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Monthly Archives: February 2006

The Layman’s Distance Measurement

21-Feb-06

Have you ever noticed that shows on the Discovery channel measure disatances with a fairly unique measure? The Discovery channel is not the only place that I have seen or heard this, it’s just what caused me to think about it. This universally understood measure of distance is the football field, or FF.
I think that [...]

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Despite Ban, Smoking’s Popularity Remains High

20-Feb-06

The people who hate smokers have been left confused and annoyed. When they walk into bars and resteraunts that are subject to the recent smoking ban, they find, to their absolute horror, PEOPLE ARE STILL SMOKING!!! How dare they, after all the work the non-smokers put in to get smoking banned from places they didn’t [...]

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Hunting Accident

15-Feb-06

It’s all over the news, the Vice President had a hunting accident and shot another man. Fact is, this happens fairly frequently. However, like shark bites and other things that the media likes to sensationalize this is somehow a much bigger deal than it has ever been before.
The last article that I saw was questioning [...]

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The Sun Online – News: Fired staff get 36p crisps

09-Feb-06

The management of this company is obviously very Mr. Burns like. Not only do the former employees not have a job, they get a slap on the face on the way out the door.
I bet the managers were on a closed circuit TV watching the spectacle and maniacly laughing.
The Sun Online – News: Fired staff [...]

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