Author: Dr Wingnut

  • Do mosquitos see CO2

    I was sitting in the car last night waiting for some friends to arrive for a bicycle ride.  As I sat there, the Minnesota State Bird population was quite thick buzzing around the closed window.  I think that I read somewhere that mosquitos are attracted to Carbon Dioxide.  But, I wonder if they are attracted…

  • 100% Quality work

    Last week; Tuesday, June 15, 2004; on my way home from work, I was rear-ended by some joker who booked off like a jackrabbit.  I went to a couple of body shops to see how much the repairs would be.  Today I received a letter which opened as follows:Dear JONATHAN LORD;Thanks so much for visiting…

  • Are you Harold?

    On my way home from work yesterday, I traveled for some time alongside a brown Jaguar XKE Coupe.  It took all I had not to roll down the window and ask the guy driving the Jag if his name was Harold.  If that were his name, it would have been too ironic.

  • Micro-Management at the office

    I recently hired a new software developer who shared this enlightening memo from his previous employer (a DotCom).  Enjoy!Dr. WingnutPopcorn Popper and Hot Dog machineWe now have a Popcorn Popping machine and a Hot Dog machine in the kitchen.  Do not pop popcorn or cook hot dogs without permission.  We are going to limit operation…

  • Freedom

    To keep a lamp burning we have to keep putting oil in it.Mother Teresa

  • And now for something completely different…

    Not a man with three buttocks; but Miss Chernobyl 2004via email from Eric Diedrich, Wed, 16 Jun 2004 15:32:42 -0500

  • Crackpots

    A person with a new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds.Mark Twain