Testing... Testing...

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Darn. I've finished my allotment of beer. I will now be forced to move on to the rest of my allottment of whiskey. Standby... I'm back, and in the interests of clarity I got another beer. It wouldn't do to make a fool out of oneself in front of God and everybody. The interview with God continued:

god: Look it up on Gogol.
me: Google?
god: I am getting the distinct impression that you are playing with me.
me: Actually I am half drunk and working on my blog.
god: Sounds reasonable, but I need an NGC number.
me: I don't think our galaxy has an NGC number.
god: Dumb. Any more questions?
me: Yes. We are struggling with the question of whether The Universe was designed by an intelligent entity. Could you comment?
god: I am wondering the same thing.
me: Could you elaborate?
god: The more I study The Universe the more I wonder whether the 'designer' was really intelligent.
me: Please continue...
god: Take the Duckbilled Platypus for example: is that an example of 'intelligent design?'
me: So you know exactly where we are in the universe.
god: Exactly. I was just testing you.