It’s Just One of Those Words

I read this:

While doing some research on the earth’s albedo…

…and instantly felt kinda…naughty.

15 Responses to “It’s Just One of Those Words”

1. Al Gore says:

   May 7, 2010 at 3:57 pm

   That’s why I’m a tree hugger; Gaia is such a naughty vixen.

2. Rob says:

   May 7, 2010 at 4:57 pm

   Mother Earth is a bit of a floosie?

3. Dr Alice says:

   May 7, 2010 at 5:11 pm

   As Iowahawk once said, Mother Earth is the ultimate MILF.

4. tree hugging sister says:

   May 7, 2010 at 5:33 pm

   If she has a researchable, measurable ALBEDO (batteries not included), I would hazard a “yes” answer, Rob.

   Being a Dr., Alice, schmaybe you would know ~ is there a patch available to make up for declining albedo levels? (I’m sure it’s important to maintaining MILF status in this highly competitive environment.)

5. Skyler says:

   May 7, 2010 at 7:09 pm

   I’m sure there’s a joke in there somewhere that I’m missing.

6. tree hugging sister says:

   May 7, 2010 at 7:16 pm

   major dad also has a case of ‘wtf?‘, Skyler. Don’t worry your pretty grey head.

7. JeffS says:

   May 7, 2010 at 10:54 pm

   If you say it really really fast, Marines, “albedo” sounds somewhat like libido.

   Somewhat.

8. Skyler says:

   May 7, 2010 at 11:30 pm

   I guess if you’ve never studied science then you might leap to that connection. Or if you have a dirty mind . . .

   Either way, it’s still a reach.

9. JeffS says:

   May 8, 2010 at 12:33 am

   Science is all about research, Skyler. Conducting research opens the mind to new ideas. But research requires digging for facts. Which means getting dirty.

   Thus, science is all about dirty minds. I figured that out in the 6th grade, when we were first introduced to the human anatomy.

   In a scientific fashion, naturally.

10. Mr. Bingley says:

    May 8, 2010 at 9:14 am

    “Science is all about research, Skyler. Conducting research opens the mind to new ideas. But research requires digging for facts. Which means getting dirty.

    Thus, science is all about dirty minds.”

    True Euclitic geometric logic, Jeff.

    Well done.

11. tree hugging sister says:

    May 8, 2010 at 9:30 am

    And I AM logic personified, as Jeff personally knows.

    And I personally know Jeff is well done, ergo, well done Bingley!

12. JeffS says:

    May 8, 2010 at 10:31 am

    Thank you, thank you!

    This is the sort of logic that got me through engineering school, way back when. Nice to see that I haven’t lost my touch.

13. Dr Alice says:

    May 9, 2010 at 1:30 pm

    About libido… our OB-GYNs sometimes prescribe sublingual testosterone (a couple drops under the tongue, and it has to be compounded; it isn’t available at your standard CVS or Rite Aid type of chain pharmacy). I have written it for a few of my patients, but haven’t gotten any repeat requests that I can recall, so I don’t know how well it works.

14. Michael Lonie says:

    May 9, 2010 at 10:40 pm

    I have to admit, “sublingual testosterone” does sound like something you would pick up at one of those “adult” stores.

    If we are in for another “Little Ice Age” then Gaia will be hiking up her albedo, sort of like shortening the hemline of her skirt. Wait till you see the looks she gets from Jupiter. But then, if the mythological stories about Jupiter are correct, he always was a randy old goat.

15. tree hugging sister says:

    May 9, 2010 at 11:08 pm

    We know something about ‘randy old goats’ here at the Swilling, Michael (And welcome, by the by!), but we’ll have no public hiking of the albedo on THIS blog, thank you very much!

    Sublingual reminds me more of local high school students than my peri-menipausal angst, if you get my drift, Dr. Alice ~ try getting one coherent sentence out of any of them. {8^P