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Quoting Bizarre Atheist from 20:23, 21st Aug 2007 Quoting greg-o from 19:53, 21st Aug 2007 I remember the Penny Reds, it was before I came to St Andrews but I remember the culprits showing me the coverage it gained in The Saint. Explain please. These threads seem to go some way towards explaining i...

I seem to remember it was more like "press here to explode lecturer".

Quoting Bizarre Atheist from 20:08, 20th Aug 2007 You are in St Andrews. I am not. This makes me FURIOUS with envy. Does this help? http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/8347/dscf1826um0.jpg Mind you, the place is packed full of American golfers at the moment. As I passed one of them in the street tod...

Case in point:

Quoting novium from 18:04, 13th Aug 2007
And what would you count as remotely smart?

At this point, I'm going to raise the issue of the negative correlation between religiosity and intelligence. Have fun with that kids, I'll be back later to check out the rage.

Quoting novium from 17:30, 11th Aug 2007 Actually, I'd say science sucks when it comes to "understanding life". I'm not entirely sure what you mean, but I presume you meant "understanding the meaning of life". What could be more self-indulgent than thinking that we are here for a reason? Some quest...

Quoting Frank from 21:49, 10th Aug 2007 For the record, I was a staunch Catholic, but I've not been to church in a while, and I'm currently trying to analyse my own beliefs. I went through a period like this when I was younger, but I'll see where it leads. I sincerely hope more people follow your e...

Quoting Alistair from 20:24, 10th Aug 2007 I am not advocating Creationism here. What I am saying is, imagine the Big Bang occurred, as this is what the vast majority of scientists say. Where did the matter come from, where did the space the matter exists inside come from, how did it occur? But you...

Quoting [James] from 00:09, 1st Aug 2007 Quoting Bread Roll from 23:17, 31st Jul 2007 Do we have any idea who the acts might be in this year's line-up? Or is it all very hush-hush as usual? I can confirm* that the Union is currently in negotiations with Keith Chegwin, Paul Daniels and MC Hammer. *L...

Quoting [James] from 00:09, 1st Aug 2007 Quoting Bread Roll from 23:17, 31st Jul 2007 Do we have any idea who the acts might be in this year's line-up? Or is it all very hush-hush as usual? I can confirm* that the Union is currently in negotiations with Keith Chegwin, Paul Daniels and MC Hammer. *L...

Personally, I would rather have seen all the religious options lumped in together, with separate options for atheism and agnosticism. Or, alternatively, we could've asked the question "do you believe in intelligent design/creationism?" with yes, no and maybe as answers. Anyway, 72% isn't bad - in a ...

In terms of stand-up, Arnab & Greg's "Tickets Still Available" is definitely worth a look, as is Andrew Lawrence's "Social Leprosy for Beginners and Improvers".

Quoting novium from 16:01, 2nd Aug 2007
it chemically effects your brain, doesn't it?

Quoting Daniel from 16:10, 2nd Aug 2007
Yes, but then nearly everything effects your brain from the food you eat to how much excercise you take.

Please see http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/affect.html

Quoting Bizarre Atheist from 13:39, 2nd Aug 2007
Incidentally, The Times also carried a story about St Andrews biologists and apes and charades. Go buy it now.

This is also the headline on the Science & Nature section of the BBC News website. Well done Dick Byrne.

Quoting Dave the Explosive Newt from 08:58, 1st Aug 2007 I think the worry is that Joe Public might think it's a bit pretentious, and I certainly don't think it does much for the 'toff' image that St Andrews has unfortunately and entirely wrongly been branded with. It's not really about expressing ...

Quoting Bread Roll from 23:17, 31st Jul 2007
Do we have any idea who the acts might be in this year's line-up? Or is it all very hush-hush as usual?

I can confirm* that the Union is currently in negotiations with Keith Chegwin, Paul Daniels and MC Hammer.

*Lies.

Quoting DrAlex from 19:46, 31st Jul 2007
Is there still a need for volunteers? I want a t-shirt.

I'm sure there is - just email Maggie on mw11@st-and.ac.uk and tell her you want to volunteer.

I've never really been to many of the Union's FW events, but well done to Oli for some interesting graphic design and what looks to be a shiny new logo.

A good show it may have been, but only in terms of points; tonight's programme did nothing for our university's reputation. Certainly, there's a time and place for gowns and bowties, but the image communicated was that of a stuffy anachronism, out of touch with reality and utterly unappealing to nor...

You get two if you're super special.