Came across a link to this e-book in Tim O'Reilly's Radar: "Viva la Repartee!: clever comebacks and witty retorts from history's great wits and wordsmiths" by Mardy Grothe.
Tim said, "Keep in mind that, as Aristotle said, 'Wit is educated insolence.' "
Check it out!
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Monday, September 8, 2008
Friday, September 5, 2008
Funnies
Scottish library joke -
A man walks into a Glasgow library and says to the librarian, "Excuse me Miss, do ye huvany books on suicide?" The librarian looks up and says, "Get lost! Ye'll no bring it back!"
Q: What happens when you cross a librarian and a lawyer?
A: You get all the information you want, but you can't understand it.
A man walks into a Glasgow library and says to the librarian, "Excuse me Miss, do ye huvany books on suicide?" The librarian looks up and says, "Get lost! Ye'll no bring it back!"
Q: What happens when you cross a librarian and a lawyer?
A: You get all the information you want, but you can't understand it.
Thursday, September 4, 2008
Why dogs can't use computers (an oldie but a goodie)
10. He's distracted by cats chasing his mouse.
9. SIT and STAY were hard enough; CUT and PASTE are out of the question.
8. Saliva-coated floppy disks refuse to work.
7. Three words: carpal paw syndrome.
6. Involuntary tail wagging is a dead give-away that he's browsing
www.purina.com instead of working.
5. The fire hydrant icon is simply too frustrating.
4. He can't help attacking the screen when he hears "You've Got Mail."
3. It's too messy to "mark" every Web site he visits.
2. The FETCH command isn't available on all platforms.
1. He can't stick his head out of Windows 98.
9. SIT and STAY were hard enough; CUT and PASTE are out of the question.
8. Saliva-coated floppy disks refuse to work.
7. Three words: carpal paw syndrome.
6. Involuntary tail wagging is a dead give-away that he's browsing
www.purina.com instead of working.
5. The fire hydrant icon is simply too frustrating.
4. He can't help attacking the screen when he hears "You've Got Mail."
3. It's too messy to "mark" every Web site he visits.
2. The FETCH command isn't available on all platforms.
1. He can't stick his head out of Windows 98.
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
For New Bloggers ...
... here's a "how-to" borrowed from the SPL "Conference Calls" Blog:
Blog authors may post in several easy ways. If you need a reminder, just use the search box in the very upper left of the blog and type "howto" (or any of the other tags used to label this post,) or click the How-To-Blog Refresher link in the left sidebar.
Post using the Blogger interface:
Blog authors may post in several easy ways. If you need a reminder, just use the search box in the very upper left of the blog and type "howto" (or any of the other tags used to label this post,) or click the How-To-Blog Refresher link in the left sidebar.
Post using the Blogger interface:
- Log in to Blogger with the username and password you created when you accepted the invitation.
- Click the "New Post" link and begin typing, using the word-processing tools within Blogger.
- Create hyperlinks by using the little "chain & world" icon in the toolbar of the editing screen.
- Upload photos and videos, if you have any. These are optional, and will give the blog some visual interest.
- Tag your post by adding labels, separating each with a comma.
- Preview, edit, and publish your post.
Light Bulb Chestnut
Q. How many librarians does it take to change a light bulb?
(Post your guess as a comment. I'll add my favorite answer later.)
(Post your guess as a comment. I'll add my favorite answer later.)
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