Entries Tagged as ‘DEEP in the SHALLOW end’

June 7, 2008

xkcd

My favorite new comic strip: xkcd
The disclaimer on the front page says it all:
A webcomic of romance,
sarcasm, math, and language.
Warning: this comic occasionally contains strong language (which may be unsuitable for children), unusual humor (which may be unsuitable for adults), and advanced mathematics (which may be unsuitable for liberal-arts majors).

 

May 11, 2008

For all my favorite ‘mom’s’

Happy M’s day!  Here is the Mom dictionary
Amnesia: Condition that enables a woman who has gone through labor to have sex again.
Dumbwaiter: One who asks if the kids would care to order dessert.
Family Planning: The art of spacing your children the proper distance apart to keep you on the verge of financial disaster.
Feedback: The inevitable result when your [...]

May 4, 2008

A Tribute to stay-at-home Mom’s (and Dad’s!)

Anyone who thinks that not going to a job and being a stay-at-home parent is a cake job, has obviously never done it for any length of time.  Here’s an e-mail that made me laugh.
A man was sick and tired of going to work every day while his wife
stayed
 home. He wanted her to see what [...]

April 28, 2008

I LOVE THIS!!!

[This was written by Robert Byron.  It can also be found on his site]
One thing that has always bugged me, and I’m sure it does most of you, is to sit down at the dinner table only to be interrupted by a
phone call from a telemarketer. I decided, on one such occasion, to try to [...]

April 28, 2008

Privacy: A look into the future of marketing

a.k.a. Why I don’t register for Supermarket discount cards:
Dear Mr. Jones:
We noticed you’ve not picked up any condoms at SpiffyMart recently. (Your last purchase was 8 weeks ago.) Further, you have stopped buying feminine hygiene products, but have sharply increased your frozen pizza and dinners usage in the same time frame.
It’s clear that Ms. Jody [...]

April 28, 2008

Tech Support: the Good Old Days

Q: My Etch-A-Sketch has a distorted display. What should I do?
A: Pick it up and shake it.
Q: My Etch-A-Sketch has these funny little lines all over the screen.
A: Pick it up and shake it.
Q: How do I turn my Etch-A-Sketch off?
A: Pick it up and shake it. Set it down.
Q: My Etch-A-Sketch has lines that [...]

April 16, 2008

remember dial up?

March 30, 2008

Murphy’s Law – Academiology chapter

 Laws of Applied Terror

When reviewing your notes before an exam, the most important ones will be illegible.

The more studying you did for the exam, the less sure you are as to which answer they want.

80% of the final exam will be based on the 1 lecture you missed about the 1 book you didn’t read.

Corollary:  [...]