Bizarre Experiments
September 19, 2007 12:05 AM Subscribe
damnyou miss lynnster, damn you...
posted by From Bklyn at 12:13 AM on September 19, 2007
posted by From Bklyn at 12:13 AM on September 19, 2007
Missed it by that much.
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 12:15 AM on September 19, 2007 [1 favorite]
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 12:15 AM on September 19, 2007 [1 favorite]
See, we're such big ol' Jesus-lovin' squares I can't even use the proper drug terminology.
posted by Brittanie at 12:17 AM on September 19, 2007
posted by Brittanie at 12:17 AM on September 19, 2007
hey, did anyone make a mormon joke yet? if not, hey, poster, it's LSD!!! and uh, you shouldn't give an elephant multiple wives!
posted by Hat Maui at 12:18 AM on September 19, 2007 [1 favorite]
posted by Hat Maui at 12:18 AM on September 19, 2007 [1 favorite]
Well, to be fair, the song does say "we don't take our trips on LSD". Merle didn't say nothing about elephants...
And what the hell, let's pay ol' Merle a little visit!
posted by flapjax at midnite at 12:27 AM on September 19, 2007
And what the hell, let's pay ol' Merle a little visit!
posted by flapjax at midnite at 12:27 AM on September 19, 2007
By the way... I would like to make a heartfelt request that people STOP doing Bizarre Experiments that entail lopping off dog heads. Because... come ON. It's just fucked up.
posted by miss lynnster at 12:51 AM on September 19, 2007
posted by miss lynnster at 12:51 AM on September 19, 2007
We don't shoot penicillin in Tuskegee,
Especially into the negro male,
We don't treat no syphilis in black men,
Our research scientists all got sent to jail
But I'm proud to be a doctor in Tuskegee,
Where unwed sex demands the highest toll,
Particularly for negros or hispanics,
Because abstinence is compulsory for all.
posted by PeterMcDermott at 12:53 AM on September 19, 2007 [1 favorite]
Especially into the negro male,
We don't treat no syphilis in black men,
Our research scientists all got sent to jail
But I'm proud to be a doctor in Tuskegee,
Where unwed sex demands the highest toll,
Particularly for negros or hispanics,
Because abstinence is compulsory for all.
posted by PeterMcDermott at 12:53 AM on September 19, 2007 [1 favorite]
I've always been fond of Kris Kristofferson's version.
We don't shoot that deadly marijuana, y'hear?
posted by flod at 1:04 AM on September 19, 2007
We don't shoot that deadly marijuana, y'hear?
posted by flod at 1:04 AM on September 19, 2007
I did way too much LDS in the 60s.
posted by loquacious at 1:46 AM on September 19, 2007
posted by loquacious at 1:46 AM on September 19, 2007
The puppy shocking experiment is heart breaking. :(
posted by maxwelton at 1:49 AM on September 19, 2007
posted by maxwelton at 1:49 AM on September 19, 2007
Damnit! Loquacious beats me to the second spot.
What's left for the rest of us?
Music!
I like to smoke marijuana, it gives me a sweet meditation
Let's get high, let's go get high
Just gimme the herb
Take two and pass
posted by asok at 3:39 AM on September 19, 2007
What's left for the rest of us?
Music!
I like to smoke marijuana, it gives me a sweet meditation
Let's get high, let's go get high
Just gimme the herb
Take two and pass
posted by asok at 3:39 AM on September 19, 2007
Damnit! Loquacious beats me to the second spot.
yes! i assumed the OP was making a reference to star trek, and giggled.
posted by quonsar at 4:02 AM on September 19, 2007
yes! i assumed the OP was making a reference to star trek, and giggled.
posted by quonsar at 4:02 AM on September 19, 2007
You'd have to make the secret underwear out of a parachute.
posted by BrotherCaine at 4:34 AM on September 19, 2007
posted by BrotherCaine at 4:34 AM on September 19, 2007
South Park episode 43: When An Elephant Fucks A Mormon. Featuring the song, "Mormon and Elephant DNA Just Won't Splice."
The wirehead experiment is creepiest, sez me.
posted by ROU_Xenophobe at 4:54 AM on September 19, 2007
The wirehead experiment is creepiest, sez me.
posted by ROU_Xenophobe at 4:54 AM on September 19, 2007
On a hard speeding, blotter acid trip the LDS story would be totally believable.
posted by three blind mice at 5:29 AM on September 19, 2007
posted by three blind mice at 5:29 AM on September 19, 2007
Dude, check out my trunk. Woah.
posted by Pollomacho at 5:35 AM on September 19, 2007 [3 favorites]
posted by Pollomacho at 5:35 AM on September 19, 2007 [3 favorites]
Does anyone have any more reliable sources documenting #5? Keeping a decapitated head of a dog alive is pretty hard to believe -- how long was it sustained?
posted by rsanheim at 6:14 AM on September 19, 2007
posted by rsanheim at 6:14 AM on September 19, 2007
Keeping a decapitated head of a dog alive is pretty hard to believe -- how long was it sustained?
What's so hard to believe? They've kept Dick Cheney alive for years like this.
posted by three blind mice at 6:31 AM on September 19, 2007 [1 favorite]
What's so hard to believe? They've kept Dick Cheney alive for years like this.
posted by three blind mice at 6:31 AM on September 19, 2007 [1 favorite]
Aaaaaand I would like to personally thank bunnytricks for my 2000th favorite. Confetti & balloons are falling from my bedroom ceiling! Wheeee!
posted by miss lynnster at 8:04 AM on September 19, 2007
posted by miss lynnster at 8:04 AM on September 19, 2007
It'd be even cooler if I was on acid.
posted by miss lynnster at 8:06 AM on September 19, 2007
posted by miss lynnster at 8:06 AM on September 19, 2007
Does anyone have any more reliable sources documenting #5? Keeping a decapitated head of a dog alive is pretty hard to believe -- how long was it sustained?
Take a look at this thread at Snopes. Brukhonenko was a legitimate scientist, and his work (including keeping the dog head alive) was published in reputable journals. His work was important in the development of organ transplants and heart-lung machines, I searched PubMed for his name and got 2 hits on articles about the history of this field.
posted by TungstenChef at 10:00 AM on September 19, 2007
Take a look at this thread at Snopes. Brukhonenko was a legitimate scientist, and his work (including keeping the dog head alive) was published in reputable journals. His work was important in the development of organ transplants and heart-lung machines, I searched PubMed for his name and got 2 hits on articles about the history of this field.
posted by TungstenChef at 10:00 AM on September 19, 2007
I had read about the LSD elephant before, but I hadn't realized there was any question over LSD overdose being the cause of death. The fact similar doses were given (all be it via a different vector) to two other elephants without issue is interesting.
It reminds me a little of that marijuana experiments where chimps were immersed in a chamber of pot smoke long enough to get them high and then their brain activity was recorded (with a dramatic decline). The research was touted as proving pot caused permanent brain damage, but later, when trying to verify the results another group of researchers noticed the original experiment failed to ensure there was enough oxygen in the smoke chamber. Turns out the brain damage was caused by smoke related asphyxiation, but by then the research had already spread far and wide as 'proving' pot was super dangerous.
Oh and of course, you call that SCIENCE!?
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posted by Jezztek at 10:14 AM on September 19, 2007
It reminds me a little of that marijuana experiments where chimps were immersed in a chamber of pot smoke long enough to get them high and then their brain activity was recorded (with a dramatic decline). The research was touted as proving pot caused permanent brain damage, but later, when trying to verify the results another group of researchers noticed the original experiment failed to ensure there was enough oxygen in the smoke chamber. Turns out the brain damage was caused by smoke related asphyxiation, but by then the research had already spread far and wide as 'proving' pot was super dangerous.
Oh and of course, you call that SCIENCE!?
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posted by Jezztek at 10:14 AM on September 19, 2007
As humans, we really do some fairly awful things in the name of science, don't we?
posted by quin at 10:16 AM on September 19, 2007
posted by quin at 10:16 AM on September 19, 2007
dumbo
posted by baker dave at 12:15 PM on September 19, 2007
posted by baker dave at 12:15 PM on September 19, 2007
#5? Keeping a decapitated head of a dog alive is pretty hard to believe -- how long was it sustained?
Most of these are hoaxes or wrongly represented. Theyre plugs for some stupid book. Some of this is "fact - tion" not all fiction. Decapitation experiments were all the rage for a while but youre probably looking at quite a bit of faked footage designed to impress the west.
posted by damn dirty ape at 12:58 PM on September 19, 2007
Most of these are hoaxes or wrongly represented. Theyre plugs for some stupid book. Some of this is "fact - tion" not all fiction. Decapitation experiments were all the rage for a while but youre probably looking at quite a bit of faked footage designed to impress the west.
posted by damn dirty ape at 12:58 PM on September 19, 2007
Aaaaaand I would like to personally thank bunnytricks for my 2000th favorite. Confetti & balloons are falling from my bedroom ceiling! Wheeee!
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posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 1:45 PM on September 19, 2007
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posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 1:45 PM on September 19, 2007
The puppy shocking experiment is heart breaking.
Yeah, but shit if it ain't fun! *tasers puppy, bullwhips kitten*
posted by Pollomacho at 1:45 PM on September 19, 2007
Yeah, but shit if it ain't fun! *tasers puppy, bullwhips kitten*
posted by Pollomacho at 1:45 PM on September 19, 2007
I took LSD today. I got off on Belmont though.
Bizarre they may be but the Milgram and Stanford experiments did wind up yeilding a lot of stuff to think about.
posted by Smedleyman at 3:03 PM on September 19, 2007
Bizarre they may be but the Milgram and Stanford experiments did wind up yeilding a lot of stuff to think about.
posted by Smedleyman at 3:03 PM on September 19, 2007
Aaaaaand I would like to personally thank bunnytricks for my 2000th favorite. Confetti & balloons are falling from my bedroom ceiling! Wheeee!
Wait, wha?
posted by From Bklyn at 12:46 AM on September 20, 2007
Wait, wha?
posted by From Bklyn at 12:46 AM on September 20, 2007
[fixed the LSD/LDS typo]
so unnecessary.
Aaaaaand I would like to personally thank bunnytricks for my 2000th favorite. Confetti & balloons are falling from my bedroom ceiling! Wheeee!
along the lines of what stavros said, while i think "obnoxious" is probably too strong a criticism, "cloying" seems to fit. i know you're an earnest, sincere poster, miss lynnster, but isn't this sort of bragging precisely the problem with the "favorites" system?
ok, you got me -- i'm actually pissed that you didn't give me any of your "2000th favorite" cake that that favewhore IRFlorence Henderson baked for you, and i'm in the throes of a hypoglycemic rage.
wait, actually, it was the former. that cake looks like it suck-sters.
posted by Hat Maui at 12:56 AM on September 20, 2007
so unnecessary.
Aaaaaand I would like to personally thank bunnytricks for my 2000th favorite. Confetti & balloons are falling from my bedroom ceiling! Wheeee!
along the lines of what stavros said, while i think "obnoxious" is probably too strong a criticism, "cloying" seems to fit. i know you're an earnest, sincere poster, miss lynnster, but isn't this sort of bragging precisely the problem with the "favorites" system?
ok, you got me -- i'm actually pissed that you didn't give me any of your "2000th favorite" cake that that favewhore IRFlorence Henderson baked for you, and i'm in the throes of a hypoglycemic rage.
wait, actually, it was the former. that cake looks like it suck-sters.
posted by Hat Maui at 12:56 AM on September 20, 2007
Wait, what? There was cake?
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 1:15 AM on September 20, 2007
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 1:15 AM on September 20, 2007
Oh geez. I was just being silly. I was just pretending it was like a one of those old supermarket sweepstakes things where someone gets rained on with confetti & streamers just for hitting a number & being the 1000th customer or something. Jesus. Lighten up people. Having a bad day at work and was just being ridiculous to make myself laugh.
People, I have a life and Mefi favorites aren't exactly a big deal in that life. Having a sense of humor on the other hand, is.
posted by miss lynnster at 9:11 AM on September 20, 2007
People, I have a life and Mefi favorites aren't exactly a big deal in that life. Having a sense of humor on the other hand, is.
posted by miss lynnster at 9:11 AM on September 20, 2007
Also... JEALOUS MUCH? Suck it, haters!
*Devours large piece of 2000th Favorite Death-by-Chocolate cake deliciousness*
posted by miss lynnster at 9:14 AM on September 20, 2007
*Devours large piece of 2000th Favorite Death-by-Chocolate cake deliciousness*
posted by miss lynnster at 9:14 AM on September 20, 2007
Devours large piece of 2000th Favorite Death-by-Chocolate cake deliciousness*
waitaminutewaitaminutewaitaminute - does that come with the five dollars?
posted by From Bklyn at 10:32 AM on September 20, 2007
waitaminutewaitaminutewaitaminute - does that come with the five dollars?
posted by From Bklyn at 10:32 AM on September 20, 2007
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