I’ve come across on yet another news article about a female teacher ‘abusing’ one of her students. See it here: http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1901762,00.html So, among all the nasty stuff that a parent has to worry about is his kid having sex and/or his kid having sex with a teacher. I think that there are at least a [...]
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Browsing the blog archives for May, 2009
28 May 09
The Gas Pump that Pumped 200.000 Gallons Per Day
Here in the US, there are basically three types of gas: regular (87), mid-grade(89) and premium(92). The other day I stopped to fill up the tank and noticed that each of the three types of gas had a small counter above them. (First gas station in which I saw this, btw). So I proceeded to [...]
21 May 09
You are fired…
Worldwide recession forces parents to FIRE one of their kids and send him packing! http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/f7fdce5e16/youre-fired-from-jstancari Enjoy.
18 May 09
Fasten your seatbelt…
Everyone who has taken a plane known how the seat belt on the plane looks like. Something like: Now if you look at a car seat belt, now there’s a different story: The car seat belt is clearly superior. From being more comfortable to actually strapping you to the chair in a situation in which [...]
13 May 09
Our rock stars aren't like your rock stars
Intel commercial: Tip: It’s not the real Ajay Bhatt in the commercial, but an actor That’s alright, I don’t think the real man would have done such stunts in the commercial. Too bad Intel choose to make a point by doing the same oposite (show how cool being a scientist is without showing the actual [...]
10 May 09
The Recession – helping our kids to think
weird article on how the recession is actually helping the kids of today get more creative: http://www.toydirectory.com/MONTHLY/article.asp?id=3570 So, in other words the recession will have smarter kids as a side effect. Probably they will also learn that the lesson: “just because it’s way more expensive it doesn’t mean it’s better”. Maybe the economy has a [...]
9 May 09
The Office 2 way petting zoo
I have never found “The Office” a funny TV series. The situations in this TV show are a light version of what happens in real life, and although they are funny on their own, once you relate to your situations it’s not funny anymore. And, because each rule has an exception, here is a hilarious [...]
7 May 09
Traffic
Bucharest, the capital of Romania. 2 million people live here according to official numbers. Probably the real number is much higher. It’s about 10% of Romania’s population. If you would ask someone to describe the city in as few words as possible it would say: crowded, unbreatheable air and terrible traffic conditions. I think about [...]
6 May 09
"Culture" shock
Today’s philosopical question comes from one of the internet biggest oracles, the one and only, Yahoo Answers. Here it is: Why do some people get culture shocked? Original source is here: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090505180710AAKW5b2 Question is asked by someone who has recently moved to the US and husband + child have problems adapting. Answers are priceless: ROmania [...]
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