Author: Dr Wingnut
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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…
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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…
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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.
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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…
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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
