Some days I find things by accident. Today, researching for something else online, serendipity paid me a visit.
Fans of the hit sitcom “Seinfeld” may recognize this logo.
Fans of the show may also recognize this restaurant:
Fans of Real Climate might recognize this man:
OK by now you are probably thinking, “Anthony has gone off his rocker. Where is this going?” Well, to be honest, I just want to share a little fun.
Have your ever wondered why over at RC, it seems to be like some sort of weird sitcom? There’s a reason for that.
Observe.
The address for the famous Tom’s Restaurant aka “Monks” is, via Google Maps:
The address for the famous Goddard Institute of Space Studies aka “Real Climate” is, via Google Maps:
Yes, that’s correct. They share the same address. The NASA GISS office is above Monk’s, not that there is anything wrong with that. But, it might explain some things. Although I’ve been following the climate products from NASA GISS for years, I never thought to look at their “about” page, mainly because I’d never have a reason to visit. You see, I’m a persona non grata there. But amazingly, here it is right on the GISS page:
While I’m no architect, doing a little reading up, I think we can see where Jim and Gavin’s offices are, though I could be wrong. Gavin’s may be on 112th rather than Broadway.
Here’s a Google Earth street level view of 2880 Broadway:
From the GISS web page above, they give a description of the main entrance to the Goddard Institute of Space Studies at 545 West 112th Street. It is rather plain. Here’s what it looks like:
So now that we’ve established that GISS and RC is connected to “the show about nothing” you can use some of the best lines from Seinfeld to refute a number of common arguments put up by Gavin and the RC team.
I’ve complied a list of commonly seen issues and phrases used on RC and appropriate rebuttals from Seinfeld characters:
- The data has been adjusted, why can’t you comprehend it? – “If it’s in the garbage, it’s garbage” – Jerry
- Send it to my email and I’ll have a look – “When you control the mail, you control information!” – Newman
- This year is the hottest ever! – “It’s gold Jerry. Gold!” – Bania
- Ban Ki Moon and the IPCC says so. – “Butros, Butros, Gahli!” – Jerry
- I’m not going to use McIntyre’s name, he doesn’t deserve the credit. – “That’s not funny, how about ‘your cranium called…it has space for rent!” – Elaine
- Come back when you understand climate science – “NO SOUP FOR YOU! COME BACK ONE YEAR!” – The Soup Nazi
- This is why your argument [snip] – “I won’t tolerate infestation!” – Frank Costanza
- Sea level, ocean acidification, it’s all obvious! – The ocean called, they’re running out of shrimp! – Reilly
- Check the peer reviewed literature. – “Sometimes the road less traveled is less traveled for a reason.” – Jerry
- Your interpretation is totally wrong! – “Oh yeah? Well I had sex with your wife!” – George
- The data hasn’t been updated, do you think all we do around here is sit around and wait for GHCN to update? – “Significant shrinkage.” – George
- The tree ring based temperature reconstruction has been reviewed and proven correct time and again. – “Fake! Fake! Fake! Fake! Fake!” – Elaine
- It is “robust”. – Yadda, Yadda, Yadda, – Elaine
Also, this coming December 23rd, I plan on sending Gavin a calibrated aluminum pole to help him and Steig measure sea ice thickness.
Readers may wish to send a card also, listing grievances.
| “Fake! Fake! Fake! Fake! Fake!” – Elaine |
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OK, I got to RC. Here’s how it went down;
136.Is it not politically correct to prerequisite the words “Climate Change” with the words “Man-Made Climate Change”?
Comment by Michael — 22 October 2009 @ur momisugly 12:04 AM
138.#136 Michael,
Stop being silly! You sound like of those people whose opinions on physical facts are driven by their politics and cannot imagine any one whose politics might be modified by their evaluation of scientific facts. Sad!
Comment by Lloyd Flack — 22 October 2009 @ur momisugly 1:00 AM
140.#138
However, Flack, your opinions aren’t apparently based on scientific facts only leaving one option left to choose.
Comment by Mark — 22 October 2009 @ur momisugly 3:06 AM
I have a feeling that site is being overwhelmed with comments from the Non-Man-Made Climate Change believers.
Re: Luboš Motl (07:17:44)
Suzanne Vega: “Oh this rain, it will continue.”
Yes, Dr. Schmidt, but are you master of your domain?
Coincidental addresses?
Look at the piece from 29 sec to 109 sec of this JFK trailer:
@Adolpho. With a significant amount of brain pain and the use of several translation web sites, I venture (latin to english): ” Abandon all causes, you who enter. ” Never could conjugate latin verbs. I hope the translation is close to this version, because of the causes carried out daily by those who enter through this portal. Serendipity indeed.
Don S. (09:06:22) : That is a good translation!. It is almost an exhortation if Anthony dares to enter into the building 🙂
A more colloquial translation could be:
“Just forget it, here you are suppose to believe in my hockey stick”
This is really a case for a Dan Brown’s new novel!. The Illuminati behind the global warming scam!, coal trains, astrophysicists against an enernal universe, etc.etc. Wow, what a thriller!
George Constanza — “Global Warming, Over Population, Evil Mankind, Rising Oceans, … what’s the difference, they’re all pipes.”
“Gold Anthony, GOLD!”
– _Jim
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Adolfo Giurfa (07:36:25) :
Oh, my guess was “Abandon hope all ye who enter here,” the supposed inscription at the entrance to Hell.
http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/abandon-hope-all-ye-who-enter-here.html
Hey, the devil’s work goes on in there!
REPLY: No, devils work was not the message. It reads: “Abandon all causes, you who enter here” and was placed on the Google street photo with some help from the Gimp. I wondered how long it would be before anyone noticed and translated. Just a little fun satire. I was thinking of Jim Hansen’s tendency to protest and get arrested. – Anthony
Note for Gavin over at RC. Please note that AGW skeptics are NOT “climate change deniers” as your devotees on your blog keep telling each other. Actually quite the opposite.
“AGW is best thought of as a great global swindle based on inconvienient truths wherein real climate data have failed their climate audit. This leads to climate resistance by climate realists, who demand debate about junk science that is not evil, just wrong and fails to address the question, watts up with that?”
http://ecomythsmith.blogspot.com/2009/10/climatism.html
Kramer: It’s an adjustment for them.
Jerry: How is it an adjustment?
Kramer: They just adjust it.
Jerry: Adjust it off what?
Kramer: Jerry, all these big data sets, they adjust everything.
Jerry: You don’t even know what an adjustment is.
Kramer: Do you?
Jerry: No. I Don’t.
Kramer: But they do. And they’re the ones adjusting it.
Jerry: I wish I could have the last 20 seconds of my life back.
Curiousgeorge and Anthony: Don’t bother with O’Reilly at Fox News. He is and AGW koolaid addict. Glenn Beck and most of the Fox News anchors are either anti-AGW or open minded on the subject.
Geoff from Ourimbah (02:07:06) – More likely the Mannzier .
Was that an MMTS shelter on the roof right next to the grill vent from the diner?
I wouldn’t be surprised that Gavin drives John Voight’s car, a ’89 LeBaron? But does he know it was Jon Voight? – “Get out of the car!” – George
In any case, I’m sure Gavin must have the perfect parking spot.
He sure does not have the “Kavorka”.
W. Earl Allen: “the rain will continue.”
This is actually another misinformation about the “real climate”. If you watch this video, you can see that while a woman is shaking her umbrella, the skies are completely sunny and the weather is just nice! 🙂
interesting that Seinfeld was originally pitched as a “show about nothing”
@ur momisugly Ric Werme (10:09:42) :
Oh, my guess was “Abandon hope all ye who enter here,” the supposed inscription at the entrance to Hell.
The Divine Comedy was written in Italian. Your famous phrase is:
Lasciate ogni speranza, voi ch’entrate.
The shot of Gavin Schmidt: He is sitting on a bench in the “island” in the middle of Broadway. Both windows are on Broadway. Photo faces east (uptown is to the left).
Indiana Bones (05:43:01)
“Our Choice will pick up where An Inconvenient Truth left off and provide a blueprint for solving the global climate crisis and drawing on Mr. Gore’s 40 years of experience as a student, policymaker, author, filmmaker, entrepreneur, and activist.”
LA Weekly
Al started at a Divinity School, but quit when he found out they were only going to teach him about God, not how to become God. He’s been pursuing a self- directed course of study on his own ever since.
one of my (many) favourite Seinfeld lines comes from George, who after yelling fire and stampeding over women and old people to get out of a building is later asked by a fireman “How do you live with yourself?” – George’s reply, “It’s not easy.”
Did you notice this exchange over at RC where Gavin says he reads over at WUWT?
Come on Gav – give us something more to chuckle about.
[Response: Good article. Amusingly, I note that WUWT highlights the same piece without a hint of irony or self-awareness. -gavin]
Comment by David B. Benson — 21 October 2009 @ur momisugly 5:30 PM
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> when interviewed on TV alongside a denialist, trying to get
> not one, but two denialists onto the program
Then you’ll have one scientist against a pair. These people aren’t arguing about science. They’re arguing _against_ science. On that they agree.
Comment by Hank Roberts — 21 October 2009 @ur momisugly 5:42 PM
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[Response: Good article. Amusingly, I note that WUWT highlights the same piece without a hint of irony or self-awareness. -gavin]
So, Gavin – you a regular over there at WUWT? How come you never comment?
[Response: One should keep ones friends close… -gavin]