Christina Martin from the New Humanist has a quiz up on their website asking Which Pope Am I? Let’s see how I fare…

Q1) What is your typical daily routine?
Ans.) Claiming to be the Pope. Despite all the evidence to the contrary.

Q2) How would you describe yourself? Or how would others describe you?
Ans.) I would describe myself as the Pope. Others would not.

Q3) What has been the highlight of you career?
Ans.) Getting the keys to the Kingdom of Heaven. Yes, they have a door, and a lock. It’s almost as though the idea of Heaven was a human construct…

Q4) Said or decreed anything questionable lately?
Ans.) I decree plenty, but does anyone listen?

Q5) Have you made any mistakes during your reign?
Ans.) I call Papal infallibility!

Q6) Where do you stand on matters of a sexual nature?
Ans.) I’m too busy withstanding a siege to think about such things. A load of my Bishops have turned against me, agreeing with the other side that I’m not the real Pope. Unbelievable!

Q7) What’s your attitude towards Islam?
Ans.) Oh here we go again! Look, my speech was taken out of context. All I said was; “Show me just what Muhammad brought that was new and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached”. I meant well

Q8) What will you say to Jesus when you meet Him in Heaven?
Ans.) Well hello again! Sorry about denying you by the way

Q9) What’s your motto?
Ans.) I call Papal infallibility!

Q10) And finally, an important one this – what is your favourite ice cream flavour?
Ans.) Chocolate.

Meh! Apparently I am a giddy combo of the weirder Popes, Stephen VI, Benedict XVI and St Peter. Ah well.. back to work.

Tough times for everyone…

Respect!

Meanwhile, PZ blogs about the relevance and importance of the find and takes exception to the Darwinius Masillae being reported as the ‘missing’ link. Read more here. The original article (below) has some great pictures and makes a good read too.

Franzen JL, Gingerich PD, Habersetzer J, Hurum JH, von Koenigswald W, Smith BH (2009) Complete Primate Skeleton from the Middle Eocene of Messel in Germany: Morphology and Paleobiology. PLoS ONE 4(5): e5723. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0005723.

I just found out from the Flying In Crosswinds blog that Angelina Jolie is a fully qualified Cirrus pilot. Now you would say, so what?… but then you probably aren’t a pilot. Let’s have a look, shall we?

WOW! Now when was the last time you saw that around the hanger? And then there is this…

Now I normally don't like the ‘Step onto’ cockpit designs. But I wish I was stepping onto that one! Just lOOk at those legs! And finally here's how to get more than adrenaline running when making steep turns…

Gack! (Must not choke on own tongue)… And that's how you grip the joystick and  make sure your legs have freedom of movement… <drool!/> By experience I can tell you, that angle of bank and attitude means that aircraft is being flown real hard! I wish I could jump into that cirrus for a quickie. Flight that is.

Sigh… I think I am going to go have a cold shower.

Well, it’s official! The Grand Cardamom has spoken. (See video). Apparently I am not “fully human”. Meh! Being human is totally overrated.

But the UK Government is planning to confer upon the Grand Mufti a peerage. Now being a Grand Cockatoo is one thing – but being Lord Cockatoo is a position in government and brings office and responsibility with it. And office and responsibility is something that's well kept away from religious people and Grand Colanders. If you object to the peerage, sign the No. 10 petition at http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/nocormacpeerage.