Archive for the 'Humor/Offbeat' Category

The 213 Things Skippy Is No Longer Allowed To Do In The U.S. Army

Taken from Skippy’s blog:

The Skippy List

Explanations of these events:

a) I did myself, and either got in trouble or commended. (I had a Major shake my hand for the piss bottle thing, for instance.)
b) I witnessed another soldier do it. (Like the Sergeant we had, that basically went insane, and crucified some dead mice.)
c) Was spontaneously informed I was not allowed to do. (Like start a porn studio.)
d) Was the result of a clarification of the above. (“What about especially patriotic porn?”)
e) I was just minding my own business, when something happened. (“Schwarz…what is *that*?” said the Sgt, as he pointed to the back of my car? “Um….a rubber sheep…I can explain why that’s there….”)

To explain how I’ve stayed out of jail/alive/not beaten up too badly….. I’m funny, so they let me live.

A couple of my personal favorites:

33. Not allowed to chew gum at formation, unless I brought enough for everybody.

34. (Next day) Not allowed to chew gum at formation even if I *did* bring enough for everybody.

The 213 Things….

101 Ways To Know Your Software Project Is Doomed

Taken from the blog:

6. Your source code control system is a series of folders on a shared drive

23. Every bug is prioritized as Critical

40. The company motto is ‘Do more with less’

41. The phrase ‘It works on my machine’ is heard more than once a day

72. The deadline has been renamed a ‘milestone’…just like the last ‘milestone’

84. All performance issues are resolved by getting larger machines

And of course the obligatory (and applicable):

101. “Oh, oh, and I almost forgot. Ahh, I’m also gonna need you to go ahead and come in on Sunday, too… thanks”

I swear this guy must be working at the same place I am… He’s probably just a cube over…

Click here to read the whole list…

I’m Catholic and work at a church…

…but I think this is absolutely hillarious.

Tis the Season

ARGH… I Just Need to Pee…

This is a lawsuit waiting to happen…

Or, a really good opportunity to claim ignorance :-)
ARGH…I just need to pee…

Dude, I told you…

Dude, I told you.

Oh Calvin, How I Miss Thee…

Calvin (of Calvin and Hobbes Fame) on Scientific Law

Calvin (of Calvin and Hobbes fame) on Scientific Law

Funny Air Traffic Controller Quotes

http://www.businessballs.com/airtrafficcontrollersfunnyquotes.htm

My favorite quote:

A DC-10 had come in a little hot and thus had an exceedingly long roll out after touching down. San Jose Tower noted: “American 751, make a hard right turn at the end of the runway, if you are able. If you are not able, take the Guadalupe exit off Highway 101, make a right at the lights and return to the airport.”

And for good measure:

Ted Striker: Surely you can’t be serious.
Rumack: I am serious… and don’t call me Shirley.

And…

“There’s a problem in the cockpit!”

“What’s that?”

“A little room at the front of the plane, but that’s not important right now.”

Introducing the latest Apple products to date

Here is a sneak peek of a Steve Jobs keynote introducing Apple’s latest offerings. Think the iPhone was big news? Check out the two newest additions…

http://www.applegazette.com/steve-jobs/madtv-apple-parody-introducingthe-apple-irack/

Thanks to Mark P. for risking life and limb in attaining this footage.

Thanks to MadTV too ;-)

Mincemeat and The Imaginary Man - “The Man Who Never Was”

A dead body, secret documents, Operation Husky? Great story about british war tactics during WWII. I believe this is what the book and movie “The Man Who Never Was” was based on. Fascinating. Would it work today?

http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=176

Pointless family photo

The one in the middle is the cutest. She’s got a gorgeous smile :)

Family Photo

From left to right: Larry, Jessica, Irma, no wait… Larry, Irma, then Jessica, no…that’s not right either… Jessica, Larry, then Irma, then…