“2012 isn’t the end of the world, Mayans insist”
Sorry, but you’re not getting out of your credit card payments that easily. 😉
Archive of posts filed under the Amusing/Interesting/Appalling category.
Various amusing or interesting topics, or things that shock and appall me. Kind of a miscellaneous bin.
“You have won [RANDOM_AMOUNT] USD. Annual e-mail lottery.”
Haven’t seen one of these in a while, but this one appeared recently in my spam folder: Congratulations! You have won money in our annual e-mail lottery! You may find the gift check in attachment to this e-mail. Please print the check, to get your money prize. E-mail lottery. USA Mega Millions. [URL removed] The …
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“The Chipmunks: From Rags to Riches”
Ever wondered where that horribly-overplayed Christmas song came from? Here you go, now you’ll have something to bellow over it (and maybe drown it out, if you’re lucky) when it’s playing for the umpteenth time this year.
Hallowe’en Cake Disasters
I’m not sure that this link could be considered “safe for work,” but for pure unexpectedness, it certainly got a laugh from me.
“A Halo Over Moscow”
If this had happened a few years ago, I might have thought it meant something. 😉
“Robin Cooper & family v The Telemarketer”
For those that like British humor (or should that be “humour”?), here‘s a wonderful example of it. This guy does voices very well. You can usually tell when it’s some guy trying to sound like a woman, for instance, but listening to it, I can easily believe that all of the people are who they …
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“Superman: a Unified Theory for his Superpowers”
This makes a lot more sense than Superman having half a dozen unexplainable abilities. (Yeah, only us geeks would try to explain the abilities of a super-fictional comic-book character in a scientific way. 😉 )
“iPhone developer stamps out calculator profanity”
You’ve got to be kidding?!
“Most Common Hotmail Password Revealed!”
Surprise! It’s 123456! Dark Helmet: So the combination is… one, two, three, four, five? That’s the stupidest combination I’ve ever heard in my life! The kind of thing an idiot would have on his luggage! [next scene] President Skroob: Did it work? Where’s the king? Dark Helmet: It worked, sir. We have the combination. President …
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“Aussie power grid threatened by virus”
Despite the title, the power grid itself is apparently not at risk — because its computers don’t run on Windows. Despite the (deservedly) bad reputation it has in security circles, there is something to be said for “security through obscurity.” 🙂