Recently, I met two men whom I have named “The Brothers Malaprop.” These two are continually recounting stories that happened to a friend of theirs from back in Mississippi. The friend has made lot of money, even though he is not well educated. The stories are all about this friend’s “habit of misusing words ridiculously, [...]
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China to Taiwan – a difficult trip
July 19th, 2011 · Comments Off · Fun
Ever heard the phrase, “You can’t get there from here?” Well, although it is possible, Google Maps (step 10) suggests that the trip from “China” to “Taiwan” is going to be pretty difficult. Try it yourself. Visit maps.google.com and enter “Dongjing Dao, Fujian, China to Bali District, Taiwan” (without quotes) into the search box and [...]
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Cars Powered By Sugar?
February 19th, 2011 · Comments Off · Fun
Could automobiles run on sugar rather than gas? This sounds strange but it could be considered “thinking outside the box.” According to my calculations (see note1), a 120 lb person will only burn about 65 calories while walking a mile. You can get that many calories in about four M&M candy pieces! Or, more in [...]
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100 years ago
October 16th, 2009 · Comments Off · Fun
I have been doing a bit of reminiscing recently. While researching some background for an article on my old Christian Distribution Network, I ran across this article. It was published back in 2002 in the (now defunct) FidoNet News. It refers to how life was in 1902. You can read the entire publication at http://www.fidonews.org/prev/2002/articles.html#2. In any case, I hope you enjoy a look back…
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