<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[A Blog Around The Clock]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[http://blog.coturnix.org]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[Bora Zivkovic]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://blog.coturnix.org/author/coturnix/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Happy Birthday PZ&nbsp;Myers]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>Yes, today, PZ is 50 years old!<br />
<a href="http://johnmckay.blogspot.com/2007/03/happy-birthday-old-squid.html" target="_blank" title="">Archy</a>, <a href="http://scienceblogs.com/grrlscientist/2007/03/blogospherical_birthday_wishes.php" target="_blank" title="">Grrrlscientist</a> and myself are compiling linkfests today. Just make sure that you have the word &#8220;Myers&#8221; in your post (having just &#8220;PZ&#8221; messes up with some search engines &#8211; too short).<br />
This year, <a href="http://migration.wordpress.com/2007/03/08/happy-birthday-pz/" target="_blank" title="">Dan Rhoades</a> is the first out of the box with a cool tentacled cartoon.<br />
<a href="http://richarddawkins.net/article,703,n,n" target="_blank" title="">Richard Dawkins</a> wrote a poem.<br />
<a href="http://scienceblogs.com/grrlscientist/2007/03/feline_reactions_to_bearded_me.php" target="_blank" title="">Grrrlscientist</a> did a scientific study.<br />
PZ himself <a href="http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2007/03/yes_i_will_be_half_a_century_o.php" target="_blank" title="">acknowldeges his age</a>.<br />
<a href="http://sciencepolitics.blogspot.com/2006/03/happy-birthday-pz-myers.html" target="_blank" title="">Last year</a>, I made this <a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3716/526/1600/Myers%20birthday%20collage%202.jpg" target="_blank" title="">cephalopod collage</a> (click to enlarge).<br />
<a href="http://gregladen.com/wordpress/?p=468" target="_blank" title="">Greg Laden</a> wrote a limerick.<br />
<a href="http://scienceblogs.com/evolvingthoughts/2007/03/maiyers_half_century.php" target="_blank" title="">John Wilkins</a> wrote lyrics for a Broadway musical.<br />
<a href="http://cosmicvariance.com/2007/03/08/happy-birthday-pz/" target="_blank" title="">Sean Carrol</a> gave PZ a&#8230; well, you&#8217;ll have to see for yourself.<br />
A State Invertebrate from <a href="http://scienceblogs.com/afarensis/2007/03/08/happy_birthday_pz/" target="_blank" title="">Afarensis</a><br />
<a href="http://scienceblogs.com/digitalbio/2007/03/why_does_this_fish_look_surpri_1.php" target="_blank" title="">Sandra Porter&#8217;s </a> fish is surprised.<br />
<a href="http://www.arunn.net/scienceblog/2007/03/09/this-post-is-dedicated-to-god/" target="_blank" title="">Arrun</a> makes you search for the message written in invisible ink.<br />
A tentacled birthday from <a href="http://scienceblogs.com/strangerfruit/2007/03/a_birthday_with_tentacles_1.php" target="_blank" title="">John Lynch</a>.<br />
A villanelle by <a href="http://decorabilia.blogspot.com/2007/03/villanelle-for-pz-myers.html" target="_blank" title="">Jim Anderson</a>.<br />
A tribute from <a href="http://skeptico.blogs.com/skeptico/2007/03/happy_birthday_.html" target="_blank" title="">Skeptico</a><br />
A cartoon from <a href="http://hotcupofjoe.blogspot.com/2007/03/happy-birthday-pz-myers.html" target="_blank" title="">Carl Feagans</a><br />
A party from <a href="http://medlarcomfits.blogspot.com/2007/03/its-birthday-party-for-pz-myers-and.html" target="_blank" title="">Anna Tambour</a><br />
And one from <a href="http://www.toast442.org/2007/03/08/happy-50th-pz/" target="_blank" title="">Toast</a><br />
A Skephalopod by <a href="http://www.badastronomy.com/bablog/2007/03/08/skephalopod/" target="_blank" title="">Phil Plait</a><br />
<a href="http://scienceblogs.com/corpuscallosum/2007/03/proteroctopus_ribeti.php" target="_blank" title="">Joseph</a> found one much older&#8230;<br />
And <a href="http://scienceblogs.com/catdynamics/2007/03/numerology_of_pz.php" target="_blank" title="">Steinn</a> plays with numbers.<br />
<a href="http://sandwalk.blogspot.com/2007/03/happy-birthday-pz-myers.html" target="_blank" title="">Larry Moran</a> has known PZ longer than most of us&#8230;.<br />
<a href="http://neurophilosophy.wordpress.com/2007/03/09/a-suggestion-for-the-birthday-boy/" target="_blank" title="">Neurophilosopher</a> is hillariouos.<br />
<a href="http://invasivespecies.blogspot.com/2007/03/on-squids.html" target="_blank" title="">Jennifer</a> found some invasive cephalopods (and NOT a tree octopus!)<br />
<a href="http://scienceblogs.com/aardvarchaeology/2007/03/ancient_molluscan_warlord.php" target="_blank" title="">Martin</a> appreciates the Ancient Molluscan Warlord.<br />
A tribute from the <a href="http://scienceblogs.com/omnibrain/2007/03/happy_bday_pz.php" target="_blank" title="">Omni Brainiacs</a><br />
A long Poe-like poem by <a href="http://scienceblogs.com/evolutionblog/2007/03/the_myers_semicentennial.php" target="_blank" title="">Jason</a><br />
<a href="http://twistedphysics.typepad.com/cocktail_party_physics/2007/03/ready_for_their.html" target="_blank" title="">Jennifer</a> has a recipe.<br />
<a href="http://olioblog.blogspot.com/2007/03/hmmwhat-rhymes-with-blastula.html" target="_blank" title="">Lee</a> rhymes with blastula<br />
A limerick by <a href="http://zenoferox.blogspot.com/2007/03/old-man-and-squid.html" target="_blank" title="">Zeno</a><br />
A tribute by <a href="http://kriswager.blogspot.com/2007/03/happy-birthday-pz-myers.html" target="_blank" title="">Kristjan</a><br />
<a href="http://johnl.wordpress.com/2007/03/09/pharyngula-guys-aging/" target="_blank" title="">John Wills Lloyd</a> has almost the same birthday.<br />
<a href="http://www.pandasthumb.org/archives/2007/03/when_pz_turns_f.html" target="_blank" title="">Reed</a> combines the birthday with the Friday Cat Blogging.<br />
<a href="http://elayneriggs.blogspot.com/2007/03/squid-rides-again-whee-today-is-pz.html" target="_blank" title="">Elayne Riggs</a> does a poem parody.<br />
Drink a toast to PZ with <a href="http://scienceblogs.com/grrlscientist/2007/03/happy_birdthday_pz.php" target="_blank" title="">Grrrl</a><br />
<a href="http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2007/03/really_its_just_the_blink_of_a.php" target="_blank" title="">PZ</a> is teary-eyed about all this&#8230;<br />
On this day&#8230;.by <a href="http://scienceblogs.com/terrasig/2007/03/notable_notes_for_9_march_1957.php" target="_blank" title="">Abel PharmBoy</a><br />
<a href="http://newtonsbinomium.blogspot.com/2007/03/preaching-to-unconverted.html" target="_blank" title="">Ricardo</a> reads Pharyngula for the articles&#8230;sure&#8230;.<br />
<a href="http://3quarksdaily.blogs.com/3quarksdaily/2007/03/pz_myers_50th.html" target="_blank" title="">Robin Varghese</a> says Hi!<br />
<a href="http://www.twopercentco.com/rants/archives/2007/03/mollusks_and_men.html" target="_blank" title="">The crew of</a> the Two Percent Company on Mollusks And Men&#8230;<br />
A limerick by <a href="http://skepchick.org/blog/?p=448" target="_blank" title="">Skepchick</a><br />
Yes, <a href="http://actionskeptics.blogspot.com/2007/03/happy-half-century.html" target="_blank" title="">Akusai</a>, PZ will see this later today&#8230;.<br />
A link to link to link linking to <a href="http://sandwalk.blogspot.com/2007/03/pzs-birthday-blogfest.html" target="_blank" title="">Sandwalk</a><br />
Silent turnip? <a href="http://decorabilia.blogspot.com/2007/03/questions-just-keep-on-comin.html" target="_blank" title="">Jim</a>?<br />
<a href="http://gcoupe.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!6AA39937A982345B!3347.entry" target="_blank" title="">Geoff</a> learnes how to pronounce Pharyngula.<br />
<a href="http://maryannaville.blogspot.com/2007/03/happy-birthday-pz.html" target="_blank" title="">Saboma</a> goes circular&#8230;<br />
A recipe from <a href="http://archaeoastronomy.wordpress.com/2007/03/09/recipe/" target="_blank" title="">Alun</a><br />
<a href="http://zencurmudgeon.blogspot.com/2007/03/i-bow-to-nonvertebrate-master.html" target="_blank" title="">Zen</a> for Zed.<br />
Clash of the Titans from <a href="http://scienceblogs.com/seed/2007/03/happy_birthday_mr_myers.php" target="_blank" title="">Katherine</a><br />
A postcard and a poem from the <a href="http://www.neuralgourmet.com/2007/03/09/pz_turns_50" target="_blank" title="">Neural Gourmet team</a><br />
<a href="http://wordsofsocraticgadfly.blogspot.com/2007/03/birthday-poem-for-pharyngula-aka-pz.html" target="_blank" title="">Socratic Gadfly</a> wrote a birthday poem.<br />
<a href="http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2007/03/09/pharyngula-birthday/" target="_blank" title="">Alvaro</a> goes multimedia.<br />
A Biblical math problem by <a href="http://bigdumbchimp.blogspot.com/2007/03/happy-b-day-pz.html" target="_blank" title="">Rev.BigDumbChimp</a><br />
A cuttlefish greeting from <a href="http://thedisgruntled.blogspot.com/2007/03/happy-birthday.html" target="_blank" title="">Disgruntled Chemist</a><br />
A clerihew for P. Z. by <a href="http://journals.aol.ca/plittle/AuroraWalkingVacation/entries/2007/03/09/a-clerihew-for-p.-z./2275" target="_blank" title="">Plittle</a><br />
<a href="http://dubitoergo.blogspot.com/2007/03/poem-for-pz.html" target="_blank" title="">Tom Foss</a> is liberal with the verse.<br />
<a href="http://stevereuland.blogspot.com/2007/03/birthday-poetry-for-pz-myers.html" target="_blank" title="">Steve Reuland</a> wrote a limerick.<br />
<a href="http://thegallopingbeaver.blogspot.com/2007/03/pz-myers-is-having-party.html" target="_blank" title="">Dave</a> shares the samew birthdate.<br />
Odes to PZ Myers by <a href="http://scienceblogs.com/interactions/2007/03/odes_to_pz_myers.php" target="_blank" title="">Rob Knop</a><br />
Fried squid  from <a href="http://scienceblogs.com/retrospectacle/2007/03/happy_birthday_to_a_very_old_s.php" target="_blank" title="">Shelley</a><br />
Greetings from Eneman and <a href="http://scienceblogs.com/insolence/2007/03/a_half_a_century_of_p_z_myers.php" target="_blank" title="">Orac</a>.<br />
The blogospheric wonderings by <a href="http://scienceblogs.com/islandofdoubt/2007/03/the_null_set_blogmeister.php" target="_blank" title="">James</a><br />
<a href="http://ron.ozrock.net/blog/index.php/archives/2007/03/09/happy-birthday-to-one-of-my-heroes/" target="_blank" title="">Ron</a> wrote a pseudo-haiku.<br />
Nope, no poem from <a href="http://scienceblogs.com/authority/2007/03/happy_birthday_paul.php" target="_blank" title="">Mike Dunford</a><br />
<a href="http://dogofthefuture.livejournal.com/166679.html" target="_blank" title="">Plumbyngula</a><br />
To invetebrologer from <a href="http://vodyanoj.blogspot.com/2007/03/happy-semicentennial-of-certain.html" target="_blank" title="">Vodyanoj</a><br />
A Public Service Announcement from <a href="http://thauron.livejournal.com/144642.html" target="_blank" title="">thauron</a><br />
<a href="http://intelligentreasoning.blogspot.com/2007/03/pz-meyers-professor-and-table-pounder.html" target="_blank" title="">Joe G</a> is pounding on the table, in rhythm and rhyme (and reason)<br />
<a href="http://dododreams.blogspot.com/2007/03/happy-birthday.html" target="_blank" title="">John Pieret</a> is having a little problem with rhyme, though&#8230;.<br />
Original artwork on <a href="http://thevoltagegate.blogspot.com/2007/03/happy-birthday-pz.html" target="_blank" title="">Voltage Gate</a><br />
<a href="http://scienceblogs.com/chaoticutopia/2007/03/friday_fractal_xxxviii.php" target="_blank" title="">Karmen</a> made a tentacled fractal.<br />
A slug is on <a href="http://themodulator.org/archives/002723.html" target="_blank" title="">The Modulator</a><br />
UMM finally makes the cut on <a href="http://scienceblogs.com/transcript/2007/03/map_that_campus_xxxv.php" target="_blank" title="">Alex&#8217;s</a> Map That Campus.<br />
A Parasite on <a href="http://www.sciencemadecool.com/2007/03/friday_parasite_1.html" target="_blank" title="">Zygote Games</a><br />
A cuttlefish on <a href="http://laelaps.wordpress.com/2007/03/09/happy-birthday-pz/" target="_blank" title="">Laelaps</a><br />
And from <a href="http://anotherhistoryblog.blogspot.com/2007/03/wow-pz-sure-is-popular.html" target="_blank" title="">David Parker</a>.<br />
A sonnet by <a href="http://scienceblogs.com/ethicsandscience/2007/03/16_lines_of_iambic_pentameter.php" target="_blank" title="">Janet</a><br />
<a href="http://astroblogger.blogspot.com/2007/03/many-happy-returns-pz.html" target="_blank" title="">Ian Musgrave</a> calculates the age differently.<br />
Another limerick from <a href="http://brentrasmussen.com/log/node/1224" target="_blank" title="">Brent</a><br />
A salute from <a href="http://thomasburg-walks.blogspot.com/2007/03/happy-birthday-pz-myers.html" target="_blank" title="">Pamela</a><br />
<a href="http://fadedflowers.blogspot.com/2007/03/on-occaision-of-pzs-birthday.html" target="_blank" title="">Tlazolteotl</a> rhymes.<br />
Here&#8217;s one from <a href="http://redstaterabble.blogspot.com/2007/03/heres-to-pz.html" target="_blank" title="">Pat</a><br />
More poetic outbursts by <a href="http://thegreenbelt.blogspot.com/2007/03/happy-birthday-pz.html" target="_blank" title="">The Ridger</a><br />
A doggerel by <a href="http://wanderinweeta.blogspot.com/2007/03/its-still-9th.html" target="_blank" title="">Susannah</a><br />
<a href="http://www.inoculatedmind.com/?p=163" target="_blank" title="">Karl</a> performed a scientific study.<br />
Of course great graphics on <a href="http://bioephemera.com/2007/03/09/happy-birthday-pz/" target="_blank" title="">Bioephemera</a><br />
I don&#8217;t know what <a href="http://westerstrand.blogspot.com/2007/03/lrdagsmeta.html" target="_blank" title="">Magnus</a> said &#8211; it is in Swedish.<br />
<a href="http://paulhutch.com/wordpress/?p=81" target="_blank" title="">Paul Hutchinson</a> links to his favourite PZ post.<br />
A cool fossil from <a href="http://northstatescience.blogspot.com/2007/03/happy-birthday-pz.html" target="_blank" title="">Christopher O&#8217;Brien</a><br />
<a href="http://infophilia.blogspot.com/2007/03/calculating-god.html" target="_blank" title="">Infophile</a> calculates God.<br />
Squid animation by <a href="http://thesciencepundit.blogspot.com/2007/03/happy-birthday-pz.html" target="_blank" title="">Javier</a></p>
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