Eengstro on November 21st, 2006

“I am not young enough to know everything.” — Oscar Wilde

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Eengstro on October 31st, 2006

Apparently, Dr. Indiana Jones was denied tenure:

Moreover, no one on the committee can identify who or what instilled Dr. Jones with the belief that an archaeologist’s tool kit should consist solely of a bullwhip and a revolver.

Would Steven Spielberg and George Lucas agree?

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Eengstro on February 11th, 2006

Simply brilliant: blogger The Big Pharaoh has posted 10 Commandments to Muslims. Sample:

2.Thou shall remember that millions of Muslims in Europe have far more rights than non-Muslims in Arab/Muslim lands (for more info, contact the Christian villagers of el-Udaysaat) So quit playing the victim here. I simply don’t buy it.
4.Thou shall understand that the West [...]

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Eengstro on October 10th, 2005

Guycology: the science, study, and treatment of guys. (Not to be confused with gynecology, heh.)

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Eengstro on September 16th, 2005

I witnessed the following telephone exchange recently:
Coworker: “Why are being so emotional?”
Coworker’s wife: “Because I’m pregnant!”
Coworker: “Well, what’s your excuse the rest of the time?”

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Eengstro on September 5th, 2005

Do not spray Pledge onto something while over a linoleum floor, and then walk across that floor wearing socks later. “Black ice” is an apt comparison.

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Eengstro on August 22nd, 2005

“The U.N. is a place where governments opposed to free speech demand to be heard!” —Alfred E. Neuman

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Eengstro on June 22nd, 2005

The following phone conversation just occurred:
Coworker: “I want to buy a new video card.” [NVIDIA GeForce 7800, just released]
Wife: “You just bought a new card. [NVIDIA 6800GT, Dec. 2004] Play with that for a while.”

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Eengstro on June 18th, 2005

Have you ever wanted to shoot that virus-ridden, evil-doing box of electrons on your desk, but had second thoughts? These guys aren’t bothered with things like “second thoughts”…
(Be sure to check out the movie at the end!)
Update: For those of us who are offended by the American flag burning that happens every time Newsweek publishes [...]

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Eengstro on June 14th, 2005

I just observed the following telephone conversation between one of my coworkers and his wife:
Coworker: “Hello honey.”
Wife: “Hi. Did you know that Phil Jackson is coming back to the Lakers?”
Coworker: “Yes, I had already heard that.”
Wife: “Oh… you already knew?”
Coworker: “Yes…”
Wife: “Oh… ummm… well, that’s all I had to say. Bye.”
Coworker: “Bye.”
Phone conversation ends.
Coworker to [...]

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