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Sarah Palin demystified by a phrenology chart of her skull
By Ben ReiningaFebruary 1st, 2011, 6:56 pmComments (16)Dear reader, being the fine and educated citizen that you are, I'm certain you're familiar with the venerable art of phrenology. But just in case — it's a precursor to neurology which posited that mental conditions and characteristics can be diagnosed by the shape of the skull. And it's a great way to make fun of conservative politicians.
Now, phrenology, of course, is hogwash — claptrap, mumbo jumbo if you will — and utterly discredited by the modern scientific establishment. And that makes it a very fitting treatment for Sarah Palin — enemy number one of science and book-learnin' the world over.
Ben Greenman, author, New Yorker editor, Nerve interviewee, and apparent phrenology expert applied the archaic art to Sarah Palin's skull. This is what we get:
Here we can clearly see that the part of her brain that ponders grammatical questions is bigger than the part that hates Levi Johnston, which is surprising. Also, her "You Betcha" lobe seems almost pathologically inflamed. She should probably see someone for that. A private, very expensive medical doctor.
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Commentarium (16 Comments)
Oh come on. Phenology makes just as much sense as a horrorscope.
Witness the ongoing trashing of an accomplished, intelligent individual who unfortunately for her, happens to be a woman. My God, the misogyny on this site is mind boggling.
@Publilus really that's where you went?
The fact that Palin is a woman is really the last of her problems...
Publis, what has Palin accomplished? Other than being gifted the role of running mate so the Republicans could try and beat a black guy, she hasn't done shit. And intelligent...I think not. She wants fame and money. If she were a man, I'd fucking still hate "him", and my guess is that you would too.
Ha ha. I'm not sure that misognyny has anything to do with this. Wait: I'm sure it doesn't.
Yeah, not sexist. Calling someone out for being self-absorbed and... stupid isn't gendered here. LOL loving the concentration of You Betcha! in the frontal lobe.
Guys (and women!) -- I always thought that we'd know gender equality had really taken hold when we had female bosses and presidents and Senators who were just as big of assholes as the men. I'm just trying to do my part! Mocking Sarah Palin has nothing to do with her anatomy -- and everything to do with her suckiness.
I think that Sarah Palin is a fool whether she has man parts or lady parts, or part of one or part of the other.
Yes. still an ignorant hick.
I think the 'me' part still isn't big enough
I think the 'me' part still isn't big enough
So much for the shape of her skull--the real problem is there's no brain in it.
--a FEMALE Palin-hater
What Palin needs is a six-month course of retrophrenology.
I wonder if it's also a comment on how everyone (not just her) reads things only on the surface and draws idiotic conclusions.
How incredibly childish you all are. I think I lost a dozen IQ point just for coming to this site.