Answer the following true/false questions.
1) Overall, you are more likely to be murdered in the USA than in the UK
2)Overall, you are more likely to be the victim of a personal assault in the USA than in the UK
3)Overall, Americans are more likely than Europeans to say they have little in common with people of [...]
Archive for August, 2008
Quiz on America in Recent Times
Posted in trivil pursuits, tagged quizzes on August 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Farewell 2008 Olympics
Posted in sports, tagged Olympics on August 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The biggest story of the 2008 Olympics would have to be Michael Phelps. And for good reason. You may have heard some of his stats. While they are impressive, I thought I’d try to help put them into perspective.
Height 6′4″ – Average American Adult Male 5″9″
Weight 195lb – Average American Adult Male 175lb
Wingspan 6′7″ – [...]
David Hasselhoff for President
Posted in misc, tagged satire on August 7, 2008 | 1 Comment »
On Mrs. Mills’ blog I jokingly mentioned that David Hasselhoff was more qualified for POTUS than Barack Obama. But is there any substance to this jest?
Leadership – Obama has been a member of several legislative committees. What that basically means he sat around, talked about doing some things, and did pretty much nothing. After Baywatch [...]
Interesting Pictures
Posted in misc, tagged lol, pics on August 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Internet has no shortage of great images to feast your eyes on. Here are just a few I’ve recently found:
Credits: ihasahotdog.com, signs of life, & weather pic of the day
Picasso’s Guernica in 3D
Posted in the arts, tagged art, picasso on August 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A fresh and truly remarkable look at one of Picasso’s best known works.
H/T Mentalfloss.com
