Bohemian Rhapsody A Capella | Groovy Grooves
Friday, August 24, 2007
Thursday, August 23, 2007
Stupid Questions People Ask Travel Agents
clipped from www.strangeplaces.net The following are actual stories provided by travel agents: I had someone ask for an aisle seats so that his or her hair wouldn't get messed up by being near the window. A client called in inquiring about a package to Hawaii. After going over all the cost info, she asked, "Would it be cheaper to fly to California and then take the train to Hawaii?" A man called, furious about a Florida package we did. I asked what was wrong with the vacation in Orlando. He said he was expecting an ocean-view room. I tried to explain that is not possible, since Orlando is in the middle of the state. He replied, "Don't lie to me. I looked on the map and Florida is a very thin state." Another man called and asked if he could rent a car in Dallas. When I pulled up the reservation, I noticed he had a 1-hour lay over in Dallas. When I asked him why he wanted to rent a car, he said, "I heard Dallas was a big airport, and I need a car to drive between the gates to save time." |
Oscar the Cat Predicts Death
clipped from maryblackchurch.heroindiaries.com
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Bloopers
clipped from www.rosshetherington.com
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What a Way to Ride
clipped from shanghaiist.com
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Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Names of things you never knew had names.
clipped from www.wattpad.com AGLET - The plain or ornamental covering on the end of a shoelace ARMSAYE - The armhole in clothing. CHANKING - Spat-out food, such as rinds or pits. COLUMELLA NASI - The bottom part of the nose between the nostrils DRAGÉES - Small beadlike pieces of candy, usually silver-coloured, used for decorating cookies, cakes and sundaes. A dangling curl of hair. The metal band on a pencil that holds the eraser in place. The small metal hoop that supports a lampshade. KEEPER - The loop on a belt that keeps the end in place after it has passed through the buckle. KICK or PUNT - The indentation at the bottom of some wine bottles. It gives added strength to the bottle but lessens its holding capacity. LIRIPIPE - The long tail on a graduate's academic hood. MINIMUS - The little finger or toe OBDORMITION - The numbness caused by pressure on a nerve; when a limb is 'asleep' PEEN - The end of a hammer head opposite the striking face. SCROOP - The rustle of silk. SPRAINTS - Otter dung. WAMBLE - Stomach rumbling. |
new spin on earth's magnetic field
clipped from www.newscientist.com
It doesn't sound terribly complex, but mathematicians and physicists have been struggling for centuries trying to work out why rattlebacks behave like this.
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