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Posted in Humor, Humour, Uncategorized on Mar 3rd, 2008
On February 27, England had the biggest earthquake in 24 years, measuring 5.2 on the Richter Scale. I know it is old news now, but as I slept through it (despite it waking my family and neighbours), I was keen to know what it was like, and I found the following amusing.
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Posted in Education, Existential, Humanity, Humor, Humour, Philosophy, Uncategorized on Feb 29th, 2008
I am grateful to Prospect for enlightening me. (And by the way, this is written ‘tongue in cheek’ so don’t flame me with angry comments. It’s Friday morning, and I’ve wound down already!) Apparently there is a big difference between maths undergraduates, and those studying philosophy. I always suspected that was [...]
Posted in Humor, Humour, Uncategorized on Feb 23rd, 2008
At the grammar school I attended the compulsory morning assemblies were fairly dire - at least until I was a prefect and allowed to sit on benches at the side of the hall. However, one of the more entertaining rituals was an assembly that took place each term, approximately three weeks before the holidays [...]
Posted in Humanity, Humor, Humour, Technology, Uncategorized on Feb 1st, 2008
Come on … It is Friday. Time for a little mirth.
The Landfill Prize is seeking nominations for the most needless, wasteful uses of our planet’s precious resources that you’ve seen, bought or been given in the past year. Whether it’s a razor with enough blades to shave the badger population of Britain, an automatic [...]
Posted in Censorship, Humanity, Humor, Humour, Internet, Technology on Jan 29th, 2008
Although the Internet gets unfairly blamed for all kinds of things - marital breakdown, social isolation, decline in reading standards and spelling, paedophilia - there is at least one thing in which it excels: ultra-fast spreading of communication. Because of this, little absurd gems which might otherwise be hidden, are told to the world.
The [...]
Posted in Faith, Human Rights, Humor, Humour, Morality, Psychology, Relationships, Religion on Jan 27th, 2008
You may already have heard a version of this old joke.
The pope arrived at the pearly Gates and St. Peter greeted him and quickly told him that it was very difficult to get an audience with God. The pope said he did not mind because when he was alive he had the same problem. They [...]
Posted in Humor, Humour, Television, Uncategorized on Jan 22nd, 2008
I don’t want to appear unnecessarily belligerent, but … “So?” and “Did nobody teach you about apostrophes?”
For full story, and picture source, see Church Strips Saucy Sign.
Posted in Faith, Health, Humor, Humour, Psychology, Religion on Jan 12th, 2008
If you want to slim for Him, there are now plenty of programs, books, and DVDs to help you. Christian diets are now part of a multi-million dollar industry. Many are claiming that faith is providing the ingredients missing from traditional diet programs that tend to be universally discredited as inevitably failing and even [...]
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