wisdom to oppose the illegal invasion of it in the first place. McCain suported thewar and wants us tobe there for 100 more years ..
Obama supports science, McCain hates it and reckons planetaria are a foolish waste of money (but somehow spending trillions on Iraq is ok by him!) McCain chose a creationist loon as a running mate.
I’m a lot more worried by the antics & mindset of the crazy lynch-mob racist
“Obama cant be trusted coz he’s an A-Rab! Cut his head off! ” McCain supporters. If you want ‘despotic, blind and fanatical’ well I’d look at the McCain-Palin crowd & not at Obama’s side of politics mate.
November 3rd, 2008 at 8:39 am
It´s the first time i see this page, it´s AWESOME!!!!!!