Archive for October, 2008

31 Oct

Do Everything at Once

Nasreddin came in and sat in a chair. His master said further, ” You are a very good man. But it’s a pity that you are so slow in doing anything. You never do something at once. If I, for example, ask you to buy three eggs, you will go to the shop and go [...]

30 Oct

Humorscope For the Month of November 2008

Aries - You should have that lump checked out by a doctor.
Taurus - Take a nice vacation. You are probably going to lose your job this month. Thank the stars for unemployment benefits.
Gemini - Don’t answer the phone all month. The bill collectors and telemarketers all want your money. I suggest saving for a rainy [...]

29 Oct

What’s Wrong With Tom, Dick, and Harry?

Call me old fashioned if you will, but I like first names to be simple and uncomplicated. In the not too dim and distant past, when God was sitting comfortably in His Heaven, Jesus Christ was His only Son, and churches were full to brimming, the newly born were given “Christian” names as part of [...]

28 Oct

5 Great Office Pranks - Tease Your Boss and Colleagues

A great deal of our lives is spent at our workplace. Most of us spend more time with our colleagues than we do with our friends. Office pranks can be a great way to lighten up the office. Nothing brings out the team spirit better than teaming up to carry out a office prank on [...]

27 Oct

Joe the Plumber, the Richest ‘Average Joe’, Ever!

Yahoo, I’m fianlly back online, and just in time for the US Presidential Debate!! Why am I soo extra excited about that? Because I can’t wait to talk about Joe the Plumber!! Hello, Joe, if you’re out there! Say, are you married?? Nothing I love more than a plumber, and not just because I have [...]

26 Oct

Training Wheels and Training Dad - How Our Four-Year-Old Taught Me to Let Go

I expected our son to fail, at least at first go. It’s in the script right? Like a sparrow spreading its wings for the first time, there’s a protocol to these things and I for one knew my part. So on May Day of this year as the pink cherry blossoms fell on the path [...]

25 Oct

Lets Break Down the Funniest Videos on the Web and See What Makes Them Tick

Most of you will remember a TV series from the 90’s ,Americas funniest home videos. The video camera was a relatively new high tech toy but the price had come down enough for them to be plentiful. As the bloopers at birthday parties, cute and cuddly animal and whacked in the crotch videos began to [...]

24 Oct

How to Measure Cultural Differences in Metric Units

A science test was conducted on adults in different countries. The citizens were asked a simple questions: “How much is 10 x 100 grams?” These are the results:
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23 Oct

Fishing For Vegetarians

“If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there’d be a shortage of fishing poles.”   - Doug Larson
With a last name like Fischer you’d think I’d know a thing or two about fish and particularly how to land one into your frying pan. But I don’t. Never have. Even before giving up the fish-bones-in-yer-teeth diet for a [...]

22 Oct

Fish on a Car Office Prank

This is a prank that we played on some coworkers friends way back in the day. Sometime in 2005 to be exact. It all started when these two girls that worked on the site we were at as contractors. They would put fun little office pranks and stuff on our car. No big deal it [...]