Showing posts with label problems solved. Show all posts
Showing posts with label problems solved. Show all posts

Friday, February 10, 2012

Oh Internet, you have the answer to everything!

You help the kids express themselves, AND you keep sea creatures safe from predatory phlebotomists.
Just use a fake blood recipe from here: http://goo.gl/WSHGA and pour some in the vial. If people ask, say it's narwal blood. It's not like they can prove you wrong.
Read further: How would I go about purchasing narwhal blood?

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Romance Tips from Yahoo


8. Do you Fila any love for sports?
In Persian, Fila is a name that means "lover". Naturally, this sports apparel must raise an eyebrow when it is sold in the country of Iran. For this reason, you can surprise your Iranian date with Fila fashion and doubly emphasize how you feel about them. After all, anyone that wears Fila shoes and clothing is technically a Persian lover.

Does your language affect your bank account?

Dictionary.com's Hot Word blog summarizes recent research about the effects of future-time-reference ("FTR") on speakers of various languages.
Analyzing retirement savings’ patterns, along with health habits, Chen found that people who speak weak-FTR languages prepare more thoroughly for the future than people who speak strong-FTR languages. In fact, weak-FTR countries save, on average, 6% more of their GDP every year. They also smoke less, exercise more, and are less likely to be overweight.
German is cited as a weak-FTR language.  No word on how FTR influences attitudes about chicken intelligence.

Full post here.