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National Punctuation Day!

September 24, 2009 in Education, General, Weird by Stephen

punctuation-marks

How are you celebrating?

NPD is celebrated in schools and businesses throughout the world with activities, games, programs, and contests. It has inspired people to pay attention not only to their p’s and q’s, but also their commas, semicolons, and ellipses. NPD reminds us of the importance of proper punctuation for communicating clearly at home, school, or at work.

NPD has received worldwide media attention since former newspaperman Jeff Rubin founded the holiday in 2004, with newspaper coverage from Manila to London and from Seoul to Seattle, in addition to broad radio and TV coverage in the United States—including a short segment on Regis and Kelly in 2008.

Read more here.

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Google Mystery Solved

September 21, 2009 in Google, Weird by Stephen

This is the final of three Google logos celebrating the anniversary of H.G. Wells’ birthday.

More information here.

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More Alien Stuff from Google

September 15, 2009 in Google, Weird by Stephen

Today’s logo.

Anybody know what’s going on? Ten days ago we got this one.

Are they preparing us for the invasion??

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Google Celebrates Unexplained Events

September 5, 2009 in Google, Weird by Stephen

Interesting logo.

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Allergic to WiFi??

July 25, 2009 in Tech, Weird, Wireless by Stephen

Say it isn’t so!!

Steve Miller is not agoraphobic and has not got Swine Flu. So why is he under virtual house arrest? The answer, strangely enough, is because he’s allergic to WiFi. No, really.

Although not widely publicised, nor understood by many in the medical profession, Electrical Hypersensitivity (ES) is said to cause symptoms including sleep disturbance, headaches, concentration problems, limb and joint pains, impaired balance and hearing loss.

Steve Miller knows all about it, because he has the thing and it is keeping him trapped inside the 18 inch thick granite walls of his remote detached house near Falmouth in Cornwall, UK. When he ventures out he feels sick, dizzy, confused and suffers from agonising headaches.

A trip down the local high street is a nightmare, and most pubs are out of bounds for Steve. As are, for that matter, airports and hotels. He can no longer travel by train because of the pain and suffering his condition causes.

And it’s all caused by WiFi.

Read the rest here!

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Brits Chase Tumbling Cheese.

May 25, 2009 in Humor, Video, Weird by Stephen

Okay, this looks like a lot of fun….NOT!!

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/world/2009/05/25/nat.uk.cheese.rolling.itn

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Now I remember one of the reasons I stopped using Twitter last year.

April 6, 2009 in Social Media, Tech, Weird by Stephen

I’ve started using it again, and I will continue. But this is annoying.

twitter

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Anybody else do this?

January 2, 2009 in Humor, Tech, Weird by Stephen

i_know_youre_listening

If you’re not reading xkcd, you’re really missing out!

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College Football Trophies

December 1, 2008 in Sports, Weird by Stephen

Some of these are just plain weird. This one is called Floyd of Rosedale, and it goes to the winner of the Iowa/Minnesota game.

Here is the complete list.

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Do you suffer from hippopotomonstrosequippeddaliophobia?

November 15, 2008 in General, Weird by Stephen

Yes, it’s a real word, and it means “fear of long words.” Here are a few other ones to fear:

  • Honorificabilitudinitatibus
  • Floccinauccinihilipilification
  • Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis

Here is a longer list for your perusal.

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So what do you call it?

August 18, 2008 in Weird by Stephen

It’s always been Coke to me.

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Ode to Joy – As Performed by Beaker

July 21, 2008 in Education, Humor, Science, Video, Weird by Stephen

Bravo!!  Be sure to say for the end!

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Matt likes to dance.

July 8, 2008 in Humor, Music, Video, Web, Weird by Stephen

Okay, this is one of those videos that just makes me smile. A guy named Matt has travelled all over the world and taped himself doing a silly dance. When he gets the locals involved, it becomes nothing short of awesome!

And I love that song.

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You can watch the high quality version at YouTube.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=zlfKdbWwruY#

If that link doesn’t work, try going here.

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White Noise Generator

July 3, 2008 in Web, Weird by Stephen

Okay, I must admit that I’ve never really had a need to generate some white noise, but it’s good to know that this is available if I ever do.

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Yankee or Dixie?

June 8, 2008 in General, Humor, Weird by Stephen

I took this quiz a while back and scored 79% Dixie. I just took it again andf scored 96% Dixie. I can’t decide if that’s good or bad, ya’ll.

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Interesting Geography Facts

May 17, 2008 in General, Weird by Stephen

At least they are interesting to me.

  • Madrid, with summers so blazing hot that most people take a long break from work every afternoon, is about 10 miles farther north than Salt Lake City, Utah.
  • Portland, Oregon, where it rarely snows, is about 130 miles farther north than Toronto, and over 200 miles farther north than Boston.
  • The entire country of England, with over 50 million residents, is a wee bit smaller than the state of Louisiana.

Here is the complete list.

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This has got to be the best dog toy ever

March 21, 2008 in Humor, Video, Weird by Stephen

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Man vs. Mouse

January 17, 2008 in Humor, Weird by Stephen

Who will win?

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What will life be like in 1999?

December 6, 2007 in Tech, Video, Weird by Stephen

Thanks, Rick!

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Here are some very cool people

December 4, 2007 in Video, Weird by Stephen