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Wednesday, June 29, 2024

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  • Kitten Wars

    by Frank Paynter on June 29, 2024

    Winning kittens are generally furry and vulnerable.  Losing kittens have less hair, bigger ears, and challenging faces.  That’s how I read it.

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    Stole-a-joke

    by Frank Paynter on June 29, 2024

    Okay… I already cut and pasted this into email and sent it around some.  No reason not to lift it straight into the blog, it being so scientific and all… thanx for the laffs to sweet Betsy D. Vine

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    Berkeley just announced the discovery of the heaviest element yet
    known to science. The new element has been named "Governmentium".

    Governmentium has one neutron, 12 assistant neutrons, 75 deputy
    neutrons, and 224 assistant deputy neutrons, giving it an atomic mass
    of 312. These 312 particles are held together by forces called morons,
    which are surrounded by vast quantities of lepton-like particles called
    peons.

    When catalyzed with money, Governmentium becomes
    Administratium, an element which radiates just as much energy, since it
    has half as many peons, but twice as many morons.

    Since
    Governmentium has no electrons, it is inert. It can be detected,
    however, as it impedes every reaction with which it comes into contact.
    A reaction that normally takes one minute or less will require a week
    or more if contaminated by any Governmentium.

    The half-life of
    Governmentium is 4 years. It does not, however, decay, but instead
    undergoes a reorganization in which a portion of the assistant neutrons
    and deputy neutron exchange places. In fact, Governmentium’s mass will
    actually increase over time, since each reorganization will cause more
    morons to become neutrons, forming isodopes. The characteristic of
    moron-promotion leads some scientists to believe that Governmentium is
    formed whenever morons reach a certain quantity in concentration.

    This hypothetical quantity is called "Critical Morass".

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