tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746564418600302090.post5382219918249391469..comments2023-08-09T09:01:29.229-07:00Comments on Pliny's Tangent Du Jour: The Worst Combined Christmas and Science Pun of All Time?Pliny-the-in-Betweenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16580900408227953736noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746564418600302090.post-19556700149606154062012-01-04T14:16:15.658-08:002012-01-04T14:16:15.658-08:00Dammit!
I was so close! I kept thinking to myself...Dammit!<br /><br />I was so close! I kept thinking to myself, "What's the significance of a ray?"...GearHedEdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09288513835630145996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746564418600302090.post-83159129933292809432012-01-02T12:16:54.347-08:002012-01-02T12:16:54.347-08:00Ok, a single base substitution causes anomalies li...Ok, a single base substitution causes anomalies like Sickle cell Anemia because a change in one base pair results in a substituted amino acid at a critical location that alters the resultant protein configuration.<br /><br />This bad pun is the result of a single letter substitution - an M for an S... Very bad, I know...Pliny-the-in-Betweenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16580900408227953736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746564418600302090.post-10166566264401798382011-12-21T13:29:20.946-08:002011-12-21T13:29:20.946-08:00Not exactly Herr Thickenstein! I will supply the a...Not exactly Herr Thickenstein! I will supply the answer later if no one gets it. Which is entirely possible since it is a bit obscure even for me.Pliny-the-in-Betweenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16580900408227953736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746564418600302090.post-90070759262605094962011-12-21T13:26:36.881-08:002011-12-21T13:26:36.881-08:00So, um, he's a geneticist and he's turned ...So, um, he's a geneticist and he's turned Santa into a stingray? <br /><br />I'm sorry, I'm thick. Humour's worst nightmare.pboyfloydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01475980562742243007noreply@blogger.com