Thursday, August 31, 2006

Read the Label


I have just had this emailed to me and it made me smile.

It is alledgedly a label from a laptop bag that is made by a small American company for overseas customers.

The translation from French reads:

Wash with warm water.
Use mild soap.
Dry flat.
Do not use bleach.
Do not machine dry.
Do not iron.
We are sorry that our President is an idiot.
We did not vote for him.

Friday, August 25, 2006

Walking the Hound


Walking the Hound
Originally uploaded by Elfleda.

Little Sis and her dog have moved in with us, which means I am getting to have a walk every evening with the hound.

The hound sadly is very nervous, she is afraid of - other dogs - other people especially men - cows - busses - lorries - plastic bags and is not too keen on bicycles, which makes walking her in Cambridge interesting.

Still we persevere and one day she may even be able to come off her lead when we are out!!!!!!

Wednesday, August 16, 2006

"It was the best toilet experience of my life"

Any article that starts with this line you know is going to be good and there was a fantastic piece in G2 today which I would recommend anyone to read. It made me laugh out loud.

Find it at The Guardian

Thursday, August 10, 2006

Boat in the sky?????


Boat in the sky?????
Originally uploaded by Elfleda.

We did another history walk around Cambridge on Sunday night. The walk was excellent, we covered the area around Newmarket Road and Stourbridge Common.

There was a great reflection of the clouds in the river which I thought was really cool.

Boom Boom

Three men wanted to join a demolition company, so they all sent there CV’s to the MD and asked if they could have a job.

The MD said "prove you can blow up a building and tell me how many letters there are in the alphabet, then you can have a job."

So the first man went and blew up a building and said "Sir there are 26 letters in the alphabet." And so the MD gave him a job.

The second man went and blew up a building and said "Sir there are 26 letters in the alphabet." And so he joined the company too.

The third man went and blew up a building and said "Sir there are 24 letters in the alphabet."

The MD said "Why is that?" And the man said "Because I just blew up B&Q."

The old ones are the best......

A Reporter went for a job. The interviewer said to him, "We will have to give you a small test as an applicant we have recently interviewed didn't have a good command of the English language.

Can you give me a sentence using the word 'great'?

The Reporter replied, "I've got a donkey jacket & I think it's great."

The interviewer said, "That's pretty good. Now give me a sentence using the words 'great' and 'fascinate'."

To which the Reporter replied, "I've got a donkey jacket and I think it's great, it has nine buttons, but I can only fascinate."

Wednesday, August 02, 2006

Unnatural Laws

Law of Mechanical Repair:
After your hands become coated with grease your nose will begin to itch or you'll have to pee.

Law of the Workshop:
Any tool, when dropped, will roll to the least accessible corner.

Law of probability:
The probability of being watched is directly proportional to the stupidity of your act.

Law of the Telephone:
When you dial a wrong number, you never get a busy signal.

Law of the Alibi:
If you tell the boss you were late for work because you had a flat tire, the very next morning you will have a flat tire.

Variation Law:
If you change lines (or traffic lanes), the one you were in will start to move faster than the one you are in now. (works every time)

Bath Theorem:
When the body is fully immersed in water, the telephone rings.

Law of Close Encounters:
The probability of meeting someone you know increases when you are with someone you don't want to be seen with.

Law of the Result:
When you try to prove to someone that a machine won't work, it will.

Law of Biomechanics:
The severity of the itch is inversely proportional to the reach.

Theatre Rule:
At any event, the people whose seats are furthest from the aisle arrive last.

Law of Coffee:
As soon as you sit down to a cup of hot coffee, your boss will ask you to do something which will last until the coffee is cold.

Murphy's Law of Lockers:
If there are only two people in a locker room, they will have adjacent lockers.

Law of Dirty Rugs/Carpets:
The chances of an open-faced jam sandwich of landing face down on a floor covering are directly correlated to the newness and cost of the carpet/rug.

Law of Location:
No matter where you go, there you are.

Law of Logical Argument:
Anything is possible if you don't know what you are talking about.

Brown's Law:
If the shoe fits, it's ugly.

Oliver's Law:
A closed mouth gathers no feet.

Wilson's Law:
As soon as you find a product that you really like, they will stop making it.