The people at Princeton Engineering Anomalies Research (PEAR) are fond of spotting “anomalies” in data and suggesting they may have detected global human consciousness acting in concert. I recently detected an anomaly in the site traffic for this blog, timed exactly at its birthday, February 3rd, as you can see from the following chart:
Could my sensors have detected the global joy and happiness experienced by the peoples of the world at this blog’s anniversary?
Actually, no. Just as PEAR are really just seeing shapes in the clouds, the blip in visitors on February 3rd was actually due to the excellent plugs for my anniversary post Why did the chicken cross the road? by Pharyngula and others. Thanks to all who linked that day and made it such a success. As it was obviously so popular, I have started collecting victims contributors for my February 3rd 2007 post.
Spooky! Your blog's anniversary happens to be the same as my daughter's birthday (and if your blog happens to date to 3rd Feb 2003, then it's even spookier).
This is obviously proof of an arcane connection between these two apparently unrelated events - this blog and my daughter may even share the same horoscope! How could anybody possibly be skeptical of the otherworldly significance of such a stunning "coincidence" ... :)
Posted by: Bruce Walton | February 27, 2006 at 02:33 AM
Thanks for doing this. Vetmed, my profession, is swimming in deep voodoo, even in the traditional allopathic westmed mode. Witness the vaccination fury which many worry will upset the economic cart.
I have a new therapy I really like for FLUTD(feline lower urinary tract disease, which is NOT a urinary tract infection). I have the owner of the cat buy a chicken, save the bones, go to a graveyard at midnight, recite the Gettysburg address in Hungarian, and throw the bones over their left shoulder. Works as good as antibiotics for this non-bacterial problem. And the poultry industry thanks me.
arlo
Posted by: arlo muttrie | March 01, 2006 at 11:35 AM