Category Archives: Satire

Friday Funny – great moments in 97% beliefs

Posted on May 17, 2013 by

Heh, this is from a commenter at Slashdot on Cook’s fatally flawed 97% consensus paper. While a bit harsh, it’s also funny. He responds to: Yeah! It’s like saying that 97% of priests believe in god anyway. by Razgorov Prikazka … Continue reading →

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Posted in 97% consensus, Humor, Satire | Tagged , | 225 Comments

IPCC’s AR5 Frankenscience – bringing proxies back from the dead

Posted on May 11, 2013 by

Josh writes: Steve McIntyre has a hilarious post on the desperate measures needed to get some non peer reviewed papers into the IPCC’s AR5. I am not sure where the phrase ‘Frankenscience’ comes from but it seems appropriate for AR5 which … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, IPCC, IPCC AR5 leak, Satire | Tagged , | 12 Comments

Friday Funny: Prince Charles struck by irony meteorite

Posted on May 10, 2013 by

Apparently, Prince Charles recent pronouncement has created a riff in space-time, and an irony meteorite was ejected, striking the prince in the head. A photo follows. From Raw Story: Prince Charles criticizes ‘corporate lobbyists’ and climate change skeptics for turning … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Satire | Tagged , , , , , | 115 Comments

What 400 ppm of CO2 in the atmosphere looks like

Posted on May 7, 2013 by

The results are in, and it looks like this.

Posted in Carbon dioxide, Satire | 154 Comments

Monday Mirthiness – John’s cooked up Skeptical Science survey

Posted on May 6, 2013 by

When I was first contacted by Skeptical Science proprietor John Cook about his request to have WUWT host a survey, I asked him several questions because I had misgivings about the design. He refused to answer my questions, and now … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate ugliness, Satire, Stephan Lewandowsky | Tagged , , , , | 67 Comments

Beer Crisis Could Trigger Ice Age

Posted on May 1, 2013 by

A parody of current politics; a spoof; if it doesn’t make you chuckle, I quit! Guest post by Caleb Shaw The beer institute has come out with its yearly figures, and I am sad to report that you people are … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Satire | 89 Comments

Spencer slays with sarcasm

Posted on April 24, 2013 by

Heh. In response to a ridiculous claim making the rounds (I get comment bombed at WUWT daily with that nonsense) which I debunked here: A misinterpreted claim about a NASA press release, CO2, solar flares, and the thermosphere is making … Continue reading →

Posted in Ridiculae, Satire | 589 Comments

More than a feeling…

Posted on April 24, 2013 by

You may recall this story:  Climate Craziness of the week – with the physical signature of UHI staring them right in the face, Mann & Borenstein go with their ‘gut’ instincts Josh writes: With several questions from MPs recently, see here, here and here, … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Satire | Tagged , | 21 Comments

Sunday silliness: zombie wood

Posted on April 21, 2013 by

Josh writes: Over at Climate Audit, Steve has been looking at the resurfacing of some Hockey Stick science papers, and the fun continues here and here.

Posted in Humor, Satire | 62 Comments

Saturday Silliness: Tamino aka Grant Foster fracks himself

Posted on April 6, 2013 by

People send me stuff. This morning my inbox had a forwarded Twitter item about a Tammy post where supposedly none of what McIntyre discovered about the dating problems in Marcott et al hockey stick “matter”, because “Tamino” has proven otherwise, … Continue reading →

Posted in Earthquakes, Fracking, Humor, Satire | Tagged , , , , , , , | 124 Comments

Introducing the anti-hockey stick – ‘The Scythe”

Posted on April 1, 2013 by

We already are well familiar with the shape of the hockey stick, so familiar in fact it has become an icon. Josh writes: It has already been concluded by Marcott et al that their results should now show no modern … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Marcott et al proxy paper, Satire | Tagged , , | 52 Comments

Monday Mirthiness bonus edition: reflections

Posted on April 1, 2013 by

Objects in the mirror may be closer than they appear.

Posted in Humor, Marcott et al proxy paper, Satire | Tagged | 22 Comments

Monday Mirthiness – not the mod squad

Posted on April 1, 2013 by

Josh writes: The Marcott FAQ at Real Climate has been causing comment over the Easter weekend, particularly at Climate Audit. Roger Pielke Jr also has an excellent post, aptly titled Fixing the Marcott Mess in Climate Science.

Posted in Humor, Marcott et al proxy paper, Satire | Tagged , | 18 Comments

Friday Funny: Grister David Roberts says Earth to roast at 180 degrees F by year 2300, film at eleven

Posted on March 22, 2013 by

Steve Milloy at Junkscience.com posted this yesterday, and even though it is a few months old, it’s too funny to pass up. It is so ridiculous that it reminds me of Al Gore’s famous claim that the Earth’s mantle is … Continue reading →

Posted in Alarmism, Humor, Satire | Tagged , , , | 103 Comments

Hump Day Hilarity – Bill McKibben demonstrates what a classy intelligent guy he is…

Posted on March 20, 2013 by

…by agreeing with and reposting a photo that insults not only the intelligence of rational thinking people, but Native American people as well. (warning – graphic language)

Posted in 350.org connect the dots, Climate ugliness, Humor, Satire | Tagged , , | 116 Comments

A really bad case of ‘stickophrenia’

Posted on March 19, 2013 by

Joe Romm is sooo entertaining these days. Yesterday, when I pointed out to him McIntyre’s takedown of Marcott et al, he came to the immediate conclusion that I was an “instrumental record denier”, apparently sent that assertion to Mike Mann, … Continue reading →

Posted in Alarmism, Humor, Satire | 104 Comments

Monday Mirthiness – Watch the genesis (and retraction) of a smear

Posted on March 18, 2013 by

This is hilarious, I finally got a retraction out of Dr. Michael Mann. The AGW proponents must be reeling from McIntyre’s takedown of Marcott et al, because I watched the most hilarious smear genesis unfold this morning a few minutes … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate ugliness, Humor, Marcott et al proxy paper, Satire | Tagged , , , , | 152 Comments

Simple questions for Bill McKibben and Peter Gleick – with comic relief from Bill Nye

Posted on March 14, 2013 by

Being a fan of public transportation seems to go hand-in-hand with climate activism. Two of the top activists have recently commented on how much they like it. Being curious as to whether this is lip service to a cause or … Continue reading →

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I offer @ClimateOfGavin help understanding events -vs- trends

Posted on March 14, 2013 by

Yesterday, when Climategate 3 was released, the ever flippant Dr. Gavin Schmidt made this Tweet in response: Source: Google Trends, searching the word “climategate” from December 2009 to March 2013 http://www.google.com/trends/explore#q=Climategate&date=12%2F2009%2040m&cmpt=q It seems that Dr. Schmidt doesn’t understand the difference … Continue reading →

Posted in Forecasting, Gavin Schmidt, media, Satire | Tagged , , , , | 69 Comments

It has come down to this – climate science has become a stick fight

Posted on March 10, 2013 by

I have to chuckle at the battle going on with stick graphs this weekend. Choose your weapon, flat or vertical blade, real data, or proxy data with an arbitrary extension added by the special effects department. First, Christoper Booker’s flat … Continue reading →

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