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From: John Callahan <>
Subject: Re: [DNA] Spencer Wells - Stephen Colbert (Tuesday)
Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2007 11:52:43 -0400
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AGREE!!!!!
On Aug 16, 2007, at 2:33 AM, Admin wrote:

> Do you honestly think anyone was meant to take that sketch
> seriously? Only
> those who don't watch his show regularly (or have no sense of
> humor) possibly
> could have. The "mutant x-ray eyes" joke and the mayonaise jar on
> the chart
> should have clued anyone in as to how seriously *not* to take the
> sketch. (I
> can assure you the young people watching weren't taking notes for
> their science
> class.)
>
> Did y'all notice that the three guys he was waving to at the
> beginning of the
> sketch were images of himself (i.e., clones)?
>
> Yee gads, no wonder they say, "Nothing spoils a party like a
> Ph.D." There are
> times when you're supposed to turn off your left brain and go with
> your right
> brain. Just because it's fun.
>
> Diana
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: On Behalf Of
>> Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2007 6:53 PM
>> To:
>> Subject: Re: [DNA] Spencer Wells - Stephen Colbert (Tuesday)
>>
>>
>> In a message dated 8/15/2007 3:13:14 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
>> writes:
>>
>> I think the really exciting thing about Colbert bringing Spencer
>> Wells on his
>> show and talking about his own DNA testing is the size of his
>> audience. He
>> just gave DNA testing a bigger boost than I could pull off in a
>> lifetime!
>>
>>
>>
>> If only...
>>
>> ...the "3 out 4 chance of being Jewish" error hadn't been promoted
>> ...surname projects had been mentioned
>>
>> Biography of Stephen Colbert:
>> _http://www.tv.com/stephen-colbert/person/5471/biography.html_
>> (http://www.tv.com/stephen-colbert/person/5471/biography.html)
>> (He's an Irish Catholic from SC)
>> Colbert's Message Board -includes a thread about mtDNA if you
>> want to sign
>> up and post to him
>> _http://www.comedycentral.com/shows/the_colbert_report/message
>> _board.jhtml?c=v
>> &t=19417_
>> (http://www.comedycentral.com/shows/the_colbert_report/message
>> _board.jhtml?c=v&t=19417)
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
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