Thursday, May 29, 2008
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Interesting Stuff
In the 1400's a law was set forth in England that a man was allowed to beat his wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb. Hence we have 'the rule of thumb'
Many years ago in Scotland, a new game was invented. It was ruled 'Gentlemen Only...Ladies Forbidden'...and thus, the word GOLF entered into the English language.
The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV was Fred and Wilma Flintstone.
Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the U.S. Treasury.
Men can read smaller print than women can; women can hear better.
Coca-Cola was originally green.
It is impossible to lick your elbow.
The State with the highest percentage of people who walk to work:Alaska
The percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28% (now get this...)
The percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%
The cost of raising a medium-size dog to the age of eleven: $ 16,400
Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.
The first novel ever written on a typewriter, Tom Sawyer.
Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history:
Spades - King David
Hearts - Charlemagne
Clubs -Alexander, the Great
Diamonds - Julius Caesar
If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle. If the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died because of wounds received in battle. If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.
Q. If you were to spell out numbers, how far would you have to go until you would find the letter 'A'?
A. One thousand
Q. What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers and laser printers have in common?
A. All were invented by women.
Q. What is the only food that doesn't spoil?
A. Honey
Q. Which day are there more collect calls than any other day of the year?
A. Father's Day
Many years ago in Scotland, a new game was invented. It was ruled 'Gentlemen Only...Ladies Forbidden'...and thus, the word GOLF entered into the English language.
The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV was Fred and Wilma Flintstone.
Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the U.S. Treasury.
Men can read smaller print than women can; women can hear better.
Coca-Cola was originally green.
It is impossible to lick your elbow.
The State with the highest percentage of people who walk to work:Alaska
The percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28% (now get this...)
The percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%
The cost of raising a medium-size dog to the age of eleven: $ 16,400
Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.
The first novel ever written on a typewriter, Tom Sawyer.
Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history:
Spades - King David
Hearts - Charlemagne
Clubs -Alexander, the Great
Diamonds - Julius Caesar
If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle. If the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died because of wounds received in battle. If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.
Q. If you were to spell out numbers, how far would you have to go until you would find the letter 'A'?
A. One thousand
Q. What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers and laser printers have in common?
A. All were invented by women.
Q. What is the only food that doesn't spoil?
A. Honey
Q. Which day are there more collect calls than any other day of the year?
A. Father's Day
Lessons in Logic
1. Practice makes perfect.....
But nobody's perfect......
so why practice?
2. I was born intelligent -
education ruined me.
3. If it's true that we are here to help others,
then what exactly are the others here for?
4. Since light travels faster than sound,
people appear bright until you hear them speak.
5. How come "abbreviated" is such a long word?
6. Money is not everything.
There's Mastercard! & Visa.
7. One should love animals.
They are so tasty.
8. Behind every successful man, there is a woman
And behind every unsuccessful man, there are two.
9. Every man should marry.
After all, happiness is not the only thing in life.
10. The wise never marry.
and when they marry they become otherwise.
11. Success is a relative term.
It brings so many relatives.
12. Never put off the work till tomorrow
what you can put off today.
13. "Your future depends on your dreams"
So go to sleep.
14. There should be a better way to start a day
Than waking up every morning.
15. "Hard work never killed anybody"
But why take the risk.
16. "Work fascinates me"
I can look at it for hours.
17. God made relatives;
Thank God we can ch! oose our friends.
18. The more you learn, the more you know,
The more you know, the more you forget
The more you forget, the less you know
So.. why learn.
19.A bus station is where a bus stops.
A train station is where a train stops.
On my desk, I have a work station....
what more can I say...
20. If your father is a poor man,
it is your fate but,
if your father-in-law is a poor man,
it's your stupidity.
But nobody's perfect......
so why practice?
2. I was born intelligent -
education ruined me.
3. If it's true that we are here to help others,
then what exactly are the others here for?
4. Since light travels faster than sound,
people appear bright until you hear them speak.
5. How come "abbreviated" is such a long word?
6. Money is not everything.
There's Mastercard! & Visa.
7. One should love animals.
They are so tasty.
8. Behind every successful man, there is a woman
And behind every unsuccessful man, there are two.
9. Every man should marry.
After all, happiness is not the only thing in life.
10. The wise never marry.
and when they marry they become otherwise.
11. Success is a relative term.
It brings so many relatives.
12. Never put off the work till tomorrow
what you can put off today.
13. "Your future depends on your dreams"
So go to sleep.
14. There should be a better way to start a day
Than waking up every morning.
15. "Hard work never killed anybody"
But why take the risk.
16. "Work fascinates me"
I can look at it for hours.
17. God made relatives;
Thank God we can ch! oose our friends.
18. The more you learn, the more you know,
The more you know, the more you forget
The more you forget, the less you know
So.. why learn.
19.A bus station is where a bus stops.
A train station is where a train stops.
On my desk, I have a work station....
what more can I say...
20. If your father is a poor man,
it is your fate but,
if your father-in-law is a poor man,
it's your stupidity.
Jokes: Bongani and Teacher
TEACHER: Why are you late?
BONGANI: Because of the sign.
TEACHER: What sign?
BONGANI: The one that says, "School Ahead, Go Slow."
TEACHER: Bongani, why are you doing your math sums on the floor?
BONGANI: You told me to do it without using tables!
TEACHER: Bongani, how do you spell "crocodile"?
BONGANI: "K-R-O-K-O-D-I-A-L"
TEACHER: No, that's wrong
BONGANI: Maybe it's wrong, but you asked me how I spell it!
TEACHER: What is the chemical formula for water?
BONGANI: "H I J K L M N O"!!
TEACHER: What are you talking about?
BONGANI: Yesterday you said it's H to O!
TEACHER: Bongani, go to the map and find North America.
BONGANI: Here it is!
TEACHER: Correct. Now, class, who discovered America?
CLASS: BONGANI!
TEACHER: Now, Bongani, tell me frankly do you say prayers before eating?
BONGANI: No sir, I don't have to, my mom is a good cook.
TEACHER: Bongani, your composition on "My Dog" is exactly thesame as your brother's. Did you copy his?
BONGANI: No, teacher, it's the same dog!
TEACHER: What do you call a person who keeps on talkig.
BONGANI: A teacher
BONGANI: Because of the sign.
TEACHER: What sign?
BONGANI: The one that says, "School Ahead, Go Slow."
TEACHER: Bongani, why are you doing your math sums on the floor?
BONGANI: You told me to do it without using tables!
TEACHER: Bongani, how do you spell "crocodile"?
BONGANI: "K-R-O-K-O-D-I-A-L"
TEACHER: No, that's wrong
BONGANI: Maybe it's wrong, but you asked me how I spell it!
TEACHER: What is the chemical formula for water?
BONGANI: "H I J K L M N O"!!
TEACHER: What are you talking about?
BONGANI: Yesterday you said it's H to O!
TEACHER: Bongani, go to the map and find North America.
BONGANI: Here it is!
TEACHER: Correct. Now, class, who discovered America?
CLASS: BONGANI!
TEACHER: Now, Bongani, tell me frankly do you say prayers before eating?
BONGANI: No sir, I don't have to, my mom is a good cook.
TEACHER: Bongani, your composition on "My Dog" is exactly thesame as your brother's. Did you copy his?
BONGANI: No, teacher, it's the same dog!
TEACHER: What do you call a person who keeps on talkig.
BONGANI: A teacher
Animal Farm
I have reads this book twice. At first I took it as a normal children’s book, but I could not put all pieces of the puzzle together. There was stuff that seemed only an older person would understand. After doing some research I realised the author’s true intention when writing this book. George Orwell wrote a fable, basically a cartoon book of the Russian Revolution. Every incident is an allegorical, meaning it has some deeper meaning. Characters are representations of various world politicians or history makers. It is a unique book with situations that are so realistic and can actually be visible in today’s world. The ways of leaders and more importantly the greed for power. The book is all about Animalism, how animals overthrow their enemies the humans. Thereafter the pigs, who are regarded the most intelligent and take rank of leader become corrupted and act in the same way as humans. It makes one see how easily the mass can be manipulated into believing issues for the leaders gain but fail to see it. The entire revolution is a dream of a pig that died at the beginning but his vision lived on.
“Two legs bad, four legs good”
“Two legs bad, four legs good”
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