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Ontogeny Recapitulates Phylogeny

The phrase my Biology teacher used to say to try to make himself look smart.

It is considered false by most professional evolutionists and biologists, however many high school biology text books still offer it as evidence for evolution. It claims that each embryo in its development passes through abbreviated stages that resemble developmental stages of its evolutionary ancestors.

It was first proposed by Ernst Haeckel about a century ago. Experimental morphologists and biologists have shown that there is not a one-to-one correspondence between phylogeny and ontogeny.
"When you go home and your parents ask you what you learned today, tell them Ontogeny Recapitulates Phylogeny" - Mr. Hanson

phlobesity 

Excessive phatness, cool, hip, awesome, gangsta
Brendan is so cool that he suffers from phlobesity
phlobesity by B-Hath November 9, 2007

phlobermoshing 

F-LOB-ER-MO-SH-ING

Beating someone in a mosh pit down with your penis.This term can also be used as a slang, for instance "mother phlober".
Joe and I enjoyed that wonderful punk rock band while our friend Johnny was phlobermoshing that poor british fellow.

philobeaner 

A half philopeano half mexican also known as a phlasain
Damn Patrick you stupid philobeaner

Coined by T-Money
philobeaner by Chad Stelle January 17, 2008

phlobesity 

excessive phatness, cool, hip, awesome, gangsta
Brendan is so cool that he suffers from phlobesity
phlobesity by Boydski November 9, 2007