QDB.

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<karlmex> So a friend of mine got back from Amsterdam a few months back, after spending a stint there with a bunch of his mates. Told me quite possibly one of the funniest stories I’ve heard. They had picked up some shrooms and acid, and decided to take it in the wee hours of the morning, and spend the day exploring the city while they tripped…sure enough 20min into it, one of the group vanishes. So, after 7 or so hours of struggling to search for their lost friend, they decide it’d be best to head back to their hotel, sober up, regroup, and go looking when the gears worn off and they’d be of more use.
<tubs> lol k
<karlmex> Anyway, upon arrival at the hotel, surprise suprise they find their friend standing in the lobby, dazed and staring at the ceiling muttering to himself. Understandably they were all pissed off with him for making them worry and bringing their trip down as a result of their half assed search. However all the friend can reply with is “this fucking town is full of gremlins!”… They tried to calm him down and tell him that it was the acid making him hallucinate, to which he replied “I knew you’d say that so I captured one and locked it in the bathroom…”
<tubs> lol?
<karlmex> as you’d expect they thought he was losing the plot, but he insisted they come to his room and look for themselves. So, they head to the room, and sure enough, the bathroom door is baracaded shut with chairs, lamps, mattress and the bed…they’re getting a little worried now, so they cautiously move the furniture away and inch the door open…
<tubs> and??
<karlmex> …Laying on the floor is a 10 year old kid with Down syndrome grinning ear to ear.
<tubs> lol dude that’s fucked up
<karlmex> The mate had come across one of those outing groups or retarded kids - freaked out, balled up one of those poor little bastards carried him back to the room and locked him in the bathroom for proof…
<tubs> lol god man
<karlmex> anyway, luckily the kid had one of those ID cards saying “hi my name is Ted, I live at blah blah” lol so yea, took the poor kid to the lobby, called the cops and did a runner before they arrived lol.

The Joker, the Joke and the Other Joker.

Yesterday was April 1st and with the success of last year’s April’s fool joke I decided to pull one yesterday as well. I sent this e-mail to all the people at work:

From: Vegard Skjefstad
Sent: 1. april 2008 09:01
To: All Employees
Subject: Important information regarding your e-mails.
Importance: High
All,

As of the 1st of February this year the new Norwegian Cyber Terrorism Preparedness Act of 2008 became active. The CTPA has been pushed through by the US via the EU and the result is as follows:

All employees who do not hold a Norwegian citizenship will have to send all e-mails they have sent to recipients outside of the Norway since the 1st of February this year to <address removed>, and CC that address on all future e-mail they send to recipients outside of Norway. The e-mails will then be automatically forwarded to the right authorities who will check your e-mails for anything suspicious. Any e-mail you might receive that contains suspicious information should also be sent to the above e-mail address.

Since we’re already lagging behind, it’s important that you start sending your e-mails to <address removed> today or the authorities might seize your computer, or, in a worst-case scenario, the mail server.

Best regards,
Vegard Skjefstad

We’re quite international when it comes to employee citizenship, so it was a good chance that at least one of the people at the office would fall in the trap. Continue reading "The Joker, the Joke and the Other Joker."

July One-Liners.

Not that many additions to the one-liners in July:

  • I only drink to make other people more sociable.
  • You don’t learn anything the second time a mule kicks you.
  • Vidi, vici, veni. I saw, I conquered, I came.
  • “Remember to always be yourself. Unless you suck.” - Joss Whedon
  • I’m not crazy, but the voices in my head might be.

I like the last one in particular.

Nothing in Particular.

July has seen quite a lot of entries. Even though the month is usually quite slow when it comes to visitors - after all, it’s summer - I’m trying to keep up the pace. Today I’ve got nothing in particular to write about, so here’s a collection of random gibberish.

This week Circus Formula 1 is visiting Germany and racing on Nürburgring. The race in UK two weeks ago was sort of boring, and I’m hoping for more action this time. Nürburgring is a very special track, many different races are held there, for instance the 24 Hours Nürnbergring, which is a fascinating event. Parts of the track, Nordschleife, can be used by the public on Sundays during summer, so if you have a fast car - or even a slow one - that you want to test, Nürburgring might be the place for you.

In other news, Dick Cheney is filling in for George as President of the US of A on Saturday. If you’re an American citizen, don’t be too surprised if you’re at war with Iran on Sunday.

Here’s a video of of 1,500 inmates in a Philippine prison performing “Thriller” by Michael Jackson. You see something new every day.

Trailer Trash

Director Mike Figgis spent longer at LAX airport than intended. He’d arrived in Los Angeles, along with half the acting and directing world, for what is known as ‘pilot season’, when the big studios try out new scripts, directors and actors in a two-week frenzy of auditions and career make-or-breaks. When Figgis was being grilled by airport immigration, he was asked the purpose of his visit. Unthinking and tired after a long flight, Mike replied: ‘I’m here to shoot a pilot.’ After five hours in an interrogation cell (yes, really), he finally made it into town.

From The Observer. There is really no need to read the rest of the article, because that was the interesting part. I just feel I should point you to the source.