humor

Positive Feedback on Skype Acquisition

September 12, 2005

From Gizmodo: EBay Buys Skype, Leaves Positive Feedback, Gets Blue Star. …millions of weird ashtray collectors can call each other immediately when they see a rare, near mint snoopy acrylic for sale in Illinois. It will also allow these selfsame weird ashtray collectors to stalk each other, thereby turning eBay into the world’s largest flea [...]

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Via Fark: Ebay Talks Fail

September 8, 2005

And for the last word on the Ebay / Skype story, we head to Fark — "Ebay reportedly in talks to buy Skype. Talks fail when at the last second some jerk bids $3,000,000,000.50"

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The iPod Flea

August 15, 2005

The iPod Flea… you’ll be itching to use it. Someone had a lot of fun doing this.

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Too Many Colours…

July 6, 2005

This story comes courtesy of the Swift Report (think Weekly World News, but with an anti-gay theme). The kids at East Park Elementary in NY are only allowed to colour in red, white and blue now. Apparently, too many colours can lead to children (gasp) drawing rainbows, the dreaded symbol of the homosexual agenda in America! When toddler Amanda Parker [...]

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Steve Ballmer: Mr. Personality

January 26, 2005

Randy has pointed to a copy of one of the Ballmer spoof videos on Windows is circulating on the net at the moment. Boy do these bring back memories! Ballmer and Gates made a whole series of these for company meetings, including one where Ballmer was a secret agent receiving a package in one of Microsoft’s [...]

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What OS are you?

December 8, 2004

Hmmm…. I am Windows XP! Which OS are You?

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Go Canadian

December 7, 2004

I think I’m going to have one of these … perhaps to review for authenticity. Never heard of "deke out a meeting" before…

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Happy Texas

December 7, 2004

I try, most evenings, to get on the treadmill for an hour or so. To pass the time, I watch Star Trek episodes, and movies that I rent from Zip. Tonight’s gem was Happy Texas — it’s kind of like La Cage aux Folles, Texas style. Very funny. Highly recommended.

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This arrived in my mailbox today…

February 17, 2004

As she fell face down in the black muck of the mud-wrestling pit, her sweaty 300-pound opponent muttering soft curses in Latin on top of her, Sister Marie thought, "There is no doubt about it; the Pope has betrayed me." Winning entry in the 1983 San Jose State bad writing contest

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