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Wednesday, June 25, 2003
This seems sadly appropriate in light of my recent experiences at PC World:
Q: What's the difference between a car salesman and a computer salesman?
A: The car salesman can probably drive.
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I found this during a recent in-box purge. It's from my friend Rebecca. Most of you should appreciate this ... some won't have a clue what it's all about!
According to today's regulators and bureaucrats, those of us who were kids in the 50's, 60's, and 70's probably shouldn't have survived.
- Our baby cots were covered with brightly coloured lead-based paint which was promptly chewed and licked.
- We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, or latches on doors or cabinets and it was fine to play with pans.
- When we rode our bikes, we wore no helmets, just flip flops and fluorescent 'clackers' on our wheels.
- As children, we would ride in cars with no seat belts or air bags. Riding in the passenger seat was a treat.
- We drank water from the garden hose and not from a bottle - tasted the same.
- We ate dripping sandwiches, bread and butter pudding and drank fizzy pop with sugar in it, but we were never overweight because we were always outside playing.
- We shared one drink with four friends, from one bottle or can and no one actually died from this.
- We would spend hours building go-carts out of scraps and then went top speed down the hill, only to find out we forgot the brakes. After running into stinging nettles a few times, we learned to solve the problem.
- We would leave home in the morning and play all day, as long as we were back before it got dark. No one was able to reach us all day and no one minded.
- We did not have Playstations or X-Boxes, no video games at all. No 99 channels on TV, no videotape movies, no surround sound, no mobile phones, no personal
computers, no Internet chat rooms. We had friends - we went outside and found them.
- We played elastics and street rounders, and sometimes that ball really hurt.
- We fell out of trees, got cut and broke bones and teeth, and there were no lawsuits. They were accidents. We learnt not to do the same thing again.
- We had fights, punched each other hard and got black and blue - we learned to get over it.
- We walked to friend's homes.
- We made up games with sticks and tennis balls and ate live stuff, and although we were told it would happen, we did not have very many eyes out, nor did
the live stuff live inside us forever.
- We rode bikes in packs of 7 and wore our coats by only the hood.
- Our actions were our own. Consequences were expected.
- The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke a law was unheard of. They actually sided with the law. Imagine that!
This generation has produced some of the best risk-takers and problem solvers and inventors, ever. The past 50 years have been an explosion of innovation and new ideas. We had freedom, failure, success and responsibility, and we learned how to deal with it all.
And you're one of them. Congratulations!
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Sunday, June 22, 2003
Odford Dictionary - I LIKE this concept! This is your chance to redefine dictionary word: "Entries judged by a panel of intellectuals, or the tea boy in their absence."
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Saturday, June 21, 2003
Hooked on Facts.com - A Huge Collection of Interesting Facts, Useless Facts, and Weird Facts! - here's somebody elese who desperately needs to get a life - but the site is FASCINATING
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SnapBubbles.com - Virtual Bubble Wrap - Oh God, I soooo need a life.......
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Monday, June 16, 2003
BBC NEWS | Politics | Labour website hacked - what a lovely way to start the week!
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Wednesday, June 11, 2003
Zoom Viewer - satellite views of earth with INCREDIBLE detail. Being a fairly sanguine Brit, it takes a lot to amaze me but the depth of the zoom feature on these images just blew me away. They add a new one about once a month, naturally a lot are of the USA but they also have images that are currently featured in the news - like Bagdhad, the Korean border etc. Very impressive.
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Sunday, June 08, 2003
Personalised Cult Manager - anybody want to start their own religion?
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Saturday, June 07, 2003
Yoga Kitty - just go watch the videos (note: Cat Lovers need not be worried)
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Friday, June 06, 2003
LBC - Sandi Toksvig This lady is making my laundry pile grow at an alarming rate. [Note to self - remember not to drink coffee while listening to her show in future].
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Wednesday, June 04, 2003
My Credit Card Details. - does EXACTLY what it says on the tin! (From the disclaimer at the foot of the page - " MyCreditCardDetails retains the right to disappear quite quickly." ) Labels: says on the tin
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lecielestbleu.com : penguins - (requires Shockwave) very relaxing, just let the Penguins dive into the water. Or maybe give them a hand.....
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Toxic Teddies Welcome To Our World! - and I thought Bizarre Bears were bad! Takes the concept of "When Teddies Turn Bad" and just runs with it - a very long way......
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Monday, June 02, 2003
Characters We Don't Want to See Slashed - if you know what Slash is, you'll get the joke. If not, then you're too innocent anyway.
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