Polishing the Apple iPhone

Is the iPhone the answer to every problem?

From “NPR: Polishing the Apple iPhone” on The Unger Report:

Steve Jobs of Apple is known for his ability to imagine a product that has all the bells and whistles the market loves. Humorist Brian Unger imagines some features for the new Apple iPhone that Jobs overlooked.

A podcast episode that’ll make you smile.

Which Newspaper Do YOU Read?

Another forwarded funny.

From my friend Tom (again). In searching for the original source of this material, I found part of it it quoted in an article on The Nation’s Web site back in October 2000. But even they didn’t have the source.

  1. The Wall Street Journal is read by the people who run the country.
  2. The New York Times is read by people who think they run the country.
  3. The Washington Post is read by people who think they ought to run the country.
  4. USA Today is read by people who think they ought to run the country but don’t understand the Washington Post.
  5. The Los Angeles Times is read by people who wouldn’t mind running the country, if they could spare the time.
  6. The Boston Globe is read by people whose parents used to run the country.
  7. The New York Daily News is read by people who aren’t too sure who’s running the country.
  8. The New York Post is read by people who don’t care who’s running the country, as long as they do something scandalous.
  9. The San Francisco Chronicle is read by people who aren’t sure there is a country, or that anyone is running it.
  10. The Miami Herald is read by people who are running another country.

Cynical Humor

From my friend, Tom.

I got these from Tom a while back. Not sure where he got them from, but I think they’ve been around a while because some of them are a bit familiar. In any case, I thought they’d be nice to share online.

PC Warning! Some of these are slightly politically incorrect. If you’re easily offended, stop reading now.

  • Don’t sweat the petty things and don’t pet the sweaty things.
  • One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor.
  • Atheism is a non-prophet organization.
  • If man evolved from monkeys and apes, why do we still have monkeys and apes?
  • The main reason Santa is so jolly is because he knows where all the bad girls live.
  • I went to a bookstore and asked the saleswoman, “Where’s the self-help section?” She said if she told me it would defeat the purpose.
  • What if there were no hypothetical questions?
  • If a deaf person swears, does his mother wash his hands with soap?
  • If someone with multiple personalities threatens to kill himself, is it considered a hostage situation?
  • Is there another word for synonym?
  • Where do forest rangers go to “get away from it all”?
  • What do you do when you see an endangered animal eating an endangered plant?
  • If a parsley farmer is sued, can they garnish his wages?
  • Would a fly without wings be called a walk?
  • Why do they lock gas station bathrooms? Are they afraid someone will clean them?
  • If a turtle doesn’t have a shell, is he homeless or naked?
  • Can vegetarians eat animal crackers?
  • If the police arrest a mime, do they tell him he has the right to start speaking?
  • Why do they put Braille on the drive-through bank machines?
  • How do they get deer to cross the road only at those yellow road signs?
  • What was the best thing before sliced bread?
  • One nice thing about egotists: they don’t talk about other people.
  • Does the Little Mermaid wear an algebra?
  • Do infants enjoy infancy as much as adults enjoy adultery?
  • How is it possible to have a civil war?
  • If one synchronized swimmer drowns, do the rest drown, too?
  • If you ate both pasta and antipasto, would you still be hungry?
  • If you try to fail, and succeed, which have you done?
  • Whose cruel idea was it for the word “Lisp” to have “S” in it?
  • Why are hemorrhoids called “hemorrhoids” instead of “assteroids”?
  • Why is it called tourist season if we can’t shoot at them?
  • Why is there an expiration date on sour cream?
  • If you spin an oriental man in a circle three times does he become disoriented?

Miscellaneous Jokes and Puns

Funnies from a friend.

I got these from my friend and fellow helicopter pilot, Mark. Again, I don’t know who wrote these — I have a feeling they were collected from many sources — but I’d be glad to include a credit or remove them from this site if requested.

  • Two antennas met on a roof, fell in love and got married. The ceremony wasn’t much, but the reception was excellent.
  • A jumper cable walks into a bar. The bartender says, “I’ll serve you, but don’t start anything.”
  • A dyslexic man walks into a bra . . .
  • A man walks into a bar with a slab of asphalt under his arm and says: “A beer please, and one for the road.”
  • Two cannibals are eating a clown. One says to the other: “Does this taste funny to you?”
  • “Doc, I can’t stop singing ‘The Green, Green Grass of Home.'” “That sounds like Tom Jones Syndrome.” “Is it common?” “Well, it’s Not Unusual.”
  • Two cows are standing next to each other in a field. Daisy says to Dolly, “I was artificially inseminated this morning.” “I don’t believe you,” says Dolly. “It’s true, no bull!” exclaims Daisy.
  • An invisible man marries an invisible woman. The kids were nothing to look at either.
  • I went to buy some camouflage trousers the other day but I couldn’t find any.
  • I went to a seafood disco last week…and pulled a mussel.
  • What do you call a fish with no eyes? A fsh.
  • Two fish swim into a concrete wall. The one turns to the other and says “Dam”!
  • Two Eskimos sitting in a kayak were chilly, so they lit a fire in the craft. Unsurprisingly it sank, proving once again that you can’t have your kayak and heat it too.
  • A group of chess enthusiasts checked into a hotel and were standing in the lobby discussing their recent tournament victories. After about an hour, the manager came out of the office and asked them to disperse. “But why?” they asked, as they moved off. “Because,” he said, “I can’t stand chess-nuts boasting in an open foyer.”
  • A woman has twins and gives them up for adoption. One of them goes to a family in Egypt and is named “Ahmal.” The other goes to a family in Spain; they name him “Juan.” Years later, Juan sends a picture of himself to his birth mother. Upon receiving the picture, she tells her husband that she wishes she also had a picture of Ahmal. Her husband responds, “They’re twins! If you’ve seen Juan, you’ve seen Ahmal.”
  • Mahatma Gandhi, as you know, walked barefoot most of the time, which produced an impressive set of calluses on his feet. He also ate very little, which made him rather frail and with his odd diet, he suffered from bad breath. This made him . . . a super calloused fragile mystic hexed by halitosis.
  • And finally, there was the person who sent 18 different puns to her friends, with the hope that at least ten of the puns would make them laugh. No pun in ten did.

Formulas for Success

Forwarded in an e-Mail from a friend…

I get a lot of stuff forwarded to me in e-mail from friends. (Too much, I think.) But I only repeat the best of it here.

My thanks to whoever came up with this. Let me know who you are and I will credit you here.

This equation should be taught in all math classes!

From a strictly mathematical viewpoint it goes like this:

What Makes 100%? What does it mean to give MORE than 100%? Ever wonder about those people who say they are giving more than 100%? We have all been to those meetings where someone wants you to give over 100%. How about achieving 103%? What makes up 100% in life?

Here’s a little mathematical formula that might help yo u answer these questions:

If:

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z is represented as:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26.

Then:

H-A-R-D-W-O-R-K

8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11 = 98%

and

K-N-O- W-L-E-D-G-E

11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+5 = 96%

But,

A-T-T-I-T-U-D-E

1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5 = 100%

And,

B-U-L-L-S-H-I-T

2+21+12+12+19+8+9+20 = 103%

AND, look how far ass kissing will take you.

A-S-S-K-I-S-S-I-N-G

1+19+19+11+9+19+19+9+14+7 = 127%

So, one can conclude with mathematical certainty that While Hard work and Knowledge will get you close, and Attitude will get you there, it’s the Bullshit and Ass kissing that will put you over the top!

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