Month: July 2005
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Sociology lesson
On a chain of beautiful deserted islands in the middle of nowhere, the following people are stranded:Two Italian men and one Italian woman.Two French men and one French woman.Two German men and one German woman.Two Greek men and one Greek woman.Two British men and one British woman. Two Bulgarian men and one Bulgarian woman.Two Japanese…
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Three tomatoes
Three tomatoes are walking down the street: Papa Tomato, Mama Tomato, and Baby Tomato. Baby Tomato starts lagging behind. Papa Tomato goes back to Baby Tomato, smashes him on the head, and says, “Catch up!”via email from John Treworgy, Sat, 9 Jul 2005 06:43:37 -0700
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Personal Space
Tired of having all manner of cell devices interrupting your conversation while you are riding in the car, or sitting reading in the coffee shop? Let Limor Fried show you how to build your own personal cell jamming device (Just read her thesis under the Research page) . I guess those cards from SHHH! which…
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Good
The greatest good you can do for another is not just share your riches, but to reveal to him his own.Benjamin Disraeli
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A round on the house
A drunk walks into a bar and says to the bartender, “Bartender, buy everyone in the house a drink, pour yourself one, and give me the bill.” So, the bartender does just that and hands the man a bill for $57.00.The drunk says, “I haven’t got it.”The bartender slaps the guy around a few times…
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Hindsight
Every generation imagines itself to be more intelligent than the one that went before it, and wiser than the one that comes after.George Orwell