The Ig-Noble Prizes for this year include...

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Bat Fellatio, Whale Snot Research Honored at Ig Nobel Awards

cutting edge research into Bat Fellatio, Whale Snot.

but...

"Peace Prize: British scientists Richard Stephens, John Atkins and Andrew Kingston took home the title for finally using science to prove that swearing relieves pain."

How do you get funding for this stuff and what would you like to research?

 

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"Public Health Prize: American researchers Manuel Barbeito, Charles Mathews and Larry Taylor nabbed the prize for determining that microbes can and do cling to bearded scientists."

that sounds a bit sexist!

meanwhile in loonyville, usa ms O'Donnell (teabagger extrordinaire) stated. "American scientific companies are cross-breeding humans and animals and coming up with mice with fully functioning human brains."

so, theres hope for her yet.

 

[Madeline]

Bat Fellatio, Whale Snot Research Honored at Ig Nobel Awards

cutting edge research into Bat Fellatio, Whale Snot.

but...

"Peace Prize: British scientists Richard Stephens, John Atkins and Andrew Kingston took home the title for finally using science to prove that swearing relieves pain."

How do you get funding for this stuff and what would you like to research?

Well, I'd love funding! I want to study the emotional effect of death on ghosts.