On thursday 17th of March 2005, the worst case of tooth ache I ever felt kicked in and rendered me a complete wreck: incapable of thinking, sleeping and even speaking. A quick search on the Internet told me that hitting my thumb, rather hard, with a hammer would make the tooth ache go away – […]
I picked up this brochure at my hotel in Rio. It told me to visit the Belmonte bar, a fine establishment that seems to be packed with people most of the week. I do not doubt their capability of producing wonderful food and serving cold beers. It is this brochure that interest me. The design […]
There is no shortage of them, but what do scientists really mean when they use academic phrases? The following list of academic phrases and their definitions might help you understand the mysterious language of scientists (including psychology) and medicine. These special phrases are also applicable to anyone reading a PhD dissertation or academic paper. Academic […]
Mike Anthony, Branch Manager, United Bank For Africa Plc “…I am pleased to get across to you for a very urgent and profitable business proposal, though I don’t know you neither have I seen you before but my confidence was reposed on you when the Chief Executive of Lagos State chamber of Commerce and Industry […]
Catchy and Humorous Book Titles It is a scary process to choose which book to read next. We know very well that we may have many an hour of agony and pain between the ourselves and the last page – if your choice is a bad one. What do we have to go by?! A […]
In the early 1980’s the then foreign office employed Arne Treholt was convicted for espionage and the handing over of government secrets to Russia, for which he served 10 years behind the bars. Take a look at this page to see how his resume looks :-). It is obvious that this is the CV of […]
Umberto Eco: Regretfully, we are returning your manuscript: Anonymous, The Bible I must say that the first few hundred pages of this manuscript really hooked me. Action-packed, they have everything today’s reader wants in a good story. Sex (lots of it, including adultery, sodomy, incest), also murder, war, massacres, and so on. The Sodom and […]
Ever since watching a Friends episode where they passed reference to a “swedish documentary” by the name of “Good Will Humping” I have wanted to find a list of titles of regular movies that have been ripped off by this industry. However – I have never quite felt comfortable searching for such information. Today I […]
There are some things that we didn’t know we had to know, a listing follows below!!! The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time television were: Fred and Wilma Flintstone. Coca-Cola was originally green. Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the US Treasury. Hawaiian alphabet has 12 letters. […]
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