Josh writes: BishopHill has this story –
Republicans in the US House of Representatives are currently trying to get a grip on one small part of the Washington bureaucracy by trying to get the National Science Foundation to concentrate on funding useful science. Lamar Smith, the Texas Congressman who is leading the charge, is firing off shots over NSF’s funding for public necessities like a climate change themed musical, an effort that set the taxpayer back some $700,000. He wants standards set in place – things like “increasing the health and welfare of the public”.
I wondered what songs they should include in their musical?
Maybe readers can suggest some other appropriate numbers.
(Mary Poppins)…..Scary Plottins?
Stupidcallousedfragilemysticexpertscannotshowit
Frazzle-Dazzle Em (Chicago)
(Grease)
Increased the Lightning!
(CO2+heat) We go together, like ramalamayamal, ourdatawasstinkypoo
(Porgy and Bess)….Poorly at BEST
(Summertime) “Dumber times, getting published is easy, change the numbers…make the low ones real high”
(Sound of music)
(Edelweiss) Adelie
“Adelie, adelie, we were eager to greet you
Black and white…nowhere in sight
We can’t let that iceberg deplete you!”
“I could have warmed all night I could have warmed all night” My Fair Lady
“I’m a believer” The Monkey’s
“Where have all the flowers come from?” Peter Paul and Mary see
http://wattsupwiththat.com/2016/02/16/study-increased-carbon-dioxide-is-greening-deserts-globally/
Oliver provides plenty of possibilities,
“Soul for sale”
“You’ve got to pick a model or two”
“I’d do anything” and finally
“Remodelling the Data”
James Bull
Purple Rain?
It’s raining Mann?
Insolation Row?
Idiot wind
Ballad of a green man.
When the levee breaks
But the prize has to go to this. Prescient or what?
A full presidential debate needs to be devoted to climate change policy instead of canned statements. Let’s see who is most likely to maintain the current level of distortion with all federal and international agencies in tow. That would help answer who is looking for major new revenue sources and for what purpose.
+100
Where have all the photons gone. Long time passing.
Gone to oceans everyone. Long time ago.
When will those skeptics learn? When will they ever learn?
I know many years ago, the chemistry division of the NSF made it clear that applied science research would be favored over theoretical musings. The quality of submissions rose. The workload went up and the round file was nearly empty.
It would be truly amazing to add up all the idiotic, off task, irrelevant projects the government funds, Add to that the bridges and airlines to nowhere and other pork-barrel waste, and pallets of cash sent to Iraq and you are talking about real money!
A few suggestions…
We’re going to fund the Wizards, the wonderful Wizards of COz!
I’m schemin’ on a jet plane
California Dreamin’
Where has all the data gone?
Stand by our Mann
Here I am, stuck in Yamal on a yew
(Obama. La Bamba. There should be something there but I can’t come up with anything.)
If Josh does one on Obama’s Presidential Library, we could open it up to book titles.
“Barry Plotter and the Deathly Models”
I just took another look at Josh’s cartoon and he’s going for musicals.
The Marx Brothers always had musical numbers in their movies.
(Monkey Business comes to mind.)
Then there’s the always-popular “Loon River”.
LOL Thanks!!!
Leo Smith;Yup best cut.
Along with Tiny Tim’s;The Ice Caps Are Melting
And the old standard: Oh Susanna.
However anything modelled on the Pirates of Penzance By Gilbert and Sullivan should capture the combination of corruption,ignorance,arrogance and religious certitude that is Climatology.
I think it starts like this:
“I have the very model, I’m a modern climatologist…”
My favorite is “Hopelessly Devoted to Yamal”. Well done, Josh!
Drawing Obama in “White Face” would be both “Half Correct” and “Half Correct”. But which one would HE decide. Ah Ha.
Ha ha
Here’s one for George Monbiot
Moon Beamer
Or as John Robertson February 17, 2016 at 7:37 pm made me think of Gilbert and Sullivan but from the Mikabo
I’ve got them on my list I’m sure they won’t be missed!
James Bull
Somewhere Over the Bore Hole skies are blue….
The Girls are hotter than Hell in Saigon, but if we stop burning oil, they’ll be cool again
ice ice byebye
Coal miner doubter
You saved the BEST for last
My heat will go on
We Did So start the fire
Blame it on me?
Supercatastrophicthisisnothingbutahoaxus
Under the Paris Lies