Ducks and Rocket Launchers

(from Boing Boing)

It seems someone has combined the old NES Duck Hunt with Doom. Of course, I couldn't pass this up, and I tried it last night. Other than BigFoot threatening to brain me after I played it with the sound on (a bit annoying, true), it was a blast. All I can say is that using a rocket launcher to blow up a duck is really.... satisfying.

A new take on Spam

So, I get a lot fo the Nigerian fraud spam emails, but I was surprised b y one I received this morning: Spam, in German !!!


Attn, Präsident/Generaldirektor.
Lieber Herr,
Zuerst muß ich Ihre Zuversicht in dieser Verhandlung
bitten, dies ist auf Grund seiner lage als das Sein
total VERTRAULICH und-GEHEIMNIS.
Aber ich weiß, daß eine Verhandlung dieses Ausmaßes
.........................rung von Nigeria. Er war bis seinen Tod
vor drei Jahren in einem gräßlichen Flugzeug absturz
als Unternehmer bei der regierung taetig, Herr Becker
war unsere kunde hier bei der Union Bank PLC., Lagos,
und hatte ein schließend kontohaben von USD$18.5M
(Achtzehn Million, Fünf Hundert Tausend, US Dollar)
welcher die Bank erwartet jetzt fraglos, durch seine
Verwandten behaupten zu werden oder Andererseit wird
den ganze menge als nichtzubehaupten deklarieren und
wird zu einem Afrikanischen Vertrauen-Fond für waffen
..........se, Ihrem vertraulichsten Telefon nummer,
Fax-nummer und ihrer vertrautlichen E-mail anschrift,
damit ich zu Ihnen die relevanten Details dieser
Verhandlung senden kann. Danke im voraus.
Mit besten Grüße,
MARTINS AWELE.
Tel.234 803 303 2770.


If you understand english,please kindly
reply with english

More Quotes

I am patient with stupidity but not with those who are proud of it.
Edith Sitwell (1887 - 1964)

If fifty million people say a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing.
Anatole France (1844 - 1924)

As you journey through life take a minute every now and then to give a thought for the other fellow. He could be plotting something.
Hagar the Horrible

Quote

A friend sent me a list of quote by famous women. This one stuck out:

Nobody can make you feel inferior without your permission.
-Eleanor Roosevelt-

Kudos to all those out there who have managed to really, truly know this, in theit head and heart. Support and hugs to all those strivign to get to that point.

Another cheesy yet true quote:

I’m good enough, I’m smart enough, and dog-gone it, people like me.
Al Franken, Stuart Smalley in Saturday Night Live, catchphrase

Talk Like a Pirate Day

Someone has informed me that it is today is the International Talk Like a Pirate Day. So, in the words of my favorite character, Steve the Pirate (as protrayed by the incredible Alan Tudyk):

Garrr!

Update

So, T-Rex gave me some crap for not updating in a while, but I do deserve it. So, what has been keeping me from my few and faithful readers? A job hunt. Yes, I am finally leaving academia. I accepted a job offer today, that will A) be interesting and challenging, B) be financially lucrative, and C) keep me in Colorado, with my second family here (and the boyfriend, always a plus). But, you say, what else is going on in your life? Well:

I am considering giving up my cat because I don't think I am home enough for her, which has resulted in changing behavior patterns that are annoying as hell. However, the Dumb Friends League is requesting people wait a month to relinquish their pets, so I will give it another month, try some routine modifications, and see what works.

I went to Las Vegas with the family. IT ROCKED!! Vegas was cool, but the main thing was I got to spend time with my folks, my sister, and really get to know my cousin's girlfriend a little better (they've been together for a while now, and she's absolutely wonderful. I just hope he doesn't screw it up).

The BF's dad now jokes around with me when he sees me, so I think I may have gotten my foot in the door as far as family approval.

I celebrated the new job last weekend ad bought a new mattress set. The old one is 8 years old with a dent in it. :)

Grizz and I went camping over Labor Day weekend. IT took us 7 hours to make a 3 hour drive up to State Forest State Park, because of the detour we took through Rocky Mountain National Forest, but it was beautiful. We camped at North Michigan reservoir, which was also beautiful, but had too many RVs with ATVs and generators making noise. And, although I got bitchy with Grizz, prolly because we had been together for more than 4 days solid, with no other diversions, I didn't kill him, so that's good.

Ok, that's all for now. I will try and get back in the habit of posting regularly soon.