Slope 45
11 years ago
Tuesday, December 21, 2004
Thursday, December 16, 2004
Allow me to fascinate you
Little Johnny Strikes Again...
A grade school teacher in Kentucky asked her students to use the word "fascinate" in a sentence.
Molly put up her hand and said, "My family went to my Granddad's farm, and we all saw his pet sheep. It was fascinating."
The teacher said, "That was good, but I wanted you to use the word "fascinate, not fascinating".
Sally raised her hand. She said, "My family went to see Rock City and I was fascinated."
The teacher said, "Well, that was good Sally, but I wanted you to use the word "fascinate."
Little Johnny raised his hand.
The teacher hesitated because she had been burned by Little Johnny before. She finally decided there was no way he could damage the word "fascinate", so she called on him.
Johnny said, "My Aunt Gina has a sweater with ten buttons, but her boobs are so big she can only fasten eight."
The teacher cried.
A grade school teacher in Kentucky asked her students to use the word "fascinate" in a sentence.
Molly put up her hand and said, "My family went to my Granddad's farm, and we all saw his pet sheep. It was fascinating."
The teacher said, "That was good, but I wanted you to use the word "fascinate, not fascinating".
Sally raised her hand. She said, "My family went to see Rock City and I was fascinated."
The teacher said, "Well, that was good Sally, but I wanted you to use the word "fascinate."
Little Johnny raised his hand.
The teacher hesitated because she had been burned by Little Johnny before. She finally decided there was no way he could damage the word "fascinate", so she called on him.
Johnny said, "My Aunt Gina has a sweater with ten buttons, but her boobs are so big she can only fasten eight."
The teacher cried.
Wednesday, December 15, 2004
Famous last photos...
A picture says a thousand words. Famous last words are passé. Welcome to "the last photo I ever took"
Sunday, December 12, 2004
Saturday, December 11, 2004
Types of Girls: The techie's perspective
HARD-DISK Girls: She remembers everything, FOREVER.
RAM Girls: She forgets about you, the moment you turn her off.
WINDOWS Girls: Everyone knows that she can't do a thing right, but no one can live without her.
SCREENSAVER Girls: She is good for nothing but at least she is fun!
INTERNET Girls: Difficult to access.
SERVER Girls: Always busy when you need her.
MULTIMEDIA Girls: She makes horrible things look beautiful.
CD-ROM Girls: She is always faster and faster.
E-MAIL Girls: Of every ten things she says, eight are nonsense.
VIRUS Girls: Also known as "WIFE"; when you are not expecting her, she comes, installs herself and uses all your resources. If you try to uninstall her you will lose something, if you don't try to uninstall her you will lose everything..
RAM Girls: She forgets about you, the moment you turn her off.
WINDOWS Girls: Everyone knows that she can't do a thing right, but no one can live without her.
SCREENSAVER Girls: She is good for nothing but at least she is fun!
INTERNET Girls: Difficult to access.
SERVER Girls: Always busy when you need her.
MULTIMEDIA Girls: She makes horrible things look beautiful.
CD-ROM Girls: She is always faster and faster.
E-MAIL Girls: Of every ten things she says, eight are nonsense.
VIRUS Girls: Also known as "WIFE"; when you are not expecting her, she comes, installs herself and uses all your resources. If you try to uninstall her you will lose something, if you don't try to uninstall her you will lose everything..
Friday, December 10, 2004
Thursday, December 09, 2004
Wednesday, December 08, 2004
So you think you can think?
An interesting quiz for ur Lateral Thinking abilities - Think !
1. There is a man who lives on the top floor of a very tall building. Everyday he gets the elevator down to the ground floor to leave the building to go to work.Upon returning from work though, he can only travel half way up in the lift and has to walk the rest of the way unless it's raining! Why? (This is probably the best known and most celebrated of all lateral thinking puzzles. It is a true classic. Although there are many possible solutions which fit the initial conditions, only the canonical answer is truly satisfying. )
2. A man and his son are in a car accident. The father dies on the scene, but the child is rushed to the hospital. When he arrives the surgeon says, "I can't operate on this boy, he is my son! " How can this be?
3. A man is wearing black. Black shoes, socks, trousers, lumper, gloves and balaclava. He is walking down a black street with all the street lamps off. A black car is coming towards him with its light off but somehow manages to stop in time. How did the driver see the man?
4. Why is it better to have round manhole covers than square ones? This is logical rather than lateral, but it is a good puzzle that can be solved by lateral thinking techniques. It is supposedly used by a very well-known software company as an interview question for prospective employees.
5. A man went to a party and drank some of the punch. He then left early. Everyone else at the party who drank the punch subsequently died of poisoning. Why did the man not die?
6. A man walks into a bar and asks the barman for a glass of water. The barman pulls out a gun and points it at the man. The man says 'Thank you' and walks out.
(This puzzle claims to be the best of the genre. It is simple in its
statement, absolutely baffling and yet with a completely satisfying
solution. Most people struggle very hard to solve this one yet they
like the answer when they hear it or have the satisfaction of
figuring it out. )
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Solutions.
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1. The man is very, very short and can only reach halfway up the elevator buttons. However,if it is raining then he will have his umbrella with him and can press the higher buttons with it.
2. The surgeon was his mother.
3. It was day time.
4. A square manhole cover can be turned and dropped down the diagonal of the manhole. A round manhole cannot be dropped down the manhole. So for safety and practicality, all manhole covers should be round.
5. The poison in the punch came from the ice cubes. When the man Drank the punch, the ice was fully frozen. Gradually it melted, poisoning the punch.
6. The man had hiccups. The barman recognized this from his speech and drew the gun in order to give him a shock. It worked and cured the hiccups-so the man no longer needed the water.
1. There is a man who lives on the top floor of a very tall building. Everyday he gets the elevator down to the ground floor to leave the building to go to work.Upon returning from work though, he can only travel half way up in the lift and has to walk the rest of the way unless it's raining! Why? (This is probably the best known and most celebrated of all lateral thinking puzzles. It is a true classic. Although there are many possible solutions which fit the initial conditions, only the canonical answer is truly satisfying. )
2. A man and his son are in a car accident. The father dies on the scene, but the child is rushed to the hospital. When he arrives the surgeon says, "I can't operate on this boy, he is my son! " How can this be?
3. A man is wearing black. Black shoes, socks, trousers, lumper, gloves and balaclava. He is walking down a black street with all the street lamps off. A black car is coming towards him with its light off but somehow manages to stop in time. How did the driver see the man?
4. Why is it better to have round manhole covers than square ones? This is logical rather than lateral, but it is a good puzzle that can be solved by lateral thinking techniques. It is supposedly used by a very well-known software company as an interview question for prospective employees.
5. A man went to a party and drank some of the punch. He then left early. Everyone else at the party who drank the punch subsequently died of poisoning. Why did the man not die?
6. A man walks into a bar and asks the barman for a glass of water. The barman pulls out a gun and points it at the man. The man says 'Thank you' and walks out.
(This puzzle claims to be the best of the genre. It is simple in its
statement, absolutely baffling and yet with a completely satisfying
solution. Most people struggle very hard to solve this one yet they
like the answer when they hear it or have the satisfaction of
figuring it out. )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Solutions.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1. The man is very, very short and can only reach halfway up the elevator buttons. However,if it is raining then he will have his umbrella with him and can press the higher buttons with it.
2. The surgeon was his mother.
3. It was day time.
4. A square manhole cover can be turned and dropped down the diagonal of the manhole. A round manhole cannot be dropped down the manhole. So for safety and practicality, all manhole covers should be round.
5. The poison in the punch came from the ice cubes. When the man Drank the punch, the ice was fully frozen. Gradually it melted, poisoning the punch.
6. The man had hiccups. The barman recognized this from his speech and drew the gun in order to give him a shock. It worked and cured the hiccups-so the man no longer needed the water.
Monday, December 06, 2004
Family planning rewards
God asked Subhas Chandra Bose how many children he sired during his time on earth. Subhas relied, "One"
Happy with the good family planning adopted, God gave Bose a Mercedes!
Next was Lal Bahadur Shastri. For his record of three children, he got a cheaper Ford.
Now came Laloo. God was pretty upset to hear about his nine children, and gave him a rickety, old Premier Padmini.
Sometime later the three see Mahatma Gandhi returning on foot. They ask why God hadn't given him anything. Gandhiji replied with anger, "Some idiot told God that I was the father of the nation!"
[Ed: Edited for facts about the number of offspring]
Happy with the good family planning adopted, God gave Bose a Mercedes!
Next was Lal Bahadur Shastri. For his record of three children, he got a cheaper Ford.
Now came Laloo. God was pretty upset to hear about his nine children, and gave him a rickety, old Premier Padmini.
Sometime later the three see Mahatma Gandhi returning on foot. They ask why God hadn't given him anything. Gandhiji replied with anger, "Some idiot told God that I was the father of the nation!"
[Ed: Edited for facts about the number of offspring]
VIDEO: Romania is an enchanted land
0 mts 44 secs
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I was thinking of writing something, but then decided against it. You know what they say: a picture is worth a thousand words, and a video clip is worth a thousand pictures. This clip on seaside Romania certainly leaves one speechless.
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I was thinking of writing something, but then decided against it. You know what they say: a picture is worth a thousand words, and a video clip is worth a thousand pictures. This clip on seaside Romania certainly leaves one speechless.
Saturday, November 27, 2004
DOC: A Concise History of Management BS
As Fortune magazine finds, and documents, management is full of nonsensical hocus-pocus.
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VIDEO: Romania
1 mt 00 secs
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A dear friend just sent this clip to me. It's awesome. And Romania is beautiful.
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A dear friend just sent this clip to me. It's awesome. And Romania is beautiful.
Monday, November 22, 2004
16 things that take a lifetime to learn
16 THINGS THAT IT TOOK ME OVER 50 YEARS TO LEARN:
by Dave Barry, Nationally Syndicated Columnist
1. Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.
2. If you had to identify, in one word, the reason why the human race has not achieved, and never will achieve, its full potential, that word would be "meetings."
3. There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
4. People who want to share their religious views with you almost never want you to share yours with them.
5. You should not confuse your career with your life.
6. Nobody cares if you can't dance well. Just get up and dance.
7. Never lick a steak knife.
8. The most destructive force in the universe is gossip.
9. You will never find anybody who can give you a clear and compelling reason why we observe daylight savings time.
10. You should never say anything to a woman that even remotely suggests that you think she's pregnant unless you can see an actual baby emerging from her at that moment.
11. There comes a time when you should stop expecting other people to make a big deal about your birthday. That time is age 21.
12. The one thing that unites all human beings, regardless of age, gender, religion, economic status or ethnic background, is that, deep down inside, we ALL believe that we are above average drivers.
13. A person, who is nice to you, but rude to a waiter, is not a nice person. (This is very important. Pay attention. It never fails.)
14. Your friends love you anyway.
15. Never be afraid to try something new. Remember that a lone amateur built the Ark. A large group of professionals built the Titanic.
16. Thought for the day: Men are like fine wine . . . They start out as grapes, and it's up to the women to stomp the crap out of them until they turn into something acceptable to have dinner with.
by Dave Barry, Nationally Syndicated Columnist
1. Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.
2. If you had to identify, in one word, the reason why the human race has not achieved, and never will achieve, its full potential, that word would be "meetings."
3. There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
4. People who want to share their religious views with you almost never want you to share yours with them.
5. You should not confuse your career with your life.
6. Nobody cares if you can't dance well. Just get up and dance.
7. Never lick a steak knife.
8. The most destructive force in the universe is gossip.
9. You will never find anybody who can give you a clear and compelling reason why we observe daylight savings time.
10. You should never say anything to a woman that even remotely suggests that you think she's pregnant unless you can see an actual baby emerging from her at that moment.
11. There comes a time when you should stop expecting other people to make a big deal about your birthday. That time is age 21.
12. The one thing that unites all human beings, regardless of age, gender, religion, economic status or ethnic background, is that, deep down inside, we ALL believe that we are above average drivers.
13. A person, who is nice to you, but rude to a waiter, is not a nice person. (This is very important. Pay attention. It never fails.)
14. Your friends love you anyway.
15. Never be afraid to try something new. Remember that a lone amateur built the Ark. A large group of professionals built the Titanic.
16. Thought for the day: Men are like fine wine . . . They start out as grapes, and it's up to the women to stomp the crap out of them until they turn into something acceptable to have dinner with.
Sunday, November 21, 2004
Friday, November 19, 2004
VIDEO: Citroen C4 - Alive With Technology
0 mts 30 secs
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Okay, so this is not that great a commercial. I just like it because a little while ago I participated in a case competition, where the case was on the automobile industry and this commercial would have been made a great exhibit. Unfortunately, I found it too late :-(
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Okay, so this is not that great a commercial. I just like it because a little while ago I participated in a case competition, where the case was on the automobile industry and this commercial would have been made a great exhibit. Unfortunately, I found it too late :-(
Thursday, November 18, 2004
Wednesday, November 17, 2004
Thursday, November 11, 2004
VIDEO: (Fake) Bush on Jay Leno's Tonight Show
13 mts 09 secs
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Jay Leno interviews the (fake) Bush. Laugh-till-the-soda-squirts-out-of-your-nose funny.
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Jay Leno interviews the (fake) Bush. Laugh-till-the-soda-squirts-out-of-your-nose funny.
Tuesday, November 09, 2004
Monday, November 08, 2004
Ads I Love: FedEx - MBA
0 mts 30 secs
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This one is a classic in its own right. A smartly dressed young manager is setting up his office as the (presumably) administrator walks in, "Hi Tom, I know it's your first day, but we could really use your help."
The eager-to-impress young man follows her, with hopes of an important assignment. His hopes are dashed when the lady asks him to ship a large bunch of packages.
He protests sheepishly, "I don't do shipping." to which the lady dismissively responds, "Oh no no no, it's very easy. We use fedex.com Anybody can do it."
The poor guy tries again, "You don't understand. I have an MBA."
"Oh, you have an MBA? In that case, I have to show you how to do it."
VO: Fedex.com makes shipping so fast and easy, even an MBA can do it.
Yeah, it makes fun of MBAs like me, but hey, it IS fun.
Click on the image above, and then click on play button once it becomes available.
This one is a classic in its own right. A smartly dressed young manager is setting up his office as the (presumably) administrator walks in, "Hi Tom, I know it's your first day, but we could really use your help."
The eager-to-impress young man follows her, with hopes of an important assignment. His hopes are dashed when the lady asks him to ship a large bunch of packages.
He protests sheepishly, "I don't do shipping." to which the lady dismissively responds, "Oh no no no, it's very easy. We use fedex.com Anybody can do it."
The poor guy tries again, "You don't understand. I have an MBA."
"Oh, you have an MBA? In that case, I have to show you how to do it."
VO: Fedex.com makes shipping so fast and easy, even an MBA can do it.
Yeah, it makes fun of MBAs like me, but hey, it IS fun.
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