The lovely people at the Discovery Institute granted my wish to possess a poster of my award for being their “Censor of the Year.” They made one, and it arrived by Fedex this morning:
The DI people are so oblivious that I suspect they thought I’d be chagrined rather than pleased to receive it; nor do they see that all rational people would see this as an award. Censorship, indeed: their “Evolution News and Views” column doesn’t even allow comments. And perhaps some day they’ll realize that the prohibition on state promulgation of religion under the First Amendment is not censorhip. No—that won’t happen: they’re too deluded by religion.
Anyway, the photo is copyright by C. Homan and CANNOT BE USED BY THE DISCOVERY INSTITUTE to draw traffic to their woefully pathetic site.
I think you should have the photo of you holding that poster printed onto a nice big poster. You could send a copy back to the DI.
Yeah!
Then have it printed on a mug and send it to Hili.
This pic of you holding your award fills me with delight.
Me too! This is very exciting – you beat Dawkins and others.
FYI, the DI’s podcast, “Intelligent Design The Future,” has their Darwin Day episode being about naming you the Censor of the Year. In it, John West claims you’re a big mean “bully” (first two adjectives are my own 😉 ).
Klinghoffer (the host this time) also pulls what most of us have been accused of: Apparently our jobs are so easy that we have time to do all this blogging. That you’re just “ostensibly a scientist.” Sigh.
I STILL think the award should have gone to Evolution News and Views for refusing to take comments, with Transnational Association of Christian Colleges as runner up because they won’t accredit a college unless it commits to belief in eternal physical torment for the likes of us.
Yes, irony meters all over the supposedly civilized world explode every time the no-comment-allowing DI bl*g accuses someone else of censorship.
Congratulations. Will this be going on your CV?
Well, if it does, it will look better on his resume than it will on theirs…
Maybe the DI can be baited into sending you a handsome shadowbox spacious enough to display both your Rationalist of the Year award and their poster.
What’s a bit spooky is that it appears to be exactly life size, within the precision of the available measurement methods.
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I encourage you to enter the competition this year, too. It will help to keep the bar high for the rest of us!
I hope they will send you a t-shirt as well. How cool would that be?
I think I read their shrill butt hurt replies the day after Jerry accepted his award. They tried to screech that it wasn’t an award but haha too bad!
Nothing says job well done better than being reviled and immortalized by your critics. I cannot wait for the movie.
O, I wholly concur: the more reviled by one’s critics, the better is the result of one’s endeavors: I would, also and firsthand, know of this saw.
And, too, a prequel with, at least, several sequels, P.A.W. – leeze.
Blue
“Anyway, the photo is copyright by C. Homan and CANNOT BE USED BY THE DISCOVERY INSTITUTE to draw traffic to their woefully pathetic site.”
Burnnn
“Anyway, the photo is copyright by C. Homan and CANNOT BE USED BY THE DISCOVERY INSTITUTE to draw traffic to their woefully pathetic site.”
I must *very loudly* disagree with your “woefully pathetic site” mischaracterization. I just checked their website and there have not been *any* improvements at all, let alone *major* ones!!
Somebody’s going gray.
Handsome, isn’t it?
Very distinguished.
He still has his hair though – mutter mutter grumble grumble
Yes, but what purpose does this comment have? You might as well have added that “Somebody’s getting wrinkles.”
Thank you.
“I accept this reward, which is mine.”
Pity they didn’t include noms. On the other hand they would probably have sent lemons.
I thought I was your biggest fan but look at those! Competition!
I can’t stand the stress!
So what? I was once censer of the year. It’s no big deal.
They accuse you of censorship but won’t allow comments? Oh, what wonderful irony.
This could backfire on them turn out to be a prestegious, eagerly sought after award.