Humor
HSE Alert
Dihydrogen monoxide is colorless, odorless, tasteless, and kills uncounted thousands of people every year. Most of these deaths are caused by accidental inhalation of DHMO, but the dangers of dihydrogen monoxide do not end there. Dihydrogen monoxide: is also known as hydroxl acid, and is the major component of acid rain. contributes to the "greenhouse [...]
Obama Scorecard
I read an article saying that while Obama T-Shirts were the most popular item in 2008 he has been pushed out of first place by none other than George W. Bush. Not being Obama’s biggest fan I found several sites selling “Miss me yet?” T-Shirts with GWB pictured like the one shown. I almost bought [...]
Airport Security
I thought airport security was over the top when I couldn’t get into an airport because I was carrying a windproof lighter as “It could be used as a weapon” but this is just plain downright ridiculous. Brad Jayakody, from Bayswater, central London, was stopped from boarding because his Transformers T-shirt depicted a robot with [...]
Try not to look at this for too long
Technorati Tags: nausea , physiology I have tried quite a few times to get my eyes accustomed to this but still end up feeling rather nauseous after even a few seconds of looking at it. Perhaps some budding physiologist can enlighten us as to why this should be.
What’s wrong with this picture?
Technorati Tags: Advertising , politacally correct , public safety If you look closely at the picture below you will see that it is an advertisement for a funeral parlor. Quite a clever location but I am surprised that in the oh so very politically correct world of let’s save people from themselves nobody has complained.
HSE driver training
Technorati Tags: funny picture , driver training , HSE There are many of us who drive vehicles that are fitted out with all sorts of monitors to ensure that we don’t accelerate or decelerate too hard. Many of the vehicles are fitted out with roll cages and so on to ensure our safety regardless of [...]
Will it break $100.00 this year?
Technorati Tags: oil prices , Turkey , Kurdish separatists The title is referring to the price of oil. At $90.00 per barrel as this is being written it would be foolish to bet against it. With the turmoil in the Middle East being added to by the Turkish government’s decision to pursue Kurdish separatists into [...]
Wife problems
Technorati Tags: wives , funny , relationships Working in seismic we all know the sorts of problems that can arise in a marriage. Long stints away from home leaving them to take care of all the little crises that come up in a household can put a strain on relationships. Generally they realize that we [...]
Thirty reasons women have things easier than men
1. They got off the Titanic first. 2. They get to flirt with systems support men who always return their calls, and are nice to them when they blow up their computers. 3. Their boyfriend’s clothes make them look elfin & gorgeous. Guys look like complete idiots in theirs. 4. They can be groupies. Male [...]
English language problems
Technorati Tags: Language , English I once spent a couple of weeks helping out at an English language school and the students would often ask why things are the way that they are in English. Here are some reasons to be grateful if you grew up speaking English. The bandage was wound around the wound. [...]
Fur flies over Miss Universe
Technorati Tags: PETA , animal rights , Miss Universe PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) and some of the other raving loony animal rights types are campaigning to get the reigning Miss Universe, Japan’s Riyo Mori, to stop wearing animal furs by accusing her of promoting cruelty. Ms Mori, 20, a ballerina by [...]
Christian Taliban
An article on the ABC news site shows just how far backward the clocks are being turned in the name of “decency”. The country that is promoting democracy and freedom in the middle east should take a look in their own back yard first. It seems that numerous parishes in the state of Louisiana are [...]
