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rajeshgandhi

“Eco-Oto” iPhone Toilet Sound App

Life and the happenings around the world | December 24th 2009 by Rajish Gandhy

Who else but the Japanese would think of designing an iPhone app that replicates the sound of a toilet flushing. Now, thanks to the “eco-oto” (”エコ音”, which is short for “ecological sound”) iPhone app, you no longer have to feel emba read more

curly15

A perfect advert for open government.

Curly's Corner Shop, the blog! | December 24th 2009 by Curly

Brown will not face Chilcott until after the next election Gordon Brown will be spared the embarrassment of giving evidence to the Iraq Inquiry until after the next election, it emerged today. The Prime Minister, David Miliband, the Foreign Secreta read more

whatigotsofar

Commented Gold

whatigotsofar version 2.0 | December 24th 2009 by whatigotsofar

Here is the finest stuff I’ve written in the comments on other blogs this year. musings on love and sex and pretty much anything to do with women A dog tried to lick your balls? That’s a horrible thing to call your girlfriend! Dude, when a w read more

jackyan

Are Hewlett–Packard’s webcams racist?

Jack Yan: the Persuader Blog | December 24th 2009 by Jack Yan

Evidence (hat tip to Tari Akpodiete) that the Hewlett–Packard webcam’s face-tracking feature is racist, and does not like black people:If there’s some whites-only thing going on, then it might not work with Chinese, either. That’s one big mar read more

jackyan

History of the decade, part 5: 2004

Jack Yan: the Persuader Blog | December 24th 2009 by Jack Yan

Earlier today: 20032004Martha Stewart goes to jail and likens herself to Nelson Mandela. Nelson Mandela says his ANC newsletters had a far bigger circulation than Martha Stewart Living ever did and that the comparison is unjustified.  &nbs read more

thedoctor

Twas the Night Before Auction

Sourcing Innovation | December 24th 2009 by Michael Lamoureux

Twas the night before Auction, when all through the plant, Not a creature was stirring, not even an ant. The bid sheets were placed by the display with care, In hopes that a new award soon would be theirs. The workers were waiting for news fr read more

…Laura WAS decorating the Christmas Tree

raincoaster | December 24th 2009

which is a reference to a noirish Robert Bloch Christmas story you probably haven’t read, but when you realize he’s the guy who wrote Psycho, you’ll sort of get the idea. [Update: I have been informed that the segue between Bloch, read more

dickiebo

Smart Answers!

Dickiebo | December 24th 2009 by dickiebo70

Rather than admit defeat in the face of tricky exam questions, some students decide to take a more creative approach to their answers. After scouring  exam papers and speaking to teachers, humorist Richard Benson has collected  the worst student read more

mattwardman

Risk-Assessed Christmas Songs

The Wardman Wire | December 24th 2009 by Matt Wardman

A full report by the Health and Safety Department into the carols sung on our doorstep last night by a horde of tuneless but hopeful teenagers. A full report by the Health and Safety Department into the carols sung on our doorstep last night by a ho read more

tooty

Are you a Twit?

Tangentially Tooty | December 24th 2009 by tooty nolan

Are you a twit? By that I mean – do you Tweet? If so – why not tweet about this site. It hardly seems fair that you should keep it to yourself – does it? Tell everyone about the fabulous tales that are available here. It might be j read more

ulissescosta

Merry Christmas

Ulisses Costa Blog | December 24th 2009 by Ulisses Costa

via Tagged: Christmas, comics, English, humour, Português read more

jackyan

History of the decade, part 4: 2003

Jack Yan: the Persuader Blog | December 24th 2009 by Jack Yan

October: Arnold Schwarzenegger travels to Sacramento to attend the première of Terminator III, only to find himself stuck at the Governor’s mansion. He has been trapped there since.Yesterday: 20022003Colin Powell says Iraqi WMDs are threats read more

MuttzNuttz

Sick of the kids asking if it’s Christmas?

MuttzNuttz | December 24th 2009 by MuttzNuttz

Easy – send them to this website and tell them to keep refreshing the page – they have no excuse to ask you again all day! isitchristmas.com To hell with the kids why not spend your time more productively looking at the latest gadgets and read more

angusdei

Christmas-again!

Angus dei on all and sundry | December 24th 2009 by Angus Dei

Been down to Tesco already-6am pissistantly raining, place was heaving, trolleys stacked to the gills, what they are going to do with all that food in two days dumbfounds me. Anyway no news today,... Take a look, you never know. read more

cath260360

LE REPAS DE FAMILLE...

Le Jardin de mes Pensées | December 24th 2009

Une famille est à table... La petite fille de 10 ans ne mange pas beaucoup et elle garde le nez dans son assiette.... Au bout d'un moment, elle dit : - "J'ai quelque chose à vous annoncer." Le silence se fait et tous écoutent. - "Je ne suis plus v read more

wisecolin

Colin maintains Christmas standards

The Wisdom of Colin | December 23rd 2009 by The Wisdom of Colin

Wise Colin rebuffs yet another barbarian assault on Western Civilisation. Alistair, the world's most intelligent goldfish, attempts to wish Wise Colin a merry Xmas. read more

tezafire

Have You Met My Doppleganger Yet? 38 Questions For Teza's Alter E…

Teza's Garden | December 23rd 2009 by teza

My name is Shane, and I am Teza's Alter Ego!Teza is.... tied up at the moment! I've instructed total bed-rest to ensure that he is ready for the big day! In the meantime, I was surfing through some of his 'favourites' and came upon this rather intere read more

catpaw

Lurking for sanity

Catpaw - diary of an angry cat | December 23rd 2009 by catpaw

Every so often I get a bit bored and need something to kick start my brain. When that happens I wander over to Wikianswers and look for really, really odd questions. Although there motto is there is no such thing as a stupid question, there is such a read more

Wisefaq

“I might be able to beat this up into a very good yarn”

Wisefaq | December 23rd 2009 by Dale

I was discussing the poor state of print media journalism, the other day over a drink, with one of the blokes that I work with. Since it’s Christmas and all, here’s a Nicholson animation movie which sums up it up. (click on the picture for the read more

LynThomas

Hell Explained By A Chemistry Student

Win a Resort | December 23rd 2009 by Wendy Stenberg-Tendys

Whether the following is true or not is not important. It is great to have a laugh. A friend of mine sent me this in an email saying, “The following is an actual question given on University of Washington chemistry mid term. The answer by one read more

jyhrus

You are who you read, so choose your book titles carefully…

disassociated.com | December 23rd 2009 by John Lampard

What a person’s favourite authors can reveal of their personality. Richard Dawkins: People who have their significant other grab them under the table in order to shut them up whenever someone else at a dinner says something absolutely ridiculo read more

LesJames

Sarah Palin Jacket : Note Found in Pocket

Sideshow Mirrors | December 23rd 2009 by Les James

THE AUCTION HAS ENDED The Bid on Sarah Palin's 'Going Rogue' Jacket has reached $57,000.00 according to radio host Laura Ingraham. Bid on the jacket that Sarah Palin wore for the "Going Rogue" book cover. It is a one-of-a-kind item. In addition to th read more

Wonderful Days With Family

Archies Archive | December 23rd 2009

At the typical Christmas dinner, Mom is always yelling, “Get out of my kitchen!” The grown kids are always yelling at their tiny offspring, “Stop running! You’ll break Grandma’s furniture!” Dad is always yelling, “Get out of the way! read more

torresfamily8

THANKS A LOT SANTA!

Stamp with Sharlene | December 23rd 2009 by Sharlene

This poem came from Kelly Mayou, I’m not sure where she found it, but I laughed and laughed.  Unfortunately I know it is my room that Santa is talking about … Twas the night before Christmas, I'm glued to the tree. I'm w read more

rishib1988

Algorithm for Livin A Life

A Crooked Smile | December 23rd 2009 by Rishi B

Here's a small algorithm on how to live a life.  You may not agree with it but if you want, you can point and laugh at it. ;)  Start Be Born Eat,cry, laugh and poop Study , Study and Study Think about Girls but do nothing Study Stu read more

xp14

Grave JT du 23 décembre 2009

Series streaming | December 23rd 2009 by xp14

Jonathan Cohen présente le Grave JT pour de Graves infos. Un peu de rire avant noël ça fait pas de mal.Le Grave JT du 24 Décembreenvoyé par Les_Graves_Infos. - Gag, sketch et parodie humouristique en video. read more

tibtib

Sifting Through Weathered Photo Albums

The Whole Truth | December 23rd 2009 by JOhnny

Looking back through Old Photographs, digital obviously, led me to a few pictures of a holiday my family went on a few years ago in Southern Ireland. Which has to be remembered as the type of holiday where it was thoroughly rubbish at the time but lo read more

massivecoffeefreak

Man Impaled With Knife Orders Coffee

Coffee Beans | December 23rd 2009 by massive coffee freak

Click here to view the embedded video. A man, who’d just been attacked and stabbed with a 5-inch steak knife, walked into a diner to order coffee and waited for an ambulance while the knife was still sticking  out from his chest. The owner of read more

bondpapers

A gnu twist on the animal song meme

The Sir Robert Bond Papers | December 23rd 2009 by Ed Hollett

Another Flanders and Swann classic: -srbp- read more

curly15

Photoshop of the week.

Curly's Corner Shop, the blog! | December 23rd 2009 by Curly

Auschwitz sign found Big up to David Forward at Tractor Stats (Yes, I know, updates have been light of late, the kids are off school and we are all fighting to get some time on this desktop PC, things should improve after Christmas when the new wi-f read more