Monday, May 19, 2008

Proof of Time Travelling Pirates Found

Parrot Fossil 55 Million Years Old Discovered In Scandinavia

What they didn't mention was the hook and the fossilized eye patch they found nearby.

Actually, this is a kind of treasure-trove article for geeks. They named the parrot after a Monty Python sketch, and the scientist who found the thing is named "Waterhouse", which is the last name of the scientist/genius family in Neal Stephenson's books.

Arrr