Carl Linnaeus (Latinized as Carolus Linnaeus, also known after his ennoblement as

 

Carl von Linné (help·info), May 23 [O.S. May 13] 1707 – January 10, 1778) was a Swedish botanist, physician and zoologist, who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of binomial nomenclature. He is known as the father of modern taxonomy, and is also considered one of the fathers of modern ecology.
Linnaeus was born in the countryside of Småland, in southern Sweden. His father was the first in his ancestry to adopt a permanent last name; prior to that, ancestors had used the patronymic naming system of Scandinavian countries. His father adopted the Latin-form name Linnaeus after a giant linden tree on the family homestead. Linnaeus got most of his higher education at Uppsala University and began giving lectures of botany there in 1730. He lived abroad between 1735–1738 where he studied and also published a first edition of his Systema Naturae in the Netherlands. He then returned to Sweden where he became professor of botany at Uppsala. In the 1740s he was sent on several journeys through Sweden to find and classify plants and animals. In the 1750s and 60s he continued to collect and classify animals, plants, and minerals, and published several volumes. At the time of his death, he was widely renowned throughout Europe as one of the most acclaimed scientists of the time.
The Swiss philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau sent him the message: "Tell him I know no greater man on earth."[2] The German writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe wrote: "With the exception of Shakespeare and Spinoza, I know no one among the no longer living who has influenced me more strongly."[2] Swedish author August Strindberg wrote: "Linnaeus was in reality a poet who happened to become a naturalist".[3]
The author abbreviation used to indicate Linnaeus as the authority for species names is simply L.

^lollies

so that's what Patricia Richardson has been up to after Home Improvement went off the air

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8lDfSR_q_s

What can be greater than playing a game of golf with a gator?

buz-zing

probably going to go see The Wrestler again tomorrow..

what a great movie

Wait is that really her?

it's well below zero here.

I wanted to find a similar ironic image that just says "Fuck" or something, but I couldn't find one after 15 seconds of searching. So I'll just explain the idea instead. Like this.

And it's a good thing I didn't, because I just realized it wouldn't have been funny anyway.

Should I delete this post? Yes.

Quoted for posterity.

Hello, how are you posters today?

my head hurts.

balls

My back has been huring like a mother fucker for the past few days. Fucking old lady neighbor needing me to lug heavy shit for her. She payed me like $9 for that shit, and I've been dying a painful death! AAAARRRRRRRGGGGHHHH!!!!!

 

I don't do drugs, but an awesome saying is..

"You get high, you get by"

Yeah, Lamb:The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal is hilarious. I literally burst out laughing about 5 times...in the library

You must spread some porkchop sandwiches around before getting the fuck out again.

I just got my ass whooped in basketball today.
I'm not athletic, but I'm the only senior in the freshman PE course which means I normally get the puberty bonus. Not to mention I'm six foot 2.
This time it didn't matter.
It probably would've played out differently if it had been a one-on-one match since the only formal basketball training I had was in second grade.
Better yet, maybe I could practice on second graders and work my way up to freshmen....

you do not drink cofee? colas? take aspirin? drink beers?
straight edge?

So...apparently it's been rumored/announced that Leo DiCaprio is going to play John the Savage in a upcoming adaption of Brave New World with Ridley Scott involved. I'm going to try to say this in the least gay way possible: I am excited to hear more.

no gayness included

have you noticed that nearly every single celebrity is tiny short?
Like, george clooney is 6 foot tall and he towers over all the short wee-men.

Yeah, I always preface statements about enthusiasm for Leo with that, I guess. Leo fandom is usually reserved for females.

I thought that times were over, since he played some kickass roles in some kickass films...

come on dude that's ghey.

Eh, he's better in movies when he dies in the end. No hairless torso rubbing, I'll leave that to the ladies.

hes only innit for the bear-a-likes

I just took the Jeopardy online test. It was fucking hard.

im just testing something

sweet.

what? Posting from something other than a computer?