http://www.seismictalk.com News and views, rants and raves from the seismic industry Mon, 21 Nov 2011 08:16:30 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.seismictalk.com/fur-flies-over-miss-universe http://www.seismictalk.com/fur-flies-over-miss-universe#comments Thu, 11 Oct 2007 10:57:19 +0000 admin http://www.seismictalk.com/2007/10/11/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 [...]]]> http://www.seismictalk.com/fur-flies-over-miss-universe/feed 0 http://www.seismictalk.com/best-10-answering-machine-messages http://www.seismictalk.com/best-10-answering-machine-messages#comments Sun, 15 Apr 2007 06:49:21 +0000 Faisal http://www.seismictalk.com/2007/04/14/best-10-answering-machine-messages/ 10. My wife and I can’t come to the phone right now, but if you’ll leave your name and number, we’ll get back to you as soon as we’re finished. 9. Hello, you are talking to a machine. I am capable of receiving messages. My owners do not need siding, windows or a hot tub, [...]]]> http://www.seismictalk.com/best-10-answering-machine-messages/feed 1 http://www.seismictalk.com/only-in-america http://www.seismictalk.com/only-in-america#comments Sat, 31 Mar 2007 17:47:27 +0000 bbrigg http://www.seismictalk.com/2007/03/31/only-in-america/ Where else would you see something like this?]]> http://www.seismictalk.com/only-in-america/feed 0 http://www.seismictalk.com/things-i-owe-my-mother http://www.seismictalk.com/things-i-owe-my-mother#comments Sun, 04 Mar 2007 16:32:35 +0000 bbrigg http://www.seismictalk.com/2007/03/04/things-i-owe-my-mother/ My mother taught me TO APPRECIATE A JOB WELL DONE. “If you’re going to kill each other, do it outside. I just finished cleaning.” My mother taught me RELIGION. “You better pray that will come out of the carpet.” My mother taught me about TIME TRAVEL. “If you don’t straighten up, I’m going to knock [...]]]> http://www.seismictalk.com/things-i-owe-my-mother/feed 0 http://www.seismictalk.com/stranded-on-an-island http://www.seismictalk.com/stranded-on-an-island#comments Sat, 03 Mar 2007 22:33:13 +0000 Faisal http://www.seismictalk.com/2007/03/03/stranded-on-an-island/ A guy is stranded on an island with only a Doberman and a pig for company. There’s plenty of food and water, and the weather is beautiful, so he is doing alright. But after few months he gets "lonely", if you know what I mean. The pig starts to look more and more attractive — [...]]]> http://www.seismictalk.com/stranded-on-an-island/feed 0 http://www.seismictalk.com/doodlebugger-prayer http://www.seismictalk.com/doodlebugger-prayer#comments Sat, 03 Mar 2007 15:31:43 +0000 admin http://www.seismictalk.com/2007/03/03/doodlebugger-prayer/ Here is one for the religious among us. Don’t laugh, plenty of people on seismic crews believe in god. It’s just that when they flee temptation they leave a forwarding address.]]> http://www.seismictalk.com/doodlebugger-prayer/feed 0 http://www.seismictalk.com/reality-check http://www.seismictalk.com/reality-check#comments Wed, 28 Feb 2007 13:07:55 +0000 admin http://www.seismictalk.com/2007/02/28/reality-check/ I had seen this as a poster some years ago on a seismic boat before I noticed it the other day on a web site. The girl might or might not have been different but the message was the same. It does give us something to think about. Keep this in mind when you are drooling over [...]]]> http://www.seismictalk.com/reality-check/feed 2