wellinghall: (Dilbert 1)
Why aren't maths jokes funny in Octal?
Because 7 10 11.

And why do mathematicians get Christmas and Hallowe'en mixed up?
Because DEC 25 = OCT 31.

A great xkcd.
http://xkcd.com/928/

And a pretty good Dilbert.
http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/2011-07-22/

A Reader's Companion to A Civil Campaign by Lois McMaster Bujold
http://dendarii.com/accc.html

More amazing finds at the Ness of Brodgar.
http://www.orkneyjar.com/archaeology/nessofbrodgar/dig-diary-thursday-july-21/
ETA: Link now fixed.
wellinghall: (Polar bear)
' "I want to apologise to anybody who was hurt or upset by what I have done," he said, adding that he had worked at the NoW under "constant demand for results". '

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/jul/05/phone-hacking-glenn-mulcaire-apology

I haven't seen him apologise for being the scum of the earth yet.
wellinghall: (Jimmy)
this is not the six word novel: Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops #6
Customer: Ok, so you want this book?
Their daughter: Yes!
Customer: Peter Pan?
Their daughter: Yes, please. Because he can fly.
Customer: Yes, he can – he's very good at flying.
Their daughter: Why can't I fly?
Customer: Because of evolution, sweetheart.
http://jen-campbell.blogspot.com/2011/06/weird-things-customers-say-in-bookshops_29.html

Overheard in the Library
Clerk: Excuse me ma’am, you can’t bring your pet in the library.
Woman: But he’s my guide.
Clerk: Ma’am, he’s a chicken!
Woman: What? You don’t like chickens?!?
http://kiddys-playground.tressugar.com/Overheard-Library-1630470

Overheard in the Bookshop
Customer: I’m looking for a book, all I know is that it’s by a Scottish archaeologist who is on television
Bookshop Owner: Might it be this one, The History of Scotland, by Neil Oliver?
Customer: Oh, no, this was a much taller gentleman.
http://bethatwriter.blogspot.com/2011/06/overheard-in-bookshop-did-beatrix.html?spref=bl

Overheard in the Museum
From a seven-year old: "This place is like a church, but with inappropriate pictures!"
http://twitter.com/#!/overheardmuseum

Not always right: Funny and Stupid Customer Quotes
Me: “Can I help?”
Customer: “I want a refund on this instant barbecue. It’s no good.”
Me: “I’m sorry about that, sir. What’s the problem?”
Customer: “The picture on the front shows meat on the grill, but there’s no meat inside this box.”
(I am dumbfounded, but I don’t argue. The shop has a ‘no-quibble’ returns policy.)
Me: “Well, I can refund that for you sir. Do you have a receipt?”
(The customer hands over receipt.)
Me: “I can see you bought three of these barbecues, sir. Where are the other two?”
Customer: “At home in the freezer.”
http://notalwaysright.com/
wellinghall: (Alex)
"Traumatic brain injuries in illustrated literature: experience from a series of over 700 head injuries in the Asterix comic books"

http://mindhacks.com/2011/06/15/traumatic-brain-injuries-in-the-asterix-comics/

Books

Jun. 13th, 2011 07:07 pm
wellinghall: (Pine marten)
Potential candidates for the Diagram prize?
http://jen-campbell.blogspot.com/

(Warning: NSFW)
wellinghall: (Honey badger)
A worried member of the public has forced Leicester City Council to admit it is unprepared for a zombie invasion.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-13713798
wellinghall: (Oscar)
Thieves steal plane fuselage and ship's anchor from MoD

Curry powder molecule 'is cheap sensor for explosives'

Priskin Joins Swans, Lambe Joins Pirates (there's nothing special about the story, I just liked the headline!)

The Glacier of Publishing via http://news.ansible.co.uk/

Electronics kit in a mint tin via http://www.boingboing.net/

Fox says 'fantasy' defence equipment spending must end (tho' disappointingly, this turns out to refer to prosaic things like aircraft carriers, not to new dragon-breeding programmes or ways of making +5 talking longswords)

Stone tools 'demand new American story'

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