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Category Archive: Fun Stuff
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Jan
30
The Bailout Game
It’s a big picture I know. But it’s a big game! And I wanted you to see sort of what it looks like. You’ve heard of armchair quarterbacks, right? Well how about armchair Treasury Secretary? The Bailout Game is a very cool, interactive, multimedia, online game in which you are given a dump truck load …
Jan
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Jan
26
Driving test prep: Wisconsin style
A father and son were out driving in preparation for the son’s driver’s examination the next morning. Father: How do you feel about the test tomorrow? Son: Pretty good. Father: Great. Let me ask you a few questions then. Son: Ok. Father: What do you do if you go into a skid. Son: Turn into …
Jan
26
Do Not Iron Clothes on Body
The title of this post is taken from actual packaging for a steam iron. Turns out that not only are there lots of silly warnings on tags, packages and signs around the world, but now there’s an actual organization whose mission it is to campaign against such “gobbledygook.” They call themselves the Plain English Campaign …
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