SEX is the official abbreviation of sodium ethyl xanthate, which is a flotation agent used in the mining industry. Apparently you can get SEX in both solid and liquid forms . . .

Lots of other fun ones on this page, too. Such as:

Dickite
Moronic Acid
Cummingtonite
Phthalic Acid

(Thanks to BillyGoto for the link to this one!)

Molecules with Silly or Unusual Names

If "Intelligent Design" should be taught in our schools, side by side with the "unproven theory" of evolution, then it logically follows that other theories should be presented as well . . .   :)

Let us remember that there are multiple theories of Intelligent Design.
I and many others around the world are of the strong belief that the universe
was created by a Flying Spaghetti Monster. It was He who created all that
we see and all that we feel. We feel strongly that the overwhelming scientific
evidence pointing towards evolutionary processes is nothing but a coincidence,
put in place by Him.

The above quote was sent in an open letter to the Kansas School Board. The webpage is worth a read, not just for the letter and theory (complete with scientific charts and a drawing of the Almighty FSM), but it also includes links to response letters from members of the school board, along with endorsements from many people throughout the scientific community. ;)

Intelligent Design v. Flying Spaghetti Monster-ism

] People of the United States! We are Unitarian Jihad! We
] can strike without warning. Pockets of reasonableness and
] harmony will appear as if from nowhere! Nice people will
] run the government again! There will be coffee and
] cookies in the Gandhi Room after the revolution.

You can also have your own "Unitarian Jihad" name assigned here:

http://www.elsewhere.org/cgi-bin/jihad

Signed:

Sister Burning Spear of Reasoned Balance ;)

Unitarian Jihad :)

] If you must use descriptive variable and function names,
] misspell them. By misspelling in some function and variable
] names, and spelling it correctly in others (such as
] SetPintleOpening SetPintalClosing) we effectively negate the
] use of grep or IDE search techniques. It works amazingly well.

The programmers in our ranks will get a good laugh out of these essays. Under the "Oh god, it's so true, it's funny," category. ;)

How To Write Unmaintainable Code

] Personally, I think it looks like a $1200 shower curtain, but
] what do I know about this. We tried taking pictures of this
] lovely white garment but it didn’t look right on the hanger as
] you can see, so my sister says, "You need a model." Well, quite
] frankly my sister isn’t exactly small, (like a size 12 is?) so
] she wouldn’t pose for the picture. Seeing as I have sworn off
] women for the time being and I ain’t friends with any, it left me
] holding the bag. I took the liberty of blacking out my face -
] not to protect the ex-wife but to protect me from my bar buddies
] and co-workers finding out about it. I would never live it
] down. Actually I didn’t think my head would fit in the neck
] hole, but then I figured she got her Texas cheerleader hair
] through there I could get my head in it. Though, after looking
] at the pictures, I thought it made me look fat.

LOL! The auction's only up through 4/28, so check this out when you can. It's hilarious. Be sure to read the entire story.

eBay - Divorced Man Models ex-Wife's Wedding Dress

For those who know some vi and C, this will probably be funny. For everyone else, you can probably safely skip this one. :)

Geek Humor: I can't get this program to compile

] "This is clearly failure of intelligence," said an unnamed
] source within the administration. "We will definitely need
] to spend millions upon millions of taxpayer money to look
] into this."

:)

Superbowl Aftermath: White House Cites Failure Of Intelligence To Warn Nation Of The Existence Of Breasts

] . . . a man who spent New Year's Eve covering his best friend's
] apartment entirely in tin foil

Owwww, my fillings ache just looking at the pictures!

Man's Apartment Encased in Aluminum Foil

] Want to come up with your own conspiracy theory about
] Bush? Don't let Al Franken, Michael Moore, and MoveOn.org
] have all the fun! Use this handy George W. Bush
] Conspiracy Theory Generator to come up with your own
] conspiracy theory!*

LOL! Yup, some of the stuff I've been hearing sounds like it could have come from this page.

I have one relative who is so anti-Bush, that *anything* that goes wrong in the world, he instantly blames on Bush. Flu outbreak in Africa? Bush's fault. Tax rates in Sweden? Bush's fault. Typhoon in the South Pacific? Bush's fault. ;) I halfway expect him to start blaming historical events on Bush too... World War II? Bush's fault. Slavery? Bush's fault. Extinction of the Mastodons? Bush's fault. ;)

Of course, then my relative blames *me* for being "uninformed and mis-led" whenever I try to poke holes in his arguments. :)

The George W. Bush Conspiracy Generator

] This is what happens when a person gets a brilliant idea
] and a little free time :)

Christmas, Dilbert-Style