Last night I accidentally set my alarm clock for 7pm instead of 7am...I woke up about ten minutes before I had to catch my bus, wearing my toque so no-one could see how horrible my unwashed hair looked. I still have to write a midterm for my students; on the bright side, I got to tell them this great cross product joke I heard from Dave:
Q: What do you get when you cross an elephant and a monkey?
A: |Elephant||Monkey|sinq
Q: What do you get when you cross an octopus and a mountain climber?
A: Don't be silly. You can't cross an octopus and a mountain climber! A mountain climber is a scalar.
Ba-dum-bum.
I did another little doodle in one of my classes today...I was thinking about that cross product joke, and crucifixion, and Hellboy, and I suddenly realised how I could combine my loves of blasphemy and cephalopods. Here's a little something I call 'He Died for You, or: The Passion of the Octopus'.
This one's for you, Mel Gibson.
(As always, I am inspired by the works of Mr T. Sanford Clake...This time around, I would be remiss if I failed to mention this painting by one Scott Musgrove which quite caught my eye. And of course I'd like to thank David Bowie for making this all possible.)
UPDATE: Octopi are very clever, and several have learned how to open jars, which is more than I can say for myself. They'll be inventing nuclear fusion next. And don't forget that Octopus Jesus died for your sins.
Posted by aloysius at April 19, 2004 04:30 PM | TrackBack |hey, I recommend that you look up a scientific american article (yes, I know that they are pop science) from Oct 2002, I think... But it is about invertebrate intelligence, focusing on the amazing octopi. They also tend to escape from their enclosures in aquariums at night, slip into other animals' enclosures, and eat the inhabitants! Check it out, the world will be better for it.
Posted by: barisaxyvet on April 22, 2004 06:32 AMAnd you now, of course, know the answer to "Why did the chicken cross the road?"
Posted by: Graham on April 25, 2004 09:39 AM