Archives: May 2012

Cold fusion Caller

May31
Published on: May 31, 2012
Categories: Comedy
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I really wish this had been a conversation I had, but alas it was a conversation between a colleague (YoYoMan) and a cold caller.

Cold Caller (cc):  “So sir we are conducting a survey on how your home is supplied, may I ask where you get your electricity?”

YoYoMan (YYM):  “Yep we have a nuclear fission reactor under the house, this supplies us with our electricity.

CC:oh, is this provided by a company?

YYM: “nope I built it myself.

CC:ok how is your house heated? And who is your supplier?

YYM:well the house is heated by the cooling system for my reactor, it’s a bit of a pain in summer mind

CC:ok, so if I was to offer you a price comparison and was able to find you a cheaper supplier would you be interested?

YYM: “firstly no, as I built the reactor myself and it’s free electricity and heating, but do you have any information on companies that deal with air conditioning, and possibly someone to help deal with the reactive waste?

CC:what do you mean sir?

YYM:well I’m looking for someone who could take my spent fuel rod when the time comes, I don’t think it would be safe just to bury it in the back garden...”

CC:one moment sir I will speak to my supervisor“.

(hold music)

CC:I’m sorry sir my supervisor has advised I end this call.  Goodbye


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Star Wars 35th Anniversary

May25
Published on: May 25, 2012
Categories: Films, Geek
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A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away….


35 Years ago TODAY a sci-fi film hit the cinemas, and blasted off into the cultural history of the whole planet. That simple low budget film has since spawned TWO sequels,  THREE prequels, An Animated film, An Animated TV Series, A Live action TV Series in planning, Countless dozens of Books, Comics, Computer Games, Not to mention all the Toys, Outfits, Etc. There is even a RELIGION based on this film. And hopefully soon WORKING LIGHTSABERS

Who knew these simple characters would affect generations of people from all walks of life, Hell I think this film franchise could help world peace. I think all peace negotiators should before sitting the different parities down to try and fix issues should say “What about that JarJar Binks. Most annoying creation ever?” and then sit back to watch the parties who have not agreed on anything in Milena both nod and concur.

Even if you are not a fan you have to be impressed by just how massive and long lived this simple story has become. I think this weekend I will try and watch the films again (Or at least watch them over the next week, and in the best order. 4, 5, 1, 2, 3, 6)

I think you should now go to StarWars.com and watch the ORIGINAL film trailer from 35 years ago.

May the Force be with you!

 


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Have Pride in your Geeky Towel Day

May25
Published on: May 25, 2012
Categories: Geek, Holiday
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GN: Well today is May 25th Which can mean only one thing! Towel Day.

R: What about Geek Pride?

GN: Well today is May 25th Which can mean only Two things! Towel Day, & Geek Pride Day.

R: What about sanitation?

GN: Well today is May 25th Which can mean only Three things! Towel Day, Geek Pride Day & Sanitation. Sanitation? Oi! This is not degenerating into a monty python sketch!

CN: “Hang on Guys! Didn’t you have this exact conversation last year?”

GN: R: We hate your face!

Today is May 25th which is a day of celebration for two reasons. :-

(more…)


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World Goth Day 2012

May22
Published on: May 22, 2012
Categories: Goth, Holiday
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Today is World Goth Day.

So to all you black clad children of the night, I raise my Snake Bite & Black in your direction, and join in with a global Gothic two-step to some classic tunes….

Below is some of the FAQ from the official World Goth Day Website

WHAT IS WORLD GOTH DAY?

Goth Day is exactlywhat it says on the wrapper-a day where the goth scene gets to celebrate it’s own being, and an opportunity to make its presence known to the rest of the world.

WHY MAY 22ND?

Frankly, if there wasn’t an occasion on the 22nd of May, that day would just sit around on your calendar not earning its keep & generally freeloading off the other dates…

NOTE: It’s understood that May 22nd might not be a convenient date for everyone to celebrate Goth Day (let’s face it; Wednesdays are a ghost-ship for any event at the best of times), so it’s more of a guideline than a hard & fast rule. Most good events happen on a weekend, but we’ll cross that bridge as the years go by.

So far we have Mother’s Day, Fathers’ Day, Christmas, all manner of religious holidays, some of you may even have special annual celebrations for your pets. It’s only fair that Goths get to have a day of their own too…

BUT DON’T GOTHS MOSTLY TEND TO SHY AWAY FROM THE LIMELIGHT (OR FOR THAT MATTER, MOST FORMS OF LIGHT)?

Yes. But there are quite a few Goths who have fought damn hard to retain their identity despite peer pressure, family pressure and indeed, any pressure to conform. And if you’ve gone to all that trouble to preserve what you believe is the ‘real you’, don’t you think you owe it to yourself to shine for a day?

ISN’T HALLOWEEN A BETTER TIME TO HAVE GOTH DAY?

I suppose it is. As long as you want to share it with half the world who think it’ll be cool to wear black for a day just so they can look ‘spooky’, and completely miss the point after you’ve gone to all that effort to look that good all year round…

 


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Camping Chaos

May19
Published on: May 19, 2012
Categories: Family
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So My Niece went camping with her Guide Group the weekend.

The woman in charge had been a guide leader for such a long time that she was actually the leader when my sister was in the guides. So she must have been running camping weekends for a stupid amount of years.

The camp started at 7PM on the Friday, by 1PM on the Saturday they had used up all the water supply they brought to last the full weekend, PLUS extra water my sister had dropped off with my niece due to them running out last year.

Yup. 1PM Sat I had a SOS phone call from my niece asking could I come to the camp, collect the water containers and go fill them up for them. The words Piss-up and Brewery spring to mind.


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From The Bookshelf: Let’s Pretend This Never Happened ( A Mostly True Memoir)

May17
Published on: May 17, 2012
Categories: Book Reviews
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Anyone who is not reading The Bloggess’s Blog really needs to start. Jenny is a wonderful writer, and her insane posts are the highlight of the week. Basically Go read her BLOG!!

No Wait. come back. Let me tell you about her book first, then go read her blog. Because once you start reading you will become a fan. Then as a fan you will want to read her book to find out what made Jenny into TheBloggess.

And believe me, If you read her book without laughing out loud then you are dead inside, or a zombie. Don’t be a dead inside zombie. Read this book.

Read about the time she defended her dead buried dog from furious vultures with a machete. Thats she had the machete because be serious vultures may be big but theres no way they could hold and use a machete???

Just read the book, I could make up all sorts of amazing and wonderful things you will read about in the book, but none would be as wonderful as the true stuff thats in there.

So Go now, read her blog while you wait for your copy of her book to arrive.. go.. run.. run like the zombies are after you, or Chupacabra..

I will give this book a 10/10


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From The Bookshelf: Whitechapel: The Final Stand Of Sherlock Holmes

May11
Published on: May 11, 2012
Categories: Book Reviews
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BEST SHERLOCK BOOK EVER…

Sherlock V’s Jack the Ripper. In the grittiest, bloodiest Holmes book thats ever been written.

I must admit when I started reading this book I was not expecting the descriptive gruesomeness of the crimes, or the violence. And I will never look at Lestrade in the same way again. Yet somehow this more macabre version of these characters are more realistic than Doyle’s originals. I can see the police of Jack the Rippers day smashing open a few skulls in the investigation and not bothering with the niceties of red tape.

And you feel more for the characters, because of their flaws, and issues. And the ending??? I bet more than a few people have been reduced to tears in the last few pages of the story.

P.S. There is a “Gentleman’s Edition” of this book which I believe has more of the less savory bits edited out. But I would suggest you read the uncut copy, There is nothing that bad in there, and it adds realism to the story

 

I will give this book a 9/10


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Let the *Beltane Fires Burn Bright (*AKA May Day, Walpurgisnacht, and Roodmas)

May01
Published on: May 1, 2012
Categories: Holiday, Pagan
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Greetings and Salutations

We here at the Ninja Temple would like to take a minute out of our day to wish you all a Happy Beltane.

Some of you would have started your celebrations last night, others will be starting them today, either way we wish you a great celebration, much drinking, much eating, much “Other activities inspired by the gods & goddesses” May your fires burn bright all night.


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