Archive for July, 2006
Sunday, July 30th, 2006
Ads, That’s What I’m Talkin’ ’bout
99% of our lives today are dominated by advertising (source, my little brother). 5 year old kids are being sold like DVD rentals to advertising companies who parade them around places where five year olds hang out (Disney world, Mickey D’s, basements of forty year old men). TV shows have way too many sponsors. “Olympia [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Modern culture by Bill S-R
Thursday, July 27th, 2006
Yo, Whats with the word
Yo! A word that is so popular even George Bush uses the word to greet the Prime Minister of a foreign country.
“Yo Blair! How ya Doin”
1 Comment » - Posted in Modern culture by Bill S-R
Wednesday, July 26th, 2006
The Dog days of summer
The Dog days of summer are once again upon us, and we all know that very little work gets done during these dog days. Have you ever wondered why these hot sultry days are described as “dog days”. The term “dog days” actually refers to the stars; well one stars in particular, the dog star, [...]
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Thursday, July 6th, 2006
Super mosquito
I was listening to the radio today and the DJ happened to mention these super mosquitoes in Greece, which are faster (about 30%) and bigger (about 15%) than normal mosquitoes and are also immune to insect repellents, and if all this is not enough they can also smell human blood from almost twice as far [...]