(Yet) Another Year End List

gordonb writes "New Scientist has yet another of those endless end-of-year lists, "13 things that do not make sense", including such topics discussed on Slashdot this year as the placebo effect, dark energy, and the ever-popular cold fusion. I know there are a lot more than 13 things that don't make sense, such as free markets, but, oxymorons aside, this is an interesting list, nevertheless."

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From Wikipedia:

[TeleoMan]

Why would a Wookie, an eight-foot tall Wookie, want to live on Endor, with a bunch of two-foot tall Ewoks? That does NOT MAKE SENSE! But more important, you have to ask yourself: What does this have to do with this case? Nothing. Ladies and gentlemen, it has nothing to do with this case! It does NOT MAKE SENSE! Look at me. I'm a lawyer defending a major record company, and I'm talkin' about Chewbacca! Does that make sense? Ladies and gentlemen, I am not making any sense! None of this makes sense! And so you have to remember, when you're in that jury room deliberatin' and conjugatin' the Emancipation Proclamation, does it make sense? No! Ladies and gentlemen of this supposed jury, it does NOT MAKE SENSE! If Chewbacca lives on Endor, you must acquit! The defense rests

Re:Research mistakes or conundrums?

[edgr]

My sister had insomnia. I told her that I heard on a medical show on the radio that hitting oneself over the head with a hammer tends to help with sleeping. No more insomnia! I just made that up. Who said placebos don't work?

Wow, even year-end lists can be outdated.

[Anonymous Coward]

This article is from March.

obligatory

[User 956]

"13 things that do not make sense"

Why would a Wookie, an eight-foot tall Wookie, want to live on Endor, with a bunch of two-foot tall Ewoks? That does NOT MAKE SENSE! But more important, you have to ask yourself: What does this have to do with this case? Nothing. Ladies and gentlemen, it has nothing to do with this case! It does NOT MAKE SENSE! Look at me. I'm a lawyer defending a major record company, and I'm talkin' about Chewbacca! Does that make sense? Ladies and gentlemen, I am not making any sense! None of this makes sense! And so you have to remember, when you're in that jury room deliberatin' and conjugatin' the Emancipation Proclamation, [approaches and softens] does it make sense? No! Ladies and gentlemen of this supposed jury, it does NOT MAKE SENSE! If Chewbacca lives on Endor, you must acquit! The defense rests.

Ooo, clever

[Staplerh]

I know there are a lot more than 13 things that don't make sense, such as free markets, but, oxymorons aside, this is an interesting list, nevertheless.

Ooo... a clever way to stir the pot without seeming too trollish... Why don't we cue the requisite libertarian free-market crusader and then we can have one of those fun debates that the poster seems to be so keen on initiating?

Re:Ooo, clever

[dada21]

I specifically made no mention of anything :)

Do I get +1 ThankGodHeShutUp now?

Re:Too bad nothing on this list has changed...

[Splork2]

Wow, I can't believe this was posted again.

-sp

Late addition!

[Klowner]

Women.

Re:Late addition!

[Anonymous Coward]

You may want to read this:
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5 ?ek20051213ks.htm

In Japan it seems that geeks are in demand now. Women is strange indeed.

Re:End of year list?

[garcia]

All right, all right, it's 14 things that don't make sense then!

Re:Research mistakes or conundrums?

[CODiNE]

Hey THANKS! I feel a lot better already. :D

Re:Snide

[Surt]

Indeed, and history has shown just how much more sense slave markets make, right?

Re:Free markets make plenty sense...

[maxpublic]

Nah, he'd start insisting that we call them "GNU/Free markets".

Max