In case you don’t know the line above, lookup “Treasure of the Sierra Madre”. Here’s a YouTube clip of one of the most famous lines ever borrowed for parody use in movies.
I’ve always said that if you can’t laugh at yourself and situations, then what is the point of life? After the PNAS blacklist fiasco, I compared the episode to the East German Stasi and the lists of citizens they made to track personal associations. I also quipped: “Will we have to wear yellow badges to climate science conferences?”. That’s a reference to the Yellow badges imposed on the Jewish population of WWII, to separate them from the rest of the populace. It is a sad footnote of history but not unlike the PNAS paper’s attempt to separate skeptics from the rest of the scientific community.
Lucia decided I had invoked Godwins Law, and being the optimist, I suggested this yellow badge for skeptics, since our friends on the other side of the argument always seem to be such sourpusses:
That seems to be a hit, so much in fact that lot’s of people have designed variations. Lots of examples below. So, I’m going to have a contest. We’ll look, we’ll vote. Then I’ll get some made up. Just leave links to your badge images (Tinypic, Picassa, Imageshack, etc) in comments, then I’ll gather them up for a voting page. Keep it clean, be upbeat and funny. Words combined with images are OK too. Just keep some connection to the Yellow smiley badge obvious.
Here’s some examples by cartoonist Josh:
From Cartoons by Josh
Following a request by Anthony at WUWT and discusion at The Blackboard
about there being some climate skeptic yellow badges I thought an Anthony badge and a Lucia badge would be fun – see above.
And so no one feels left out below is a Warmista badge, and, because I couldn’t resist, a Monckton badge.
The third one started off as the Pielke clan badge as they collectively cover a lot of opinions but actually it could be all of us! And, yes, other groups use rainbow badges – so really useful for all kinds of marches you find yourself on 😉
And a thank you badge for Atomic Hairdryer.
Also one for another articulate poster, Raven
(and hoping he/she will get in touch so I can do an ‘inhabitants’ cartoon)
And Bishop Hill of course.
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How about the Fire Breathing Gore?
http://standupforamerica.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/gore-fire-big.jpg
My suggestion for a smiley face skeptic.
“JB says:
June 28, 2010 at 7:08 am
I wonder if survivors of the Holocaust appreciate and understand the comparison between what they suffered through and what this PNAS paper has caused the “UE” group to suffer through, or I wonder if they feel you are belittling what they went through by making these comparisons….”
JB you are missing the point entirely. It is the warmistas that are in effect belittling the Holocaust and insulting the victims of that terrible crime by comparing climate realists/sceptics/skeptics to Holocaust deniers. It is the warmistas who should be ashamed of themselves for such a cheap shot.
Er, the yellow smiley face is the “Acid” symbol dude, reminds me of the 90’s rave craze.
A suggestion for a smiley face skeptic.
I posted this on a previous thread. Not as pretty as Josh’s, of course:
http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/4608/co2uncertain.jpg
And, can you please adjust the title of the thread? “We don’t need no stinking badges” is like “Play it again, Sam” or “gild the lily” — a misquotation which has become more common than the actual line. It’s one of those small things which never fails to annoy me. The movie clip — thoughtfully provided in the article — shows that the bandito never said that.
We´ll need, also, some doberman deniers´sniffing dogs. ☺
Please excuse the dupe post, thought I’d screwed up first time.
Anthony, you will have to replace the little smiley at the bottom of WUWT comment pages for that of the winning badge…
Will they burn us in windmills´ powered microwave ovens?….If so, we´ll survive!
The Smiley face was indeed used by the 1990’s rave scene in the UK, but I also remember it used in the 1970’s by Christian groups with the wordage, “Smile, Jesus loves you”.
Where was it used originally?
Obligitory Wikipedia quote:
“The iconic smiley with the black ink smile and two oval dots for eyes inside of a black circle printed on a yellow background was created by freelance artist Harvey R. Ball in 1963 in an advertising campaign by The State Mutual Life Assurance Company of Worcester, Massachusetts. Ball never copyrighted or trademarked the symbol resulting in its being in the public domain and modified by countless artists over the years.”
I imagine similar imagery has been used before then though.
This site has some excellent graphics. [scroll down]
Well Godwin’s Law or no, history is replete with examples of peoples who were downtrodden; or perceived themselves to be; but who had in their midst at least one group who were unfazed by the whole situation, and set themselves to work to make themselves productive despite the overall conditions. This situation is then ripe for a “Pied Piper” to come along and take advantage of that situation.
Standard methodology is to offer the sorry masses the solution to their problems; usually in the form of offering them something that it is not one’s to give; and it helps to make that successful group the cause of the woes of the masses; and blame them for their plight.
The masses themselves have an inherent dishonesty, in that they are not averse to robbing Peter to pay Paul. They know they are being offered something that is not available to give; except by taking it from others; yet they willingly buy into the deal.
Well the story of Faust is just an individual case of the same phenomenon.
And Jim Jones disasters are the inevitable consequence of following these shysters. They’ve been with humanity for eons; and they will always be with us; and Americans have recently proved; that they are no more immune to the lure of somebody else’s property or hard work, than have past generations; who somehow brought global ruin down on themselves and everybody else.
CO2 smiley with a black eye
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4119/4742544163_3aa3325e7e_m.jpg
So does anybody actually remember the story of “The Treasure of the Sierra Madre.” ?
Somewhere back in my “incorrectly filed” folder, I have dim recollections of a (black and white) movie about some lost gold mine up in some mountains or other; who knows it could have been the Lost Dutchman or somesuch gold mine; and some folks are searching for it; and I’m sure there were others trying to short circuit them. As I recall, the movie ends with a scene of a massive earthquake, that brings down a whole mountainside, and ends up burying the re-discovered mine forever. No recollection of who was in said movie or if that was the correct name (TOSM).
Am I close; or doing I leave it in the fictional recollections folder ?
Hey, I’ve always questioned the “hockey stick.”
http://www.flickr.com/photos/27369030@N04/4742524953
I prefer the ones with comments like a smiley with sunglasses and underneath the caption reads ” ALL REAL SCIENTISTS ARE SKEPTICS “
“Kadaka (KD Knoebel) says: June 28, 2010 at 8:21 am
“”John of Kent said on June 28, 2010 at 6:46 am:
I can think of a less polite version of the last badge, with ahem, one less finger sticking up.””
I thought that was an “English” badge, or does the hand have to be turned around for it to count? ;-)”
Palm forward is Churchill’s V for Victory, back of hand forward is the sign to the French that we still have two finger and can shoot a longbow.
Actually, under the one finger version I’d like the words “thats what we think of your consensus”
I kinda like the logo on the book cover “Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy”. Here’s a link to the book on Amazon. http://www.amazon.com/Hitchhikers-Guide-Galaxy-25th-Anniversary/dp/1400052920?tag=dogpile-20
It’s probably copyrighted.
Dan
Re: Xi Chin
“Er, the yellow smiley face is the “Acid” symbol dude, reminds me of the 90′s rave craze.”
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Then, it was better living through chemistry. Now, it’s worse living through chemistry and climate models. Maybe the AGW side is so gloomy because they were too busy worrying about the end of the world and missed those parties. Or weren’t invited.
My attempt
http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/97/badge1w.jpg
and apologies to Josh for abusing his badge 🙂
I like this one, being an anti-wamista.
http://static2.bigstockphoto.com/thumbs/9/7/5/large2/579325.jpg
On tonight at 20:30hrs BST (about half hour from now)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00swp0k
Yet another barbecue summer has been predicted, but do you really trust the forecasters any more? Despite governments, scientists and campaigners telling us the world’s climate is changing, increasing numbers of us simply don’t believe in global warming.
After one of the coldest winters on record and a vicious row about the science behind climate change, Panorama goes back to basics and asks what we really know about our climate and how it will affect us.
Panorama reporter Tom Heap speaks to some of the world’s leading scientists on both sides of the argument, to find out what they can agree on and uncovers some surprising results.
“What’s up with the weather?”
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/theeditors/2010/06/whats_up_with_the_weather.html
Producer Mike Rudin discusses the programme at The Editors blog .
Anthony – YOU ARE GOING TO LOVE THIS! http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/energy/hydro_electricenergy/7858960/Power-rationed-on-green-island-Eigg-after-mild-weather-causes-drought.html
From: John of Kent on June 28, 2010 at 11:35 am
My mother for a very long time has been a fan of “Britcoms” (“British” comedies) from the BBC as shown on local PBS stations with no censoring. While the thing with the French may have been the historical origin, I am very familiar, by usage and accompanying words, what the “two-fingered salute” currently stands for. 😉