Things to Ponder… 1. What hair color do they put on the driver’s licenses of bald men? How do they check? 2. Since Americans throw rice at weddings, do Orientals throw hamburgers? 3. Why could Superman stop bullets with his
Month: May 2006
West Bank Terrorist State
A recent editorial in the Wall Street Journal by R. James Woolsey, former Director of the CIA, is perhaps the best description that I have seen which concisely summarizes the situation in Israel. Woolsey notes: “The approach Israel is preparing to take
Great Quotes from Albert Einstein
These are courtesy of the Strange Cosmos web site: 1. “Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” 2. “Intellectuals solve problems, geniuses prevent them.” 3. “It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education.”
Immigration Humor
Courtesy of Jay Leno… 1. Mexico President Vicente Fox is in the U.S. for four days. Well that’s how it always starts. Four days, then three weeks, then four months. 2. Fox was greeted with a traditional American welcome when
Michigan: Liberals, Moslems, Football
As an Ohio native and a graduate of the Ohio State University, I essentially grew up with a strong dislike of the “smell” up north with the second-rate football team known as the Michigan Wolverines. In addition, it was the
Four US Presidents & The Wizard of Oz
This is humor sent to me by Mark Clower… Four US Presidents are caught in a tornado, and off they whirled to the Land of Oz. They finally make it to the Emerald City and come before the Great
For the Lexophiles
Another good source of humor from Sam Greenwood… 1. Those who jump off a bridge in Paris are in Seine. 2. A backward poet writes inverse. 3. Practice safe eating – always use condiments. 4. Shotgun wedding: A case of
More Chinese Pirating of IP
Pirated copies of ”The Da Vinci Code” appeared on the streets of China’s capital on Tuesday, hot on the heels of its general release in China. The Associated Press article notes that when Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao was asked about China’s
NBA Timeouts – Interruptions to Excitement
Josh Levin writes an interesting story in Slate about his exasperation with the use of timeouts during NBA games. He specifically mentions the Monday night Mavericks-Spurs overtime game (that I stayed up to watch), where he notes, “I’ll give it
Modern Supermarket
The new Supermarket near our house has an automatic mist machine to keep the produce fresh. Just before it mists the vegetables, you hear the sound of a thunderstorm. When you approach the milk cases, you hear cows mooing. When