when factual accuracy isn't enough.

So, let's put aside the fact that: no, I have not posted in almost a month, and yes, you have emailed me to bug me about it.

Instead, let's focus on this bit of nerdy marine science humor:

We pass by a promo poster for the new Disneyland ride for the movie Finding Nemo. You know, the one about the adventures a cute, lost, presumably Australian clownfish who must find his way back to his overprotective father and the relative safety of his reefy, CGI home. And all those anemones.



"You know, I don't think you typically find clown fish swimming out in the open like that," says scientist friend. "They live symbiotically with several species of anemone."
"That would be an interesting observation..."
"Would be?"
"Would be. If that weren't, like, the entire premise of the movie."

I told him the only way it could have been nerdier is if he used the latin name for clownfish.

To which he gave his professional, scientific retort: "Whatever."