Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
If we're stuck with "Reality TV" during the strike
Could we at least get "Junkyard Wars" on U.S. television again? Creativity, ingenuity and skill instead of high-school one-upmanship.
Monday, January 28, 2008
Humpty-Dumpty - The Night After
Saturday, January 26, 2008
Friday, January 25, 2008
Curses! Foiled Again!
When lined up outside of the security screening at an airport, I always find the "Bomb" icon on the warning signs amusing. It reminds me of something Snidely Whiplash would carry. However, you probably can't point this out to your fellow passengers without spending a some very uncomfortable time discussing it with people who do not find it funny at all.
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Tin Foil Hat Conspiracy
The truth is that tin (or aluminum foil) hats actually amplify the mind control beams that the government is using. The conspiracy theories that you read are created by the government to convince you to wear them. For further reading:
On the Effectiveness of Aluminium Foil Helmets: An Empirical Study
Uncopyrightable
Years ago, I read that "Uncopyrightable" was the longest word in the English language that did not repeat a letter. I turns out that is is the longest "Common" word, but there are others:
Dermatoglyphics, misconjugatedly also have 15 non-repeating letters. "Subdermatoglyphic" has 17 letters.
From: Word Trivia