For more of this weeks PhotoHunt pictures check out tnchick
And to finish with, just a little something for Man in the Shed’s SillyWeek:
I Went To the Pictures Tomorrow,
I got a front seat at the back.
A lady gave me an ice cream,
I ate it , and gave it her back.
Archive for July, 2009
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PhotoHunt – Entertainment
40 Comments CherryPie on Jul 31st 2009
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So this is Weekend?
A Man in the Shed SillyWeek post:
When I am at work I spend most lunchtimes reading a book in the (supposedly) quiet area outside the conference rooms. Today I was trying to finish the last few pages of my book ‘What on Earth Happened…In Brief’ and sadly it was anything but quiet.
One of the [...]
18 Comments CherryPie on Jul 30th 2009
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Dumb Laws & Confusing Signs
A Man in the Shed SillyWeek post:
Some gems from the Dumb Laws website whose headline is – Big Government. Small Brains. Dumb Laws.
These laws are supposedly still in place in the United Kingdom:
All land must be left to the eldest son.
Divorces are outlawed.
Since 1313, MPs are not allowed to don armor in Parliament.
With the exception [...]
24 Comments CherryPie on Jul 29th 2009
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The Demise of the Key Cabinet
Recently at work a clear desk policy was introduced to ensure that all ‘commercial in confidence’ material was locked up overnight. This meant we needed somewhere to store the keys, so we received several key cabinets to keep them all safe. One was placed over the Donkey (whose picture featured yesterday), and I am [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Jul 28th 2009
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One Fine Day
A Man in the Shed SillyWeek post:
One fine day in the middle of the night,
Two dead boys got up to fight,
Back to back they faced each other,
Drew their swords and shot each other,
One was blind and the other couldn’t, see
So they chose a dummy for a referee.
A blind man went to see fair play,
A [...]
19 Comments CherryPie on Jul 27th 2009
Filed under Gardens, Holidays, Malmesbury 2009
Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
I learned that it is the weak who are cruel, and that gentleness is to be expected only from the strong.
Leo Rosten
10 Comments CherryPie on Jul 26th 2009
Filed under Anecdotes, Science & Nature
Artificial Brain
Recently James blogged about the male brain which inevitably led to a discussion on whether or not there is a difference between male and female brains. Very soon we may have another type of brain to worry about because scientists are currently working on trying to build an artificial brain.
Henry Markram, director of the Blue [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Jul 25th 2009
