Are You Part Amish?

An Amish farmer notices a man drinking from his pond using his hand. The Amish man shouts: “Trink das wasser nicht. Die kuhen haben dahin gesheissen.” Which means: “Don’t drink the water, the cows have pooped in it.” The man shouts

Politics and the Seven Dwarfs

The Seven Dwarfs always left early each morning to go work in the mine.  As always, Snow White stayed home doing her domestic chores. As lunchtime approached, she would prepare their lunch and carry it to the mine. One day

A PowerPoint Compiler

Everyone in the business world is well aware of how the use of PowerPoint has taken over the world.  I will readily admit that I frequently use the ubiquitous software tool to convey concepts to both engineers as well as business people.  

You Have to Trust the Pilot

The photos below show the views that the pilots sees when approaching some of the interesting airports around the world… Tioman Island, Malaysia Wake Island Macao And this doozey in Northern Quebec Hat tip to Joe Knecht

Example SAT Questions & Answers

More goodies from StrangeCosmos… The following questions and answers were actually collected from SAT tests given in Springdale, Arkansas in 2000 to 16-year-old students! (Don’t laugh too hard. One of these kids may be the President someday.) Q: Name the

The Value of a Committee

A committee is a group that keeps the minutes and loses hours. – Milton Berle A committee takes hours to put into minutes what can be done in seconds. – Judy Castrina A committee is a group of people who