December 2009
21 posts
New social networking rule
dwineman:
No one, under any circumstances, for any reason, is ever obligated to defend his or her “following” list to anybody.*
*Especially people who aren’t on it.
An inexhaustive list of things at which most...
poeks:
Driving
Driving in inclement weather
Sex
Kissing
Kissing during sex
Kissing during sex while driving a car in inclement weather
Taste in music
Taste in clothing
Taste in musicians’ clothing
Tasting the rainbow
Taste buds
IQ
Common sense
The common sense to know that IQ and common sense are often mutually exclusive
Political awareness
Self awareness
Tolerance
Dancing
...
...all the international statistics and rankings...
poeks:
“Countries by nominal GDP
Countries by GDP (PPP)
Countries by nominal GDP per capita
Countries by GDP per capita (PPP)
Countries by development level
Countries by economic freedom
Countries by literacy rate (Important: This really doesn’t say anything about any country over 98%; I thought the under 90% were the most intriguing)
Countries by homicide rate
Countries by population
...
Saftladen
emonk:
Anfang November.
Martin bemerkt beim Rollstuhlfahren die Treppe rauftragen, dass der Aufzug am Bahnhof seit nunmehr mindestens zwei Monaten kaputt ist. Also fragt er mal nach was das soll.
Kaum sechs Wochen später die Antwort. Mit folgendem Bonmot:
Abschließend bitten wir Sie also […] auch um Berücksichtigung der Tatsache, dass die überwiegend durch Vandalen verursachten Schäden einzig...
“Das Oberlandesgericht (OLG) Frankfurt hat die Rechte von Nutzern elektronischer...”
– heise.de vom 02.12.2009