This is a great caption.
Wednesday, 25 April 2012
Tuesday, 24 April 2012
Logic
Mrsgunka sent me this fine example of male logic:
A wife asks her husband, "Could you please go shopping for me and buy one carton of milk, and if they have eggs, get 6."
A short time later the husband comes back with 6 cartons of milk. The wife asks him, "Why did you buy 6 cartons of milk?"
He replied, "They had eggs."
Thank you, Mrsgunka.
A wife asks her husband, "Could you please go shopping for me and buy one carton of milk, and if they have eggs, get 6."
A short time later the husband comes back with 6 cartons of milk. The wife asks him, "Why did you buy 6 cartons of milk?"
He replied, "They had eggs."
Thank you, Mrsgunka.
Monday, 23 April 2012
It makes sense...
View_From_here sent me an interesting story:
Start with a cage containing five monkeys and inside the cage, hang a banana on a string from the top and then you place a set of stairs under the banana. Before long a monkey will go to the stairs and climb toward the banana.
As soon as he touches the stairs, you spray all the other monkeys with cold water. After a while another monkey makes an attempt with same result ... all the other monkeys are sprayed with cold water. Pretty soon when another monkey tries to climb the stairs, the other monkeys will try to prevent it.
Now, put the cold water away. Remove one monkey from the cage and replace it with a new one. The new monkey sees the banana and attempts to climb the stairs. To his shock, all of the other monkeys beat him up. After another attempt and attack, he knows that if he tries to climb the stairs he will be assaulted.
Next, remove another of the original five monkeys, replacing it with a new one. The newcomer goes to the stairs and is attacked. The previous newcomer takes part in the punishment...... with enthusiasm.
Then, replace a third original monkey with a new one, followed by the fourth, then the fifth. Every time the newest monkey takes to the stairs he is attacked. Now, the monkeys that are beating him up have no idea why they were not permitted to climb the stairs. Neither do they know why they are participating in the beating of the newest monkey.
Finally, having replaced all of the original monkeys, none of the remaining monkeys will have ever been sprayed with cold water. Nevertheless, not one of the monkeys will try to climb the stairway for the banana.
Why, you ask? Because in their minds...that is the way it has always been!
This, my friends, is how Congress operates... and this is why, from time to time:
ALL of the monkeys need to be REPLACED AT THE SAME TIME.
Thank you, View.
Start with a cage containing five monkeys and inside the cage, hang a banana on a string from the top and then you place a set of stairs under the banana. Before long a monkey will go to the stairs and climb toward the banana.
As soon as he touches the stairs, you spray all the other monkeys with cold water. After a while another monkey makes an attempt with same result ... all the other monkeys are sprayed with cold water. Pretty soon when another monkey tries to climb the stairs, the other monkeys will try to prevent it.
Now, put the cold water away. Remove one monkey from the cage and replace it with a new one. The new monkey sees the banana and attempts to climb the stairs. To his shock, all of the other monkeys beat him up. After another attempt and attack, he knows that if he tries to climb the stairs he will be assaulted.
Next, remove another of the original five monkeys, replacing it with a new one. The newcomer goes to the stairs and is attacked. The previous newcomer takes part in the punishment...... with enthusiasm.
Then, replace a third original monkey with a new one, followed by the fourth, then the fifth. Every time the newest monkey takes to the stairs he is attacked. Now, the monkeys that are beating him up have no idea why they were not permitted to climb the stairs. Neither do they know why they are participating in the beating of the newest monkey.
Finally, having replaced all of the original monkeys, none of the remaining monkeys will have ever been sprayed with cold water. Nevertheless, not one of the monkeys will try to climb the stairway for the banana.
Why, you ask? Because in their minds...that is the way it has always been!
This, my friends, is how Congress operates... and this is why, from time to time:
ALL of the monkeys need to be REPLACED AT THE SAME TIME.
Thank you, View.
Sunday, 22 April 2012
Cats and dogs - Aww...
Mrsgunka sent me a lovely collection of photos. The subject line was "Every cat should have a dog." Well, every dog should have a cat, it works either way!
Thank you, Mrsgunka.
I would also like to wish Stryker a speedy recovery.
Thank you, Mrsgunka.
I would also like to wish Stryker a speedy recovery.
Saturday, 21 April 2012
Cool wind
Queen of Sheba sent me a link to a mesmerizing wind map. I took a screenshot to illustrate this post, but do have a look at the site as the moving map is really cool.
The artists who created the map have many other interesting visuals on their website.
Thank you, Queen of Sheba. As you said, we love a bit of weather here on What Time!
The artists who created the map have many other interesting visuals on their website.
Thank you, Queen of Sheba. As you said, we love a bit of weather here on What Time!
Friday, 20 April 2012
Thursday, 19 April 2012
Happy birthday
We had a post for the people celebrating their birthdays in April, but there are so many opportunities for some eye-candy and a bit of banter today, that I decided to have a special post for our dear Tumbleweed.
Imagine a cake:
Now imagine all these guys popping out of it:
Happy birthday, Tumbleweed! Drink and be merry, but remember:
I won't mention the other girl having her birthday party today...
Imagine a cake:
Now imagine all these guys popping out of it:
Happy birthday, Tumbleweed! Drink and be merry, but remember:
I won't mention the other girl having her birthday party today...
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birthdays
Wednesday, 18 April 2012
Useful venom
Our friend Phuket Tom sent me some amazing videos of a deadly creature, the cone shell snail.
The first two videos show the cone snail in action:
In this third video, scientists explain the effects of the hundreds of different compounds that go into the venom of each type of cone snail, how they could be used as bio-weapons, but most importantly, how they can be used to develop new drugs to help control or alleviate the symptoms of many conditions.
Dr. Baldomero Olivera is a good friend of Tom's:
"The gentleman in the longest video about the lab in Utah is a good friend of mine, Dr. Toto Olivera. A few years ago he was named U.S. Scientist of the Year (I believe by Harvard University) for his studies of cone shell toxins and their possible use in human medicine - one of his discoveries is now in use and while more powerful than morphine has none of the side effects of that drug. In his research he has visited me here on Phuket several times, looking for additional species of deepwater cones in order to analyze their toxins."
Thank you very much for these videos, Tom. I find this research fascinating, tapping into Mother Nature's resources to produce drugs to help mankind...
The first two videos show the cone snail in action:
In this third video, scientists explain the effects of the hundreds of different compounds that go into the venom of each type of cone snail, how they could be used as bio-weapons, but most importantly, how they can be used to develop new drugs to help control or alleviate the symptoms of many conditions.
Dr. Baldomero Olivera is a good friend of Tom's:
"The gentleman in the longest video about the lab in Utah is a good friend of mine, Dr. Toto Olivera. A few years ago he was named U.S. Scientist of the Year (I believe by Harvard University) for his studies of cone shell toxins and their possible use in human medicine - one of his discoveries is now in use and while more powerful than morphine has none of the side effects of that drug. In his research he has visited me here on Phuket several times, looking for additional species of deepwater cones in order to analyze their toxins."
Thank you very much for these videos, Tom. I find this research fascinating, tapping into Mother Nature's resources to produce drugs to help mankind...
Tuesday, 17 April 2012
Monday, 16 April 2012
Get it right!
It's about time we had a joke. Mrsgunka has an endless supply of very funny ones:
I was in my back yard trying to launch a kite.
I threw the kite up in the air, the wind would catch it for a few
seconds, then it would come crashing back down to earth.
I tried this a few more times with no success.
All the while, my wife is watching from the kitchen window,
Muttering to herself how men need to be told how to do everything.
She opens the window and yells to me,
'You need a piece of tail.'
I turned with a confused look on my face and said,
'Make up your mind. Last night, you told me to go fly a kite.'
Thank you, Mrsgunka.
I was in my back yard trying to launch a kite.
I threw the kite up in the air, the wind would catch it for a few
seconds, then it would come crashing back down to earth.
I tried this a few more times with no success.
All the while, my wife is watching from the kitchen window,
Muttering to herself how men need to be told how to do everything.
She opens the window and yells to me,
'You need a piece of tail.'
I turned with a confused look on my face and said,
'Make up your mind. Last night, you told me to go fly a kite.'
Thank you, Mrsgunka.
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funnies
Sunday, 15 April 2012
Irritated...
The GOP's War on Women is seriously getting on my nerves. I saw an excellent sign on Facebook this morning: "Keep your rosaries out of my ovaries." I decided to show a selection of recent cartoons about it.
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politics
Saturday, 14 April 2012
When is it OK to use a swear word?
Grammy97 sent me a few examples of situations when it's more than appropriate to resort to certain choice words...
Thank you, Grammy.
Thank you, Grammy.
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funnies
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