Obama: "Hosni, I think you need to write your goodbye letter to your people."
Hosni Mubarak: "Why? Where are they going?"
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Actual Ads from UK Newspapers
From Casey's Daily Dispatch
FOR SALE BY OWNER. Complete set of Encyclopedia Britannica, 45 volumes. Excellent condition, £200 or best offer. No longer needed, got married, wife knows everything.
WEDDING DRESS FOR SALE Worn once by mistake. Call Stephanie.
FREE YORKSHIRE TERRIER. 8 years old.
Hateful little bastard.
Bites!
FREE PUPPIES. 1/2 Cocker Spaniel,
1/2 sneaky neighbor's dog.
FOR SALE BY OWNER. Complete set of Encyclopedia Britannica, 45 volumes. Excellent condition, £200 or best offer. No longer needed, got married, wife knows everything.
WEDDING DRESS FOR SALE Worn once by mistake. Call Stephanie.
FREE YORKSHIRE TERRIER. 8 years old.
Hateful little bastard.
Bites!
FREE PUPPIES. 1/2 Cocker Spaniel,
1/2 sneaky neighbor's dog.
It's all in the details!
From Casey's Daily Dispatch
A young monk arrives at the monastery and is assigned to helping the other monks in copying the old canons and laws of the church by hand.
He notices, however, that all of the monks are copying from copies, not from the original manuscript. So, the new monk goes to the abbot to question this, pointing out that if someone made even a small error in the first copy, it would never be picked up! In fact, that error would be continued in all of the subsequent copies.
The head monk says, "We have been copying from the copies for centuries, but you make a good point, my son."
He goes down into the dark caves underneath the monastery where the original manuscripts are held as archives in a locked vault that hasn't been opened for hundreds of years. Hours go by and nobody sees the old abbot.
So, the young monk gets worried and goes down to look for him.
He sees him banging his head against the wall and wailing.
"We missed the R! We missed the R! We missed the R!"
His forehead is bruised and he is crying uncontrollably.
The young monk asks the old abbot, "What's wrong, Father?"
With a choking voice, the old abbot replies,
"The word was......................
CELEBRATE
(Of course I know that it’s spelled “celibate,” but it’s funny nonetheless.)
Monday, January 24, 2011
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Saturday, January 15, 2011
THOUGHTS FOR THE NEW YEAR
From Ed Steer's Gold & Silver Daily
Throughout the rest of 2011...May you always make the right move.
May your cup runneth over with love.
May you always find shelter from any storm.
May you remain good looking and looking good!
May you find the perfect diet for your soul.
[If this face doesn't make you want to stop eating sausage, nothing will.]
May you find perfect balance in the company you keep.
May you have as much fun as you can, before someone makes you stop.
May the worst thing that happens to you come in slobbery pink and furry tan.
May you manage to make time for a siesta.
May all the new folks you meet be interesting and kind.
May your accessories always harmonize with your natural beauty!
Should your mouth be bigger than your stomach, may you have a chewing good time!
May you always know when to walk away...and know when to run.
And may your friends always bring you joy!
MAY YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL NEW YEAR FILLED WITH LOVE, HAPPINESS...AND HOPE
Throughout the rest of 2011...May you always make the right move.
May your cup runneth over with love.
May you always find shelter from any storm.
May you remain good looking and looking good!
May you find the perfect diet for your soul.
[If this face doesn't make you want to stop eating sausage, nothing will.]
May you find perfect balance in the company you keep.
May you have as much fun as you can, before someone makes you stop.
May the worst thing that happens to you come in slobbery pink and furry tan.
May you manage to make time for a siesta.
May all the new folks you meet be interesting and kind.
May your accessories always harmonize with your natural beauty!
Should your mouth be bigger than your stomach, may you have a chewing good time!
May you always know when to walk away...and know when to run.
And may your friends always bring you joy!
MAY YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL NEW YEAR FILLED WITH LOVE, HAPPINESS...AND HOPE
Friday, January 14, 2011
The New Yorker: What the Science of Human Nature Can Teach Us
" 'I guess I used to think of myself as a lone agent, who made certain choices and established certain alliances with colleagues and friends,' he said. 'Now, though, I see things differently. I believe we inherit a great river of knowledge, a flow of patterns coming from many sources. The information that comes from deep in the evolutionary past we call genetics. The information passed along from hundreds of years ago we call culture. The information passed along from decades ago we call family, and the information offered months ago we call education. But it is all information that flows through us. The brain is adapted to the river of knowledge and exists only as a creature in that river. Our thoughts are profoundly molded by this long historic flow, and none of us exists, self-made, in isolation from it.'
'And though history has made us self-conscious in order to enhance our survival prospects, we still have deep impulses to erase the skull lines in our head and become immersed directly in the river. I’ve come to think that flourishing consists of putting yourself in situations in which you lose self-consciousness and become fused with other people, experiences, or tasks. It happens sometimes when you are lost in a hard challenge, or when an artist or a craftsman becomes one with the brush or the tool. It happens sometimes while you’re playing sports, or listening to music or lost in a story, or to some people when they feel enveloped by God’s love. And it happens most when we connect with other people. I’ve come to think that happiness isn’t really produced by conscious accomplishments. Happiness is a measure of how thickly the unconscious parts of our minds are intertwined with other people and with activities. Happiness is determined by how much information and affection flows through us covertly every day and year.' ”
Read more @ What the science of human nature can teach us : The New Yorker
Saturday, January 08, 2011
Uh-Oh!!
"...if China, which currently has one tenth the number of cars per capita as Americans, was to reach par with the US, we would need, by one estimate, seven more Saudi Arabia’s to meet their needs."
Read more @ buisnessinsder.com:
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Monday, January 03, 2011
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