Wednesday, July 02, 2008
The Dawkins Mug
Chris Hale draws my attention to yet further evidence of Richard Dawkins self-branding. For a mere $10 you can now purchase a coffee mug celebrating his genius. Or there is that must-have accessory for the super-rational shopping mall mugger, the Richard Dawkins Foundation hoodie, a snip at $40. The march of science is, indeed, a marvellous thing. Onward and upward.
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ReplyDeleteI don't know about you guys but I can't abide drinking anything brown out of a blue lined cup. It's against the laws of decency. It calls for white!
ReplyDeleteGood point, Ian, I have a deep green mug which I cannot use because it makes tea look so anaemic
ReplyDeleteAt least his mug isn't on the mug. Now, that would be unsettling, first thing in the morning.
ReplyDeleteYes, the stuff is quite expensive. My hoodie cost me well under a tenner at Primark, i.e. half as much. It looks as if becoming an atheist is simply too costly for me, especially if you add on the expense of the cocktails shown in the picture at the top of the page. And yes, white inside is best for tea. Spot on. The font they're using for the big "A" on their T-shirts looks pretty anaemic too. It doesn't signal much confidence. If Mr T had been called Mr A, he would not have used a font like that.
ReplyDeletenotice the 15oz ''El Grande'' size ensuring this cup never runneth over.
ReplyDeleteFor what it's worth, the great man actually made a very brief guest appearance on Doctor Who last Saturday. It was so bad I nearly hid behind the sofa.
ReplyDeleteHe's also got his own television production company, which is responsible for, amongst other jejunal offerings, 'Wife Swap' and 'Ladette to Lady'.
ReplyDeletePersonally speaking, I can't wait until he opens Dawkin's World in Florida. I hear there's going to be a Robot Dawkins in a hall near the entrance that will argue for ten minutes every hour that God doesn't exist, and a tunnel full of singing Selfish Genes. You'll sail through that in a little hollowed out log, only to emerge into the light at the end, where you'll be handed a big foam hammer and offered a chance to bash effigies of God, Jesus, Mohammed, Buddha and Vishnu, Timmy Mallet style. It'll be brilliant: kind of like Erich Von Daniken's Mystery World, only with less mystery. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mystery_Park)
ReplyDeleteworld domination seems only a few steps away for Richard Dawkins.
ReplyDeleteA friend of mine was on jury service recently and told me about the various oaths people could swear before giving evidence. I resolved that, should the need arise, I'd opt to swear by RD, with my hand on a copy of The Blind Watchmaker or The God Delusion.
I assume you've already come across the Dawkins 'rap'? (See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaGgpGLxLQw)