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deborah ([personal profile] deborah) wrote2011-03-25 11:17 am
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black and white and glorious all over

You know how [livejournal.com profile] diceytillerman and I are always talking about the beauty of criticism and deconstruction?

This is what we are talking about:


comic, transcript below



Girl 1: "The problem with scientists is that you take the wonder and beauty out of everything by trying to analyze it."
Girl 2, from offscreen: "DUDE!"
Girl 2, running onscreen: "My plasmodial slime molds have heightened pigment production! Check out that yellow color! That actually makes them zinc-resistant. Amazing, huh?"
Girl 1: "It looks like dog barf."
Girl 2: "Hah, yeah! F.Septica is nicknamed 'dog vomit slime mold.' Cool, huh?Check out my slides!"
Girl 1: "Okay, never mind: what's wrong with scientists is that you do see wonder and beauty in everything. Oh God, it's moving!"
Girl 2: "It wants to hug you! So cute!"

Mouseover text: "The best hugs are probably from hagfish, which can extrude microscopic filaments to convert a huge volume of water around them to slime in second. Instant cozy blanket!"
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[personal profile] rantingnerd 2011-03-27 06:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes, that was pretty awesome. I wish I'd had that comic in college to hand out as an answer to people like "Girl 1". Or had thought to say "Does deconstructing a novel make you enjoy it less?"