Bohemian Rhapsody A Capella | Groovy Grooves
Friday, August 24, 2007
Thursday, August 23, 2007
Stupid Questions People Ask Travel Agents
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
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Bloopers
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What a Way to Ride
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Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Names of things you never knew had names.
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
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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