Author: Dr Wingnut
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A message from the great beyond
A couple from Minneapolis decided to go to Florida for a long weekend to thaw out during one particularly icy winter. They planned to stay at the very same hotel where they spent their honeymoon 20 years ago.Because both had jobs, they found it difficult coordinating their travel schedules. It was decided that the husband…
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I’ve been Googled!
Sometime between Tuesday, 11 November, 2003 10:12:40 -500 UTC and Monday, 17 November, 2003 14:14:19 -500 UTC Google found this site and added it to the search database. The site originally went up 30-31 October, 2003; so the indexing engine did a pretty good job of finding a brand new site with no external links…
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Handwritten sign found on the wall of Mother Teresa’s room:
People are often unreasonable, illogical and self centered – forgive them anywayIf you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies – be successful anywayIf you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives – be kind anywayIf you are honest and frank, people may cheat you – be…
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Forrest Gump goes to Heaven
The day finally arrived: Forrest Gump dies and goes to Heaven. He is at the Pearly Gates, met by St. Peter himself. St. Peter says, "Well, Forrest, it’s certainly good to see you. We have heard a lot about you. I must inform you that the place is filling up fast, and we’ve been administering…
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How Google actually does it.
How does Google rank pages? It turns out that it uses a technology called Pigeon Rank to actually do the work.