Sunday, August 16, 2009

Jabberbloggy


-- Horatio Algeranon's rendition of "Jabberwocky"

( Lewis Carroll, "Through the Looking-Glass", 1871)

Illustration by Sir John Tenniel (1820-1914) , with 'improvements' by Horatio!
(Public Domain -- click image for details)


'Twas warming and the melting glaciers
Did calve and crash upon the waves

All flimsy were the ice shelf fissures

And the sea ice misbehaves.


"Beware the Jabberblogger, my son!

The un-sourced claim! The dubious stat!

Beware the JunkScience site, and shun

WattsUpWithThat?!
"

He took his scientific method in hand

Long time the denialist foe he sought --

And for the duration, by the Surface Station,

He stood awhile in thought.


And, as in nerdish thought he stood,

The Jabberblogger, with blog of fame,

Came snapping photos as fast as it could

And burbled as it came!


One, two! One, two! And through and through

The Razor of Occam went snicker-snack!

He left it dead, and with its head

He went galumphing back.


"And, hast thou slain the Jabberblogger?

Come to my arms, my beamish boy!

O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!"

He chortled in his joy.


'Twas warming and the melting glaciers

Did calve and crash upon the waves

All flimsy were the ice shelf fissures

And the sea ice misbehaves.



Inspired by the post Science Jabberwocky on More Grumbine Science.