FUN on the WEB vol 6 issue 3

Fun on the weekly web and other chuckles
Volume 6 Issue 3 January 15, 2007

A website explaining things like why the dinosaurs
died out, is there really a Loch Ness monster, could
there be flying saucers, mysteries of space and time,
the seven wonders of the ancient world, and much more.
http://www.unmuseum.org/

This site offers tips on great products they have used
http://www.sundrybuzz.com/

If you are thinking about a DIY home project you may
want to check this out
http://houseinprogress.net/

Where I was led to this interesting article on Falu Red
which also contained a color chart showing the difference
between fuchia and magenta (who knew)?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falu_red

10 Best Books for 2006 (other years there too)
http://www.nytimes.com/ref/books/review/20061210tenbestbooks.html

This site covers mistakes uncovered on the World Wide
Web. Actual published apt banner ads, picture mixups, typo
hilarity, and more are pointed out for your viewing pleasure.
http://www.xcom2002.com/doh/viewer.php

On to the chuckles:

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The top honors (at the Cannes Film Festival) went to Rosetta,
a Belgian film about the adventures of a young unemployed
woman. The film already has a U.S. distributor so American
audiences can soon pretend to like it.
~~ The Daily Show

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A group of protesters who are very unhappy at the rapid
expansion of Starbucks have been repeatedly smashing the
windows of a Starbucks store in Maine. Customers say it's
been really inconvenient because, several times now, they've
had to use the Starbucks across the street.
~~ Conan O'Brien

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"The president now says the government has the right to
open anyone's mail at any time without a warrant. How
crazy is that? President Bush finally decided he wants to
read something and it's our mail. How about those memos
on your desk?" ~~ Jay Leno

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The University of Illinois has hired 15 women to smell pig
manure all day so that researchers can find out what makes
pig manure smell so bad. You know who I feel sorry for?

The woman who applied for this job and got turned down.
~~ Jay Leno

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"President Bush announced that his nominee for U.S.
Ambassador to the United Nations is a state department
official named Zalmay Khalilzad. Or, as President Bush
calls him, 'Hey Buddy.'" ~~ Conan O'Brien

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"After being sworn in for his ninth term, 90-year-old
Senator Robert Byrd shouted, 'Praise Jesus'.

In response, Jesus said, 'See you in about twenty minutes.'"
~~ Conan O'Brien

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"Big changes in Washington. ... Earlier today, new Secretary
of Defense Robert Gates flew to Iraq to get a first-hand look
of the situation over there. After surveying the situation,
Gates was quoted as saying, 'Uh oh.'" ~~ Conan O'Brien

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Every morning is the dawn of a new error. ~~ Unknown

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"Despite protests from conservatives, this week President
Bush appointed an openly-gay man as his assistant secretary
of commerce. ... Bush claimed that the gay man is perfect
for the Commerce department because quote 'those people
love to shop.'" ~~ Conan O'Brien

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"The Army announced this week they are now training
mine-sniffing dogs to go to Iraq. How bad do you have
to screw up at obedience school to get that job?"
~~ Jay Leno

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"Support for the Iraq war is at an all-time low, and some
Republicans blame the media and its '24/7 news coverage
of car bombs,' which 'tends to leave a certain impression.'
You know, that's so true. You never hear about the cars
that don't blow up." ~~ Jon Stewart

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Signs You've Chosen a "No Frills" Airline

- You can't board the plane unless you have the exact
change.

- Before you take off, the stewardess tells you to fasten
your Velcro.

- The Captain asks all the passengers to chip in a little
for gas.

- When they pull the steps away, the plane starts rocking.

- The Captain yells at the ground crew to get the cows
off the runway.

- You ask the Captain how often their planes crash and he
says, "Just once."

- No movie. Don't need one. Your life keeps flashing before
your eyes.

- You see a man with a gun, but he's demanding to be let off
the plane.

- All the planes have both a bathroom and a chapel.

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An engineer, a physicist and a mathematician are staying
in a hotel.

The engineer wakes up and smells smoke. He goes out into
the hallway and sees a fire, so he fills a trash can from his
room with water and douses the fire. He goes back to bed.

Later, the physicist wakes up and smells smoke. He opens
his door and sees a fire in the hallway. He walks down the
hall to a fire hose and after calculating the flame velocity,
distance, water pressure, trajectory, etc. extinguishes the
fire with the minimum amount of water and energy needed.

Later, the mathematician wakes up and smells smoke. He
goes to the hall, sees the fire and then the fire hose. He
thinks for a moment and then exclaims, "Ah, a solution
exists!" and then goes back to bed.

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Spanish singer Julio Iglesias was on television with British
TV host Anne Diamond when he used the word 'manyana'.
Diamond asked him to explain what it meant. He said that
the term means "maybe the job will be done tomorrow,
maybe the next day, maybe the day after that. Perhaps
next week, next month, next year. Who cares?"

The host turned to Irishman Shay Brennan who was also
on the show and asked him if there was an equivalent
term in Irish.

"No. In Ireland we don't have a word to describe that
degree of urgency," replied Brennan.

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THOUGHTS TO PONDER

Why is it that if someone tells you that there are 1 billion
stars in the universe you will believe them, but if they tell
you a wall has wet paint you will have to touch it to be sure?

Why is a person who plays the piano called a pianist, but a
person who drives a race car not called a racist?

If horrific means to make horrible, does terrific mean to
make terrible?

Why do overlook and oversee mean opposite things?

Why are a wise man and a wise guy opposites?

If you mixed vodka with orange juice and milk of magnesia,
would you get a Phillip's Screwdriver?

If love is blind, why is lingerie so popular?

If a pig loses its voice, is it disgruntled?

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Thanks to Mike for these:

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Thanks to Sheila for these:

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