November 2008
Some notes on the old british financial system and...
While reading a book (Good Omen) from Terry Prachet and Neil Gaiman that Kay gave me, I stumbled over a funny footnote about the old british financial system that I’d like to share with you: (re-translated from German, so go easy on me….. lol)
one shilling = 1/20 pound
or in more details:
two farthings = a halfpenny, two halfpennies = one penny, three pennies = a thrupenny bit, two...
Health care and the Auto Industrie, some thoughts...
“It is just so interesting to me that the voters who most value religious freedom seem to be the most willing to embrace religious values, while the voters who claim to be the most religious are clearly the least. Don’t get me wrong. There are lots well-intentioned, good hearted Christians out there. We just don’t seem to be squeaking loud enough. We’ve known for years that we have a...
Pressures Produced When Penguins Poo --...
(V. Breno Meyer-Rochow and J. Gal; International University of Bremen and Lorand Eotvos University of Hungary; 2005) “They get up, move to the edge of the nest, turn around, bend over… and shoot”
Ever wondered how far a penguin can fire waste from its anus? Wonder no more. Victor Breno Meyer-Rochow of International University, Bremen, and Jozsef Gal of Lorand Eotvos University,...
«The Effect of Country Music on Suicide»
(S. Stack and J. Gundlach; Wayne State University and Auburn University; 1992) “The greater the airtime devoted to country music, the greater the white suicide rate” According to the authors, Steven Stack and Jim Gundlach, the paper “assesses the link between country music and metropolitan suicide rates. Country music is hypothesized to nurture a suicidal mood through its...
“ATTENTION very disturbing video on how women get disfugured with acid by islamic...”
