Aging former research chimps move to Chimp Haven
NPR | 04/10/2025 | Nell Greenfieldboyce…
“There are no more chimps at Alamogordo,” Smith says.
I mean, what’s up with that reporter’s name? I checked, and that’s the way it is.
Archive of entries posted on April 2025
Leftists Go 2 Hours Without Comparing Conservatives to Nazis . . . Wait. . . . Never Mind.
My Favorite Word: I
Straight Line of the Day: There’s a New Discount Airline. Of Course, . . .
Cartoons and Memes
“Why Miss Welch, you look pensive.”
“I’m in a bit of a quandry.”
“Do tell.”
“Why are liberals so logically inconsistent?”
“No one knows for sure, it is a question of nature vs nurture I suppose.”
“They could just be idiots.”
“That as well.”
Winner
This week.
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Access Denied
Also, Excess Denied:
From Wikipedia:
“The CIA Museum, administered by the Center for the Study of Intelligence, a department of the Central Intelligence Agency, is a national archive for the collection, preservation, documentation and exhibition of intelligence artifacts, culture, and history. The collection, which in 2005 numbered 3,500 items, consists of artifacts that have been declassified; however, since the museum is on the compound of the George Bush Center for Intelligence, it is not accessible to the public.”
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“The DIA Museum (Defense Intelligence Agency) is not public, is housed at its headquarters and focuses on the history of military intelligence and DIA’s role. The FBI Museum housed at its headquarters is also off-limits to the public, and is focused on its history as a federal law enforcement, counterintelligence, and counter-terrorism organization.”
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EPA shuttering museum that cost $315 per visitor to stay open — with barely anyone showing up
New York Post | March 31, 2025 | Steven NelsonEnvironmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin is canceling a year-old museum dedicated to the EPA’s history — citing its $315-per-visitor cost to operate.
The museum is located on the ground floor of the environmental agency, but recorded very little foot traffic, despite its prime location just a block north of the Smithsonian’s Natural History and American History museums on the National Mall.
“The scarcely visited museum cost a whopping $4 million taxpayer dollars to build in accordance with Smithsonian standards and more than $600,000 annually to operate,” an EPA official said.
The “H” Is Silent. But You Shouldn’t Be.
Straight Line of the Day: There’s a 4,000-Year-Old Customer Complaint. What Does It Say?
This Bronze-Age Tablet Is The Oldest Customer Complaint on Record
Science Alert | April 07, 2025 | Jess Cockerill
Bond Girlathon Wednesday : Results from 4/2/2025 : New Matches for 4/9/2025
We return with your voting results and new matches for 4/9/2025. Enjoy.
Results
| Lea Seydoux | No Preference | Leila Shenna |
|---|---|---|
| 183 | 2 | 6 |
| Monica Bellucci | No Preference | Carole Bouquet |
|---|---|---|
| 120 | 3 | 84 |
Week of 4/9/2025
Match 1
Tonia Sotiropoulou (Bond’s Lover) vs Emily Bolton (Manuela)
| Contestant | Record | Total Scores |
|---|---|---|
| Tonia Sotiropoulou | 0 – 2 – 0 | 149 – 8 – 211 |
Actress: Tonia Sotiropoulou Nationality: Greek Bond Movie: Skyfall (2012) Synopsis:
Tonia Sotiropoulou was credited only as “Bond’s lover”, and appeared in a brief scene with no lines or conversation with Bond. They made love, and were then shown lying on a bed, Bond drinking a beer. She is the only girl on this list that didn’t have a speaking role, and is perhaps the least memorable of all Bond girls.
VS
| Contestant | Record | Total Scores |
|---|---|---|
| Emily Bolton | 1 – 1 – 0 | 100 – 12 – 189 |
Actress: Emily Bolton Nationality: Aruban Bond Movie: Moonraker (1979) Synopsis:
Manuela was an agent working for station VH. She tailed Bond after he left the airport in Reo, and by the time he got to his hotel, she was making him a vodka Martini at the mini bar in his suite. Manuela helped Bond find one of Hugo Drax’s warehouses, but she proved to be a burden as she was almost killed by assassin Jaws.
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Match 2
Ana de Armas (Paloma) vs Lynn-Holly Johnson (Bibi Dahl)
| Contestant | Record | Total Scores |
|---|---|---|
| Ana de Armas | 2 – 0 – 0 | 228 – 4 – 132 |
Ana Celia de Armas Caso (born 30 April 1988) is a Cuban-Spanish actress. She portrayed the Bond Girl Paloma in No Time to Die.
An agent of the CIA, James Bond, meets Paloma at the El Nido Bar after agreeing to Felix Leiter‘s request to go there in order to retrieve the scientist Valdo Obruchev, who has been captured by SPECTRE from a MI6 laboratory. To Bond’s bemusement, Paloma tells him that she has had only three weeks of training, though she nevertheless seems confident in her skills. She works together with Bond to infiltrate the party which is being held in the bar, though it turns out to secretly be a trap to capture and kill Bond. Bond ends up in a spotlight and sprayed with nanobots created from Project Heracles, though it ultimately transpires that Obruchev reprogrammed the nanobots to kill members of SPECTRE instead. In the ensuing chaos, Bond and Paloma manage to capture Obruchev, evading Nomi, an MI6 agent who had been sent with the same objective.
VS
| Contestant | Record | Total Scores |
|---|---|---|
| Lynn-Holly Johnson | 2 – 0 – 0 | 315 – 3 – 100 |
Actress: Lynn-Holly Johnson Nationality: American Bond Movie: For Your Eyes Only (1981) Synopsis:
Bibi Dahl was a young ice skater sponsored by double agent Kristatos. Bibi was very attracted to Bond, however he turned her down on every occasion due to her young age. By the end of the film, Kristatos was killed, and Bond’s ally Columbo became her new sponsor.
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A Record To Have Shot For?
G Whiz
Science Thoughts
I just saw a new TV ad by the World Wildlife Fund saying you should symbolically adopt an African elephant, because one is getting killed every hour for its ivory.
I have always liked elephants. I leave them alone; they leave me alone.
I think their brain is larger than humans’, and they must be doing something with it. Lions are afraid of them. They also have a strong family dynamic, and they mourn their dead.
I agree with a ban on the ivory trade: Nip it in the budget.
I also agree with those who say these are not very helpful Science Thoughts, and those who say you should not bring a baby elephant into your house as a pet, no matter how unbearably cute they are. Calves, they’re called. See? There is some science knowledge being transmitted here.
Most elephants are better than humans, because they don’t go out of their way to kill another creature.
Moral thoughts being transmitted here, too. No extra charge.
Straight Line of the Day: Why Are Men Unhealthy? And What Can Be Done About It?
Why men are so unhealthy – and what can be done
BBC | April 6, 2025
Caption This!
Babesleaga Group AF : Week 6 : Catherine Bach vs Lynda Day George
Good night.
Catherine Bach vs Lynda Day George
Catherine Bach (4-1-0 Pts. 350 Avg. 70.00)
- Week 1 Defeated Pamela Hensley 105-23
- Week 2 Lost to Lynda Carter 40-84
- Week 3 Defeated Lynda Day George 82-22
- Week 4 Defeated Susan Anton 54-48
- Week 5 Defeated Loni Anderson 65-50
VS
Lynda Day George (1-3-1 Pts. 216 Avg. 43.20)
- Week 1 Tied Charo 70-70
- Week 2 Defeated Pamela Hensley 65-50
- Week 3 Lost to Susan Anton 22-82
- Week 4 Lost to Loni Anderson 19-85
- Week 5 Lost to Deidre Hall 40-73
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