Posted on February 7, 2010 by Jorge
Moustache May Be Bigger Than Appears
Last year I participated in Movember, a fundraiser for Prostate Cancer research and awareness.
Some friends from work and I raised a bit of scratch for the cause, and our company kicked in some dollars for the charity as well. Due to a communication glitch, they kicked in the dollars into my net, thus crediting me with the extra moolah; due to this I was rocketed to platinum status on the Movember site.
While I didn’t use my own name for the certificate and credit online, I did get a prize sent to me: A tankard. Now, I don’t know about you, but due to reading a lot of sci-fi/fantasy novels, my idea of a tankard was something big….
A massive tankard?
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Of course, to my surprise, the box was quite small, and the following is a reference photo…
No. Not really massive.
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I’m not complaining. This thing is pretty awesome and I’m very proud to have won it. It just goes to show that sometimes the associations with certain words in your mind can lead to hilarious expectations.
We will be doing this event again this year. Hopefully y’all will sponsor us!
Filed under: Anecdotes, Humour | Tagged: Expectations, Movember, Tankard | 5 Comments »
Posted on January 30, 2010 by Jorge
Disappointment
If only they knew
What you’ve thrown away because
You’ve backed the wrong team
Filed under: Hai-Kuul | Tagged: Hai-Kuul, Haiku | 1 Comment »
Posted on January 29, 2010 by Jorge
Is There a New Word?
Spam is most idiotic thing ever. Wait. Scratch that. The people that must be clicking on the links in spam e-mails (thus propagating the spam in such volume) are the most idiotic things ever. Spam is second place.
As much as I hate the idea of spam, what I really can’t stand about it is how horrible the spelling is in a lot of those joyful notes. Yes, I understand that some worlds are required to be misspelled, due to the fact that they will pass through the spam filters more successfully. V agin eh will surely be more successful than its properly spelled counterpart. But once in a while the “typos” make me laugh.
I received an ad for a bone-ified sexual enhancer this morning (whose name begins with “v”) with the following subject line…
Be a superstart in bed!
Seriously, what the hell does that even mean?
I’m thinking about starting a company to proof-read these things. I’d make a crap-ton of money, I think. Anyone want in on this action?
In the interim, I am curious to know what people think would be a good word for spam that’s obviously written by idiots who can’t spell. Fill the comments field, folks.
Filed under: Interactive, Rants | Tagged: English, Rant, Spam, Typos, Words | 1 Comment »
Posted on January 28, 2010 by Jorge
Return
Casting off the chains
Of my procrastination
Feels so refreshing
Filed under: General Dialogue | 3 Comments »
Posted on January 26, 2010 by Jorge
Can You Hear Me Now?
Public transit is a wonderful and scary place. It contains a wacky cross-section of the population; however it is also a confined area and will drive you batty if you are stuck with the wrong people.
Case in point: the loud talker.
Now, I have seen (heard) some interesting conversations on public transit, but the other day this one gal decided to get into a yelling match with whomever she was talking to on her cellphone. The subject was about how her conversation partner should not be yelling at her.
The best part is that she was screaming at the top of her lungs by the end and was holding the phone in front of her as if directing her yelling at the phone itself would help her win her argument. I didn’t feel sorry for her in the slightest when we entered a tunnel and the connection was severed.
I did, though, feel sorry for humanity as she stomped off the subway, announcing to everyone that she was going to go outside and call back whomever it was to give that person a piece of her mind.
It looks to be the only piece of a large whole, so it shouldn’t take too long.
Filed under: Anecdotes, Rants | Tagged: cell phones, communications, idiots, public transit, Rants | 1 Comment »
