Several years ago my wife picked up a kitten for me for Christmas. She'd heard the old 'throw a blanket over the puppies and take the one that finds it's way out first' idea, and decided that it applied to cats, too. This was the most hyperactive, strong-willed cat I've ever seen (and I've 'owned' a few). She (my wife) ended up training the cat by putting her in a spare room for a timeout when she (the cat) was bad. Problem was, the cat figured it out pretty quick and would bolt for the door as soon as she got in the room. My wife ended up opening the door, tossing the cat to the far corner of the room, and slamming the door shut, which was immediately followed by the sound of the cat slamming into the door full speed. Every time. It got pretty amusing after awhile, and that ended up being one of the best trained cats ever. Oh, and my wife was her (the cat's) faviorite human.
Okay, this may be a little out there, but this puts me in mind of an old Pogo strip. One of the characters (Churchy, the turtle) takes over the mouse's idea of printing money...on food. Howland (the Owl) finds out that Churchy has a money making scheme but doesn't know what it is, so he goes to find out what Churchy's up to. The conversation goes something like this:
(The formatting and spelling are my attempt to reproduce the formatting of the comic strip and the local lingo, which I believe is called southern fried gibberish)
Howland Owl: Figger on makin' money with your new scheme, Huh? What's it this time?
Churchy LaFemme: Oh, we gonna make money.
HO: I guessed that! Doin' what?
CL:We gone make money.
HO: I repeats: doin' what?
CL: I tole you an' I tole you--
HO: WHAT!?
CL: Makin' money..
HO: If you gone stand there an' tell me you gone make money, tell me how!
CL: I'se jes plain gone make money!
HO: I'm gonna fight you with tooth an' claw! With fist an' foil! With club an' axe!
CL: I challenge you to a dagger duel at 100 paces!
HO: I'm gonna split you with bow an' arrow an' run you through with murderous spears.
CL: I'm gonna blow holes in you with ree-volvers an' stuff 'em with dynamite!
Hilarity ensues, and two strips later they don't even remember what they're fighting about...
I wasn't paying enough attention when I read the post, so when I got to This web site has a large collection of links to humorous Microsoft Knowledge Base articles.
I clicked on the Microsoft Knowledge Base link rather than the humor site link. I thought it was pretty ballsy (and funny) to say that MS' knowledge base had a large collection of links to humorous articles. Which I suppose it does...
I got three chapter into Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid. To this day I still find little chunks of my brain in the strangest places when I'm cleaning.
Did you ever try the Lands of Hyperboria mod? It's a full conversion, absolutely amazing. One guy did it, with a little help on the maps. He's working on another one that looks even better, Mageworld.
I work for a company that build a new corporate campus a couple of years ago. It got off to a slow start so as a joke during a department meeting they showed time lapse video of the construction - all you saw was the empty lot and cars blinking by on the highway as it went from day to night over and over. Got a good laugh.
Hmm... Maybe Lucas really is a genius and ep. 1 - 3 are some sort of attempt to get us to identify with Anakin's descent. I mean, don't you want to go around doing bad things after you watch these movies? But then if you watch 4 - 6, you'll feel all warm and fuzzy inside again.
Naaah.
Maybe if Lucas were strongarmed into declaring the movies Open Source? I mean, they're mostly software anyway...
Back in the 80's, the only people who could appreciate Ewoks were =10 too.
I dont' know, man. I was 8 and I thought they were pretty embarassing. Actually, as I recall I was pretty impatient with the whole Endor plotline. I wanted to get back to the lightsaber battle!
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Several years ago my wife picked up a kitten for me for Christmas. She'd heard the old 'throw a blanket over the puppies and take the one that finds it's way out first' idea, and decided that it applied to cats, too. This was the most hyperactive, strong-willed cat I've ever seen (and I've 'owned' a few). She (my wife) ended up training the cat by putting her in a spare room for a timeout when she (the cat) was bad. Problem was, the cat figured it out pretty quick and would bolt for the door as soon as she got in the room. My wife ended up opening the door, tossing the cat to the far corner of the room, and slamming the door shut, which was immediately followed by the sound of the cat slamming into the door full speed. Every time. It got pretty amusing after awhile, and that ended up being one of the best trained cats ever. Oh, and my wife was her (the cat's) faviorite human.
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It look's like you're battery is dead! Microsoft Automotive Assistant can:
*shudder*
No contest...
Apples win!
Geek sense...tingling...urge to run...overwhelming...
Luser: "Um, hi, yeah, I can't get Doom XV to start on my PC."
Tech: "Well, let's see here. What level is your PC?"
L: "Huh? Level?"
T: "*sigh* It's on the big sticker on the front of your PC."
L: "Oh, THAT level! Um, it says level 15."
T: "Well, there's your problem; Doom XV needs a level 16 PC, minimum."
L: "Wha...But...I just bought this PC two weeks ago!"
T: "I'm sorry sir, but it does say clearly on the package..."
L: "But the guy in the store said it would run!"
T: "Well, if they said that, you could try returning it..."
L: "They said they don't take returns! Is there anything I can do to get my PC to work?"
T: "No, I'm sorry, you need a level 16 PC."
L: "LOOK, I PAID A LOT OF MONEY FOR THIS GAME, AND YOU'RE GOING TO TELL ME HOW TO GET IT TO RUN!!"
T: "Okay, listen, I'm not supposed to tell anyone, but..."
L: "Yeah? Yeah?"
T: "Go to killmypc.com and click on the link to infoct your PC with the Win128_Fuxor virus. If your PC can kill it, it should make level 16."
L: "Really?"
T: "Uh, yeah. Good luck with that" *click*
(The formatting and spelling are my attempt to reproduce the formatting of the comic strip and the local lingo, which I believe is called southern fried gibberish)
Howland Owl: Figger on makin' money with your new scheme, Huh? What's it this time?
Churchy LaFemme: Oh, we gonna make money.
HO: I guessed that! Doin' what?
CL:We gone make money.
HO: I repeats: doin' what?
CL: I tole you an' I tole you--
HO: WHAT!?
CL: Makin' money..
HO: If you gone stand there an' tell me you gone make money, tell me how!
CL: I'se jes plain gone make money!
HO: I'm gonna fight you with tooth an' claw! With fist an' foil! With club an' axe!
CL: I challenge you to a dagger duel at 100 paces!
HO: I'm gonna split you with bow an' arrow an' run you through with murderous spears.
CL: I'm gonna blow holes in you with ree-volvers an' stuff 'em with dynamite!
Hilarity ensues, and two strips later they don't even remember what they're fighting about...
The whole 'Chess City' thing sounds like a setup for the worst Godzilla vs. ?? movie ever.
Aaah, that is so much better. You have our gratitude.
I'd post something insightful, but "Killing Is My Business..." just started and I'm losing...control...of my...lft hnd grphl
I wasn't paying enough attention when I read the post, so when I got to
This web site has a large collection of links to humorous Microsoft Knowledge Base articles.
I clicked on the Microsoft Knowledge Base link rather than the humor site link. I thought it was pretty ballsy (and funny) to say that MS' knowledge base had a large collection of links to humorous articles. Which I suppose it does...
Flamebait? Flamebait?!?
I mean, sure it was obvious and not insanely funny, but c'mon!
Oh well, who needs good karma anyway, right?
I drive an urban assault vehicle and pound out gangster angst, you insensitive clod!
I wasn't paying a whole lot of attention the first time I read the post, and I thought I saw "Judas Priest has released..."
I got three chapter into Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid. To this day I still find little chunks of my brain in the strangest places when I'm cleaning.
Did you ever try the Lands of Hyperboria mod? It's a full conversion, absolutely amazing. One guy did it, with a little help on the maps. He's working on another one that looks even better, Mageworld.
which de Grey figures will limit life expectancy to about 5,000 years.
Eat your heart out, Leto II!
Is anyone else a little freaked out by the spider-goats?
I work for a company that build a new corporate campus a couple of years ago. It got off to a slow start so as a joke during a department meeting they showed time lapse video of the construction - all you saw was the empty lot and cars blinking by on the highway as it went from day to night over and over. Got a good laugh.
Hmm... Maybe Lucas really is a genius and ep. 1 - 3 are some sort of attempt to get us to identify with Anakin's descent. I mean, don't you want to go around doing bad things after you watch these movies? But then if you watch 4 - 6, you'll feel all warm and fuzzy inside again.
Naaah.Maybe if Lucas were strongarmed into declaring the movies Open Source? I mean, they're mostly software anyway...
I dont' know, man. I was 8 and I thought they were pretty embarassing. Actually, as I recall I was pretty impatient with the whole Endor plotline. I wanted to get back to the lightsaber battle!