I hope this isn’t taken the wrong way, but my first thought was that they associated you with the ‘throbbing pink brain-cephalopod.’ Evil, genius, tyrannical mastermind of the skeptical blog-sphere and all that…
EvoMonkeysays
Added bonus – it would make you taller.
birgerjohanssonsays
Cue for mentioning the novel “Emperor Mollusc versus The Sinister Brain”!
andrewarensburgersays
That image should be captioned, “My eyes are up here!”
I think some noble individual needs to take on the monumental task of knitting this for you.
johnhattansays
So PZ Myers walks into a bar with a squid on his head. The bartender says “hey, where’d you get that?”. The squid says “I found this one in Minnesota!”.
burgundysays
I can’t say I blame them. After all, I immediately thought of PZ when I first saw this.
The brain organization and the appendage tip look decidely vertebrate to me. And the way the main body is propped up is suggestive of an internal skeleton (unless the picture was taken underwater).
There’s no clear delineation of the mantle from the presumptive muscular foot/tentacles, no sign of a radula, and no syphon.
busterggisays
Is that from SpaceHawk by Basil Wolverton?
steve oberskisays
Does this ceph-head make me look fat ?
F [nucular nyandrothol]says
Is it trying to unzip dude’s shirt and/or cop a feel?
But is that really a cephalopod?
Hmm. Is that really a human? That thing looks pretty weird as well. (Comic book art.)
kristinesays
Please credit artist Basil Wolverton for this.
Comic fan/atheist,
Kristine
ogremeistersays
PZ:
OK, it’s true, I probably would like to have a throbbing pink brain-cephalopod clinging to my head.
sylwyn says
I hope this isn’t taken the wrong way, but my first thought was that they associated you with the ‘throbbing pink brain-cephalopod.’ Evil, genius, tyrannical mastermind of the skeptical blog-sphere and all that…
EvoMonkey says
Added bonus – it would make you taller.
birgerjohansson says
Cue for mentioning the novel “Emperor Mollusc versus The Sinister Brain”!
andrewarensburger says
That image should be captioned, “My eyes are up here!”
Danny says
I think some noble individual needs to take on the monumental task of knitting this for you.
johnhattan says
So PZ Myers walks into a bar with a squid on his head. The bartender says “hey, where’d you get that?”. The squid says “I found this one in Minnesota!”.
burgundy says
I can’t say I blame them. After all, I immediately thought of PZ when I first saw this.
Martin Wagner says
Basil Wolverton! The greatest!
sqlrob says
And here I thought it was going to be this
Amphiox says
But is that really a cephalopod?
The brain organization and the appendage tip look decidely vertebrate to me. And the way the main body is propped up is suggestive of an internal skeleton (unless the picture was taken underwater).
There’s no clear delineation of the mantle from the presumptive muscular foot/tentacles, no sign of a radula, and no syphon.
busterggi says
Is that from SpaceHawk by Basil Wolverton?
steve oberski says
Does this ceph-head make me look fat ?
F [nucular nyandrothol] says
Is it trying to unzip dude’s shirt and/or cop a feel?
Hmm. Is that really a human? That thing looks pretty weird as well. (Comic book art.)
kristine says
Please credit artist Basil Wolverton for this.
Comic fan/atheist,
Kristine
ogremeister says
PZ:
I’ll be right over.
Audley Z. Darkheart (liar and scoundrel) says
Sorry, thought it was a penis monster at first, not a cephalopod.
I ♥ your style, birger.
oaksterdam says
This is probably a good place forthis
scottlesch says
In America, people tell you “Shit in your hat.” In Soviet Union, hat shits on you!
Sophi Daniels says
looks like a symbiotic relationship to me.