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Blessed are the messed!
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/21/garden/21mess.html?em&ex=1166850000&en=7779df476b1f64c5&ei=5087%0A

Also to hug.

Shanghai is hiring people to act friendly-like on their streets to teach their citizens to be warm and welcoming. Supposedly, only 2% of the population smiles at strangers on the road.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061218/od_nm/china_smile_dc

Coming from a country of 1 billion people, I can see why Shanghai-ians don’t smile on the street. By my (heuristic and memoraical) calculation, a busy street would require a smile beamed every 1/3 second at passersby, which means that it would be easier for you to paste a permanent smile on your face. That’s painful. On top of that, you have to deal with the fatigue ensuing from trying to catch a stranger’s eye to smile at him/her.

Grimness makes sense, no?

Why, oh why would anyone think that I need to participate in this activity? Something in my emails probably triggered some code or weird do-loop in the google algorithm (does that even make sense?), to list it as a sponsored link in my Gmail. For the record, I have no desire to participate in any such endevour (not that there is anything wroooong with it). Also, the second sentence in this post suggests that I stick with my day job and not harbor any thoughts of moonlighting as a compy geek.

Verizon REALLY needs to hire some intelligent people. Or maybe they should just outsource their customer service to a country where people understand the concept of the decimal system and units. Understanding the difference between 0.002 cents and 0.002 dollars has nothing to do with being a math major or not, its just a question of basic math education.

Thanks to Harini for sending us the link.

You can catch highlights of all the games going on using this website.

I heard this story on NPR and thought it was absolutely hilarious. Maybe this feller should stick to writing “Merry Christmas” in his greeting card next year……..from jail that is. Oh ya, and it may also be a good idea to not give stolen goods as X’mas gifts.

Hilarious site. Lots of amazing contributions by visitors to the site. What mammal (other then humans), bird or fish would you like to see in this role? I will get the ball rolling, how about a kangaroo (dont ask why, just popped into my head)?

Try your hand at this this helicopter game.

Or better yet, light a fire to burn out the fumes emanating from my arse. At least that is what I think this sure-to-have-been embarrassed soul must have plotted. (Thanks Carisa).

On an even more interesting note, me being me, I looked up “Flatulence” in Wikipedia and this paragraph stood out:

“Mechanism of action
The noises commonly associated with flatulence are caused by the vibration of the anus. The sound varies depending on the tightness of the sphincter muscle and velocity of the gas being propelled, as well as other factors such as water and body fat. The pitch of the flatulence outburst can also be affected by the anal embouchure. Among humans, sometimes farting happens accidentally, such as incidentally to coughing or sneezing; on other occasions, intentional farting occurs through the tensing and releasing of the anal sphincter.
Flatus is brought to the rectum in the same peristalsis method as feces, causing a similar feeling of urgency and discomfort. Nerve endings in the rectum learn to distinguish between flatus and feces, although loose stool can confuse these nerves, and sometimes results in accidental defecation, colloquially known as “sharting”,”drawing mud” or “following through”.”

See? You learn something everyday.

Carry it with you when you drive. Here is why.

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