Tag Archives: stereotypes
“The Cock is a Bird that Can Tell Time”
You cannot blame the author for the sheer volume of noteworthy cocks in the world. She is perfectly aware that she has already written about the Cock of Dawn, but that was from the Chinese tradition, and the author reserves … Continue reading
Filed under folklore, gender bending, human behavior, medieval, rated NC17
Sea krait: love machine of the underwater world
If you are like the author, dear readers, you were inordinately excited by the release of the first installment of the “Life” series, a follow-up to “Planet Earth,” which aired on the Discovery channel and its affiliates this sunday. And if you know the author … Continue reading
Filed under folklore, marine life, Phobia-inducing, rated NC17, the strange and the beautiful
Cockatoo love song
Cockatoos are known for their intelligence, their vocality, their general precociousness. And this bird, apparently going by the nomiker S. Elvis, is no exception. One might wonder where he came up with this particular mantra, but then… In the … Continue reading
Banana Slug: “hard” life.
Beloved by alumni of UC Santa Cruz, banana slugs seem to have a pretty good thing going. Sure, they’re slow and eat detritus on the forest floor. But they’re beloved. …Just, you know, not by each other. In fact, … Continue reading
The missing link: Darwinius masillae, Sweet as Apple cider
The sound of the name “Ida” has suddenly become sweet sweet music to paleontololical ears. This is because “Ida,” a 47 million year old fossil hidden in a closet for 20+ years has recently been unveiled. Apparently, a … Continue reading
Filed under academia, extinct species, Uncategorized
Bovine rampage in Norway: Revenge of the Beef
In 2002, a series of bizzare bovine incidents in the Norweigian countryside alarmed residents, and alerted us to the possibility that cows are beginning to strain at the agricultural tether. The first victim, 23-year old Stian Skoglund, was “bashed and … Continue reading
Guinea Pigs: A Rant
I come to you tonight, dear readers, with a bone to pick. The bone in question bellongs to the common practice of naming that has brought nothing but confusion and misery.Take the guinea pig. Neither a pig nor from Guinea, … Continue reading
No, It’s not a Typo; It’s the “Cock” of Dawn.
Ladies and gentlemen, we have Chinese folklore to thank for next entry: the celestial cock, aka the “cock of dawn.” << The author respects all cultures and will not resort to infantile murrmerings about the word “cock”. But, dear readers, it’s … Continue reading
Filed under folklore, human behavior, rated NC17, the strange and the beautiful, Uncategorized
Catobelpas: Head of an Ox, Tail of a snake, Bad dinner date.
To all of the singletons reading this entry: the author of BV would like to caution you about the Catobelpas, for according to Pliny the Elder, this next member of our medieval bestiary series, which is “of moderate size and inactive … Continue reading
The Pop-Culture Guide to Swine flu
The purpose of BV has always been to inform, and now the author feels called upon to clear up some misconceptions floating around about the swine flu epidemic. We’ll start with a brief “scene from a paparazzi”: ****************************************************************************************************************************** [exterior, … Continue reading
Cat of a thousand faces: mad genius (and a quiz!!!)
Yes, folkes, its another “cute” and/or “crazy” cat video posts. In this installment, in order to spice up a potentially stale theme, prizes will be distributed to the first reaedr who can correctly identify both the song playing and each … Continue reading
Undead Spiders Survive Mass Drowning.
The author of BV, dear readers, is not happy. She is, in fact, deeply, deeply troubled. And all because what she is about to report confirms her deepest suspicions about order Araneae; spiders are, in fact, evil minions of the undead sent … Continue reading
Cane toads just can’t catch a break
Once upon a time, 101 Cane toads were deliberately introduced to Australia, under the premise that they would eat the beetles ruining the sugar cane crops, ridding the farmers and population of a costly pest. Yet as we have learned time and … Continue reading
The life of the leaf-cutter ant: miss lonelyhearts OR sapphic smithii?
Leaf-cutter ants, or so they say, are all female. According to a National Geographic article, these ladies ”thrive without sex of any kind—ever.” As evidence of this essential sexlessness, scientists cite the fact that leafcutters have evolved to the point that they … Continue reading
