Rest in Peace, Mr. Simmons

“Now, this thing is called the ‘Thagomizer,’ after the late Thag Simmons.”

Gary Larson, creator of The Far Side, crossed over into anatomical nomenclature with a 1982 comic in which a caveman teaches a class this faux-scientific word. . . . But when fossil evidence suggested that the dinosaur used its stego-tail as a weapon, scientists co-opted the moniker. . . . These days, the word appears in reference books and museum exhibits. . . .”

Of course, in the exhibit at the Creation Museum, they have a Roman soldier using a Thagomizer, given to him by the Jewish leadership, to rip the flesh off of our lord and savior. The exhibit cites Mel Gibson as the source for the information — which explains why the soldier is heard referring to Mary as “Sugar Tits.”