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Linguistic obstacle courses

March 11th, 2008 · Comments Off

I’ve got a number of friends for whom English is not their first language. I found this little gem of a poem, and being a lazy sod, instead of emailing it to them, I’ll just post it here.
Hints on pronunciation for foreigners
By T.S.W. (slightly updated)I take it you already know
Of tough and bough and cough [...]

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Tags: Funny

Crunchy and chewy?

February 25th, 2008 · Comments Off

What my fortune cookie probably said:
“Wise man does not eat fortune cookie while distracted.”
Sadly, I’ll never know now.

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Tags: Dining · Funny

On the mend

January 28th, 2008 · Comments Off

I’m sick, so go play somewhere else. Here’s some ideas:

Idiot Toys for gadget snark at its best.
You can never go wrong with either Penny Arcade or VG Cats for your game-related web comics. Wonderland offers enjoyable and off-beat gaming commentary.
And if you are just looking for chuckles, Matt at Defective Yeti delivers the goods.
Now excuse [...]

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Tags: Funny · Gaming · Internet · Sundry

Executive Corporate Planning and Policy simulator (desktop edition)

January 24th, 2008 · Comments Off

You can move them around all you want. It’s uncanny.

I might get a third one, just so I can do more scenarios.
Hopefully you work somewhere that follows a better methodology.

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Tags: Corporate Life · Funny

Wait, don’t get up

January 11th, 2008 · 1 Comment

While I love the wireless Xbox 360 controller as much as the next guy, there is one major shortcoming. When my Xbox crashes, and it does crash, you have to get up off the couch, walk over, and reset it with the power button on the console. What’s the point of having these fancy wireless [...]

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Tags: Funny · Gaming · Videos · Xbox