The Off Topic Topic

[Syt]

Someone painted a swastika on the car of a Turkish immigrant family in Germany. The police say they can't confirm right-wing motives. The family have been asked to remove the swastika a.s.a.p., because they would otherwise run afoul of the ban on symbols of anti-constitutional organizations.

[Eddie Teach]

Sounds like the fire department lecturing a black family to put out the burning cross on their lawn because it creates a fire hazard.

[Jacob]

No, no they really aren't

Give it time. They'll be back eventually, though I don't think it'll somehow make BB fashionable (not that he'll care).

[Barrister]

No, no they really aren't

Give it time. They'll be back eventually, though I don't think it'll somehow make BB fashionable (not that he'll care).

[alfred russel]

Health screen day.

At the beginning, we needed to fill out a form that included putting in our weight and height.

Then during the screening, they added in the results of BP, bloodwork, etc as we went through the stations, and the screen included measuring height and weight.

I asked the nurse: how do the self reported numbers for height and weight compare to the measured numbers?

She said, men are accurate, women say they weigh less than they really do.

[MadImmortalMan]

She said, men are accurate, women say they weigh less than they really do.

Well duh.

[Razgovory]

Moving out the basement. 

Step one: clean up new room

Step two:  Kill wasps

Step three:  Involves a really big drill.

[mongers]

Moving out the basement. 

Step one: clean up new room

Step two:  Kill wasps

Step three:  Involves a really big drill.

If step three is a national air-raid alert, wouldn't it make sense to stay in the basement for a while longer. 


edit:
Raz, actually your post is a real timely reminder, I need to empty my little office, chuck-out a load of stuff and put the space to better use. 

[FunkMonk]

Saw Janet Yellen at an event at Department of Labor today. She really is a munchkin. When it was her turn to give a speech someone ran up as she approached the podium and placed a stool for her to stand on.   

And I saw Alan Greenspan yesterday. 

[chipwich]

What happened to that group of South Korean traitors that was arrested a while back?

[Syt]

You know what would be nice? Going to or coming from work without having to walk through someone's trail of cigarette smoke. Every time you step out of the subway, there'll be 3 or 4 out of 10 people lighting up and walking in front of you on the way to the same building. Same in the evening.

[Liep]

You know what would be nice? Going to or coming from work without having to walk through someone's trail of cigarette smoke. Every time you step out of the subway, there'll be 3 or 4 out of 10 people lighting up and walking in front of you on the way to the same building. Same in the evening.

In Denmark we've banned smoking from all stations which means only 2-3 people light up once they exit the trains.

[Syt]

Inside the stations it's forbidden, too. But as soon as they step outside (or often already on the escalator leading up from the subway to the street) ...

[Brazen]

It's pretty ancient now, but has anyone played Notpron "the hardest riddle on the internet"? I was introduced to it as a potential model for a gamification project at work. It's pretty damn hard!

http://www.deathball.net/notpron/

[Syt]

It looks familiar; I think I got to the early 10s on it.