[count-your-change]

“This is the first link to all humans,” said Jørn Hurum, a member of the Darwinius team, at the press conference. His colleague Jens Franzen likened its scientific impact to “an asteroid falling down to Earth.” Hurum said the fossil, named “Ida” in honor of his daughter, would be a paleontological “Mona Lisa for the next 100 years.” Ida was front-page news; Google celebrated it with an iconic logo cartoon. The only people unimpressed by their conclusions were scientists.”

WiredScience 10/21/09

What a difference a few months makes. Ida to Coulda to Nada.

But I won't sit in front of the T.V. wearing my “I Love Ida” tee shirt, waiting for an extravaganza with fade in/out graphics and dramatic music announcing “the Mona Lisa for the next 100 years” barely made it for 100 days before getting The Hubris Hustle out the door.

Or as the Boffins of Bones might put it, “Glad Ida Dad Now Sad, Ida Had Bad Clad, Ida Not So Rad.”

My advice to Mr. Hurum: “Get a real hair cut, not the one they just gave you”.

[dangus]

Looks like Ida’s dad was making a bit of an advertisement to sensationalize his discovery.

I’d a had an Ida sad if Ida said Ida’s ad.