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From Pinterest again

Not sure how funny this is.  According to Smithsonian.com, the U.S. Department of Defense still uses floppy disks for its Strategic Automated Command and Control System.

The system is still in use because, according to the a Pentagon spokesman, “it works.”  He also was touting the built in “security” in using a technology so old that most modern hackers would not be ...

I am a regular listener and fan of Joe Soucheray’s Garage Logic radio show.  One of the persistent themes on the show is the “Samer Therory.”  Joe explains:

“Samer, as it was explained to me, was a guy in the military back in the 1970s. He worked in the communications field. He posited then, and it seems to be ...

Another election year.  Use your vote carefully. Vote early, vote often.  Remember, a vote for a third party candidate is just like “none of the above.”

Thanks to my Uncle Ron, I have an example of politics in action for your amusement.

So I told my son “I want you to marry a girl of my choice!”

He said “NO!”

I told him its Bill Gates daughter!!!!

He said “OKAY!”

Got in contact with Bill Gates & told him “I want your daughter to marry my son!”

He said “NO!”

I Told him ...

From Pinterest.  Wish this was an Olympic event.

No cigar!

From Pinterest – file under Duh! 

Saw this one in Wisconsin – didn’t know this needed to be explained

Again – isn’t this obvious?

And the Zen-like koan companion statement

And here is a sad statement about our educational system. ...

I saw this cartoon on an email from Cybrary, and thought it would be fun to use in my blog.  I went to the creators’ website to check on the situation around acceptable use.

What I found was refreshing.  Thanks guys.

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Please feel free to re-post, share, and otherwise use any of the Little Bobby comics in any ...

From Pinterest

Thanks to QZ.com (The insults in other languages that sound the strangest in English) for these nuggets.  Inspired by cjmerc39’s Reddit post.

1. Vai a quel paese (Italian)
   Literally: Go to that country.
   Means: Go to hell.
2. China, I’m going to donner you (South African English)
   Literally: Friend, I’m going to thunder you.
   Means: I’m going to beat you up.
3. Anda a ver si el gallo puso (Venezuelan Spanish)
   Literally: Go see if the rooster laid an egg.
   Means: Go away, stop bothering me.
4. Estás ...