Reflecting the views of many of his colleagues on a matter affecting all Americans, J.C. Anderson of Calgary, Alberta, said, "We are going to have to drill the pants off this basin. Then, we are going to have to go north." What does he do for a living? 

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Friday's Question (No. 440)—"Science Friction":

In his new book, Voodoo Science, Robert Park writes that Sens. Trent Lott and Thad Cochran once contemplated legislation to force the government to issue a patent on a new invention. What invention?

"Condoleezza Rice."—Greg Diamond

"Fire-resistant hoods."—Cliff Schoenberg (Mark Romoser had a similar answer.)

"That would be the 'Perpetual Floor Motion' so they won't have to bother with actually filibustering."—Steven Davis

"A word processing program that substitutes the word 'Mississippi' for any state name in military appropriations bills. Wait a minute, they've been using that for years, haven't they?"—Jim O'Grady

"Some kind of toy that prevents sex, I'm thinking. Some kind of sex-preventing, promoting-tax-breaks-for-the-rich, destroying-the-environment toy. You know, like Yahtzee."—Francis Heaney

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