Monday, 20 December 2010

Why do they fill childrens jackets with feathers, anyway?

My second son convinced that his little sisters winter jacket is 'full of dead chicks' because it's down feather filled. She was really upset, kind of wearing fur while not knowing.
So she was screaming: "No I'm NOT wearing dead chicks" and came to me to find the truth.

(At least, I seem to be very truthful to her. But she's only four. I know it will change, in about 10 years or so)

I convinced her that her jacket was indeed filled with feathers, but the chicks did not die, they grew new feathers and became healthy, grown-up, adult chickens. My second oldest of nine, standing aside and listening to my reasoning, was in a quite fascist mood.

Didn't stop.

He stated that: "All chickens were killed and slaughtered now, and in the fridge, and one of these days, would end up on her plate."

I sent him to his room.

Friday, 17 December 2010

Meanwhile in Russia...

Some people are mad. Or is it just Darwin's law of natural selection? I found this, watched it twice, and could still not believe my eyes...
 


I can't get over it.

Wednesday, 15 December 2010

Google fun.

I didn't know this, it's funny. In earlier times, applications were full of jokes and fun, hidden in code between the lines. Later, One could only find funny things in games. But here's Google, with some fun. Easter eggs still exist.

  1. Type "where are my socks" in a new search page, hit "I'm feeling lucky".
  2. Google maths is an integrated part of the google search engine. If anèything can be calculated, or has to do with numbers, it will go there. Besides normal search results.

    Type "What is the loneliest number" in the search box, hit enter.
  3. Google exists in amazingly many languages. But did you try these?

    Type "google pirate" , or  "google bork" , or "google Klingon"
  4. Some mods that are really funny:

    Type "google Elmer Fudd,"
    "google pig latin,"
    "google gothic,"
    "google weenie"
    and its big brother, "google epic."
     
  5. An amazing one is the mirror of google:

    type in "google elgoog"
So, have fun. I hope nobody blames me for yet another few hours of productivity lost....