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Name: The Rt Hon KJP
resistance is useless
today
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[ all this useless beauty (beta)] Let's all laugh at whalebone corsets, bustles and all the strange bits of apparatus designed to make the human body look more attractive to various generations in the past And now, think how future generations will regard this wonderful piece of adornment. Visitors to the Rearranging Faces event at London Science Museum's Dana Centre can try on face corsets, made by artist Paddy Hartley, to temporarily simulate the effects of cosmetic surgery.
[ another wonderful marketing promise ]
Red cars go faster. Blondes have more fun. The government is here to help you. He/She will still love you in the morning. Banks care abou tyou as a person.
And this product will make your wireless network operate better.
The patented formula in WiFi Speed Spray™ is the result of years of scientific research and testing. Simply spray the area around your computer. Usually five or six sprays is all it takes. As your computer sends data, each bit also carries hundreds of invisible WiFi Speed Spray™ "scrubbing" molecules. It works at the speed of light. and even penetrates lead walls (not even Superman can do that!). Within .0025 seconds, the entire path between you and the receiver is cleaned, scrubbed, polished, and sanitized. You'll notice the improvement immediately as your productivity soars!.
[ harvest moon ]
There is only one difference between a madman and me. The madman thinks he is sane. I know I am mad."
Salvador Dalí (1904-1989)
[When worlds collide ]
People do not die for us immediately, but remain bathed in a sort of aura of life which bears no relation to true immortality but through which they continue to occupy our thoughts in the same way as when they were alive. It is as though they were traveling abroad. (Marcel Proust)
[ all this useless beauty ]
The gods had condemned Sisyphus to ceaselessly rolling a rock to the top of a mountain, whence the stone would fall back of its own weight. They had thought with some reason that there is no more dreadful punishment than futile and hopeless labor. (Albert Camus)
... balanced on the biggest wave...
[ how to eat spaghetti ]
This is why the Internet needed to be invented: spaghetti-eating lessons.
[ these are a few of my favourite things...]
Got a favourite word? Cos you have. Register it here along with millions of other people.
[ Baby DNA kit ]
For those with a new baby, keep a backup copy of its DNA with Baby DNA Kit.
• Baby DNA kit allows you to easily, painlessly & safely take a sample of your baby’s DNA giving you peace of mind & protection to your baby
• After submitting your baby’s DNA sample, you will receive a securely produced DNA Certificate & Chart, Profile Card, stored DNA and guide
• Certificate includes a genetic blueprint, digital printout of the DNA & maps the similarities of your DNA to population groups around the world
[ calculator haiku ]
Premise 1: :You can write words using the fact that some digits on calculators read as letters when viewed upside down
Premise 2: Haikus are made of letters
Conclusion: You can write haikus on a calculator
(i suspect someone will say "oh..", have a look and then think "too limiting" and leave disappointed by what appeared to be a cool idea. I did)
[ stereo types ]
From days long gone by:
Interviewer: "you have long hair : does that mean you are really a girl?"
Frank Zappa:' " if I had a wooden leg, would that mean I am really a table?"
Now playing in my head: Neil Young "Ohio", a song that sounds far better than its lyrics would suggest
[ measures of academic status ]
How do you gauge the quality of a university? By its staff? By the prizes it wins? By the absence of degrees in non-academic areas such as surfing , macrame and HR management?
No, by the squirrel population of course.
[ Copyright yourself ]
In this interminable bickering over who owns what in the world of knowledge, this shines through like a stream of ... um... light
[ build your own ]
I have no more words left. Make your own and enjoy yourself
http://www.robobunny.com/cgi-bin/dislexicon
[ classic cooking with bananas ]
For some reason this disturbing 1950s (?) banana cookbook makes me laugh.
[ Mum, Dad, where does canned laughter come from? ]
"Much of the "canned laughter" used on the soundtracks of sitcoms is said to have come from tapes that were originally recorded during broadcasts of ....'
Oh, read it yourself
[ twenty things you diidn't know your PC could do ]
Rip an old vinyl LP to CD? Print onto canvas?
[ Lunch Clock ]
Need a longer lunch hour? Not me, but those poor wage slaves might find this useful
[ ready... aim ... fire with J20 ]
wonderful bit of viral marketing... and realistic too...
http://albinoblacksheep.com/flash/j2o.php
[ coincidences }
BBC describes how a simulation/emergency drill of the London bombing was taking place on the day it happened.
And in this image: the van marked Kingstar. Guess what business they are in?
