Dr Wingnut

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  • Change

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    Today’s thought is:I don’t believe in predicting, especially about the future.Casey Stengel The Future Is Not What It Used To BeWith the pace of change continuing to accelerate, the future is not what it used to be.  From one moment to the next, no one can be certain of anything.  Your job, your marriage, and…

  • Despair

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    Just when you thought it couldn't get any worse, along comes Despair's fine collection of "Demotivators." The antithesis of those success-focused posters and other products that encourage you to "Soar with the eagles," Despair's posters, sticky pads, coffee mugs and such tackle subjects like Burnout ( "Attitudes are contagious. Mine might kill you." ) and…

  • Qantas Airline Humor

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    After every flight, Qantas Airlines pilots fill out a form called a gripe sheet, which conveys to the mechanics problems encountered with the aircraft during the flight that need repair or correction. The mechanics read and correct the problem, and then respond in writing on the lower half of the form what remedial action was…

  • The Bronze Rat

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    A tourist wanders into a back-alley antique shop in San Francisco's Chinatown. Picking through the objects on display he discovers a detailed, life-sized bronze sculpture of a rat. The sculpture is so interesting and unique that he picks it up and asks the shop owner what it costs."Twelve dollars for the rat, sir," says the…

  • Oh No You Don’t

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    Occurred during an update to Windows NT version 4.0.  Submitted to PC Magazine via eMail, Thu, 14 Aug 2003 10:58:07 -0500

  • The 2003 Darwin Awards

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    It's that time again! The awards this year are classic. These awards are given each year to bestow upon (the remains of) that individual, who through single-minded self-sacrifice, has done the most to remove undesirable elements from the human gene pool.5th RUNNER-UPGoes to a San Anselmo, California man who died when he hit a lift…

  • THE STELLA AWARDS

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    It's time once again to review the winners of the annual "Stella Awards".The Stella's are named after 81-year-old Stella Liebeck who spilled coffee on herself and successfully sued McDonalds. That case inspired the Stella awards for the most frivolous successful lawsuits in the United States.Unfortunately, the most recent lawsuit implicating McDonalds – the teens who…