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June 03, 2021

Dung Beetle Science

This from David Nabhan

The words "scienceâ€ and "shitâ€ are both derived from the same Indo-European root. The parallel is obvious in the German "unterscheidenâ€

(to distinguish) and "ausscheidenâ€ (to excrete). The best proof though comes from the dung beetles having crawled into places like Harvard , turning what used to be hallowed places of scientific excellence into public toilets, the ancient Neolithic stink drawing in quite a few brainless yet supposedly oh-so-intellect ual horseflies.

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2 ROTFLMAO! German is a very useful language on rare occasions, and this is certainly one of them.

The author is spot-on with the idea of dung beetles having crawled into pillars of "higher education."

Posted by: Dana Mathewson at June 04, 2021 04:10 PM (6H7jI)

3 You can say a lot of bad things about the Germans (and I am part German and know this is true) but you do have to admit they have a way with words! I always loved the military rank in Germany of Rottenfuehrer; Hitler was a Rottenfuehrer in more ways than one!

Posted by: Timothy Birdnow at June 05, 2021 07:02 AM (ED9yk)

4 Mein Gott, you are right about that.

We should also give some respect to dung beetles; they keep the land from being overloaded with animal s**t.

Posted by: Dana Mathewson at June 05, 2021 09:16 PM (6H7jI)

5 And they clean up after the Democrats - a noble if dirty occupation.

Posted by: Timothy Birdnow at June 06, 2021 08:11 AM (ElVfe)

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