All entries for August 2006
August 29, 2006
G4, the Rock 'n' Roll Years
Great song…Human beings and fish can coexist peacefully
There are some classics in this one…August 27, 2006
All of our operators are busy at the moment
Having settled for the default pre–recorded voicemail message for my mobile for quite some time, I've just changed it to:
Thank you for calling. Unfortunately all of our operator is busy at the moment; your call is important, so please leave a message after the tone
This is probably one of those things that's only funny at half–four in the morning…
August 26, 2006
My Very Easy Method Just Speeds Up Naming…
Writing about web page http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/5282440.stm
…well, nothing actually; Pluto's not a planet anymore.
Apparently, after discovering a random block of ice in the Kupier Belt (think Asteroid Belt, but ice and out past Pluto – which is still there, of course, it's just not a planet) that was bigger than Pluto, Scientists decided that the definition of a planet needed tighteing. So, for something to be classed as a planet:
- it must be in orbit around the Sun
- it must be large enough that it takes on a nearly round shape
- it has cleared its orbit of other objects
Since Pluto's orbit crosses Neptune's, it therefore doesn't fulfil these criteria…
So, remember: There are only 8 planets in the Solar System.
It's not a very suprising decision, really; some moons are bigger than Pluto…
August 24, 2006
Funny Cats
These are hilarious, You've-Been-Framed–esque montages of cat clips; they've also been given exciting titles…
Funny Cats 1
Funny Cats 2
Funny Cats 3
Talking Cats
Not very You've-Been-Framed–esque, just funny…
A very loving cat…
I saw this ages ago on a clip show, and have just found it on Google Video.No Dogs, Except Guide Horses
Writing about web page http://www.guidehorse.org/
Well they are trainable, and at least a shop owner is going to look at them and think "working animal" rather than "pet"...
Still strange, though…
August 22, 2006
Go towards the light!
Writing about web page http://www.mathmos.com/erol.html#2969x0&&
I want one of these..