The Dairy Queen Conspiracy
Some people sit around wondering how things get done, while others engineer a plan. It has been said that necessity is the mother of invention, but there is another mom that is equally powerful... boredom. In the town where my friends and I grew up, the activity of choice was cruising up and down the streets to see who else was roaming around, bored out of their wits. Like many small towns across the country, one of the favorite places for kids to stop for a treat, and regain feeling in their road weary butts, was the local Dairy Queen store. The business was well established and prosperous, but I started noticing a disturbing shortfall in our local facility.
My Life is Harder Because of My Dedicated Server Provider
It's not about servicing the hardware anymore; it's all about servicing the hardware user. It's about support. I was quite happy when my dedicated server provider sent me an e-mail, so I could tell him what problems I had. Subject: Message from your dedicated server provider. ID# 1066019. From: Michael Leven. Hello. I was just contacting you today to see how things are going for you all at Liquidweb. Please don't hesitate to ask if there is anything I can help with, and also, I would appreciate any updates as far as how things are going for you here. I know your time is important, so I would like to thank you ahead of time for taking time for me.
Toothless Wonder
Well okay. After having kept my two front teeth intact for decades, I discovered an amazing secret. One wrong bite hitting a hidden menace (a piece of bone) can make you feel young again - yep! About eight years old and awaiting the tooth fairy. So, okay. I felt the resistance; I heard the crack; I panicked. Whew! The tooth was still there, although where once it stood secure, now it felt loose. VERY LOOSE and PAINFUL. Did the pain bother me? Nope. What bothered me was that I had an important event to go to on the weekend and I might be toothless! Oh vanity of vanities.... Dinnertime came and I tried to avoid hitting the tooth.
Funny Animal Videos
Being territorial is par for the course for many animals, but sometimes, as funny animal videos illustrate, it's surprising just which animals get the instinct, or just whom they're willing to chase off. In these videos, we have a couple animals that have staked out a claim on their yard and are fearless in their defense. In the funny animal videos tortoises aren't exactly what you think of when you need a guard animal, but "The Killer Tortoise" sure knows how to defend its territory. Time and time again, this persistent critter comes back for more as it tries to chase off a cat several times its own size.
Delegate Your Work to the Temp
Ah yes, the temp; we've all held the title or been acquainted with this person at some point. These breed of workers are best known for their high tolerance for disrespect and canine style obedience to superiors. Since they are temps their state of mind tells them that everybody in the company is their superior. Did I mention they are always cheerful? Like some sort of jovial cyborg that's programmed to be overdressed and face to the pavement drunk at happy hours. Temps are so ripe and jolly for two reasons: (1) most of the times they are fresh out of high school or broke college students, so any work that births a paycheck is feel good work or (2) they've been absent from a job for so long that they will literally (insert something humanly impossible here).
The Sherman Tales - Chapter One - TEFL For the Smart Kids
"Sherm the Worm does not Squirm" Act One Sherman, at eleven years of age, sometimes finds himself backed into a corner by larger, less intelligent children. One day, two bullies trap him on the playground and try to ruffle his feathers. Sherman remains calm. Duke : Hey, Sherman, do you want to eat some worms? (Duke has an evil grin on his face. He obviously enjoys picking on smaller people. Little does he know. .. .) Jorge: Yeah, huh huh. Sherm the Worm, huh huh. Sherman: Don't call me that. Duke: I got some worms in my pocket, just for you. Sherman: That's okay. Your pocket is a good place for those worms.
Shock Pranks, Electric Shocking Pranks
Are looking for a great prank? How about if you are trying to get back at your friend for playing a prank on you? Maybe you are just trying to be funny and enjoy playing a prank on an unsuspecting victim. No matter what the reason or occasion you are sure to find exactly what you are looking for in a shock prank. When you think of a shock prank your thoughts might go directly to a buzzer. True, this is one of the most common types of shocking pranks played on most, but there is a variety of different ways you can perform a shock trick without your target even suspecting it. With all of the technology today you no longer have to use the same old pranks that everyone is aware of and tend to be quite obvious.
A Short Interview With Ben Franklin
The following is a fantasy interview with Benjamin Franklin. Franklin was one of the most interesting and amazing figures of the American colonial period. Host : Our guest today on The Program is Dr. Benjamin Franklin. Dr. Franklin is a native Bostonian, but his adopted cities are Philadelphia, London, and Paris. Dr. Franklin is an entrepreneur, inventor, journalist, publisher, and statesman. As an inventor and a man of science he invented the Franklin stove, the bifocal glasses, the lightning rod, and he verified that electricity and lightning are one and the same. Dr. Franklin's many experiments with electricity were published in 4 languages and brought him international fame.
Top 10 Ways to Tell Your Marriage Won t Work
Someone once said that the number one cause for divorce is marriage. This could be true. The divorce rate in this country is now fifty per cent. That's right; one in two marriages will end in divorce. You stand a better chance of going to the church and instead of having the clergy read the vows, they should flip a coin. Clergy: Okay, heads we have a wedding, tails, we all go home. Call it, bride. Bride: Heads. The Clergy flips the coin and catches it. Clergy: The bride called heads, it came up tails. Sorry, there will be no wedding today. Thank you for playing. We have some lovely parting gifts.
My Trip to the DMV
One of the first orders of business one needs to take care of when moving to California is to get a California driver's license and California plates. I had reserved a full day for this endeavor, anticipating that it would take at least the entire morning to achieve complete Californization of my vehicle and of all my vehicular activities. If I were to fail within that time span, surely I would succeed by mid to late afternoon. In preparation, I had scoured boxes upon unpacked boxes in my apartment, gathering every document that I felt had even the slightest chance of proving remotely relevant to my quest.