{ed From Weller's Science Made Stupid} I got this from someone, I don't remember who, as it made its rounds via the everpresent Xerox machine, and figured it should hit the nets. Enjoy! ======================== Geologic Ages and Events ======================== Time-BP ERA/Epoch Life Forms Geologic Developments ==== ========= ========== ===================== 5000 ATONAL Rocks Mountains ranges upthrust, millions continents form. of years 3000 CATATONIC Ugly green slime Earthquakes & volcanos PROPHYLACTIC Ugly green slime with Volcanos & earthquakes orange spots. ------ ORTHOPEDIC -------------------- 505 Accordion Seashells Torrential rains 425 Pedestrian More seashells Thunder and lightning 360 Freudian Slimy things More rain 325 Artesian Slimy things with More thunder & lightning tentacles. 280 Pestiferous Nasty crawly things Rain, 40 days and 40 nights; oceans form. 230 Obstreperous Lots of nasty crawly Rain, with intermittent things volcanos. ------ METATARSAL --------------------- 205 Cryptic Big warty things Swamps form. 165 Styptic Really big warty Hot, with frequent rains; things drifting continents. 135 Creosote Warty things too big; Even hotter, with lots start over. of mosquitoes. ------ CRETINOUS --------------------- / Obscene Little hairy animals. Cooler, with a 20% chance 75 | of comets. \ Uglyscene Big hairy animals Windy, small continent warning. 39 Vaseline Animals with silly- Cold, with night and morning looking horns, glaciers. ridiculous teeth. 28 Listerine Animals who don't Fair inland, patchy fog near understand about the coast. tar pits. 12 Ovaltine Shree trews true shees Warm and sunny; great weekend shee trees TREE SHREWS for a barbecue. 1 Plasticine First homonyms Smog alert. 25000y Recent Modern person, first Freeways upthrust, suburbs Republicans form. 15 min Very Recent First computer nerds. Fast-food chains form.
(From the "Rest" of RHF)