Dr Wingnut

Author: Dr Wingnut

  • Observant

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    We noticed that the house behind us has had the shades pulled for a while and we hardly ever see any lights on.  We thought it was strange, but since we don’t interact with them, we really didn’t think much about it.  But the other day, I said to Jill, I wonder if she’s left…

  • Technology

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    Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.Arthur C. Clarke

  • Burglar

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    A man breaks into a house to look for money and guns.  Inside, he finds a young couple in bed. He orders the guy out of bed and ties him to a chair.  While tying the homeowner’s wife to the bed the convict gets on top of her, kisses her neck, then gets up and…

  • Mother always said

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    If you can’t be a good example, be a horrible warning.Sharon Gibbons, New York, NY

  • Life without left turns

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    My father never drove a car.Well, that’s not quite right. I should say I never saw him drive a car. He quit driving in 1927, when he was 25 years old, and the last car he drove was a 1926 Whippet.“In those days,” he told me when he was in his 90s, “to drive a…

  • No entry without employee escort!

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    Apparently Woot! is moving to new office space and had a contest to create signage for those offices.  My favorite was:Does that mean that Woot! has only code monkeys as employees?  You can see the rest of the entries at the Woot! blog.

  • Friend

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    A good friend can tell you what is the matter with you in a minute.  He may not seem such a good friend after telling.Arthur Brisbane