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No shit, Armstrong…
Posted by Adrian A. Baumann on 24 Sep 2007 | Tagged as: In the news, Huh?
Although I am fortunate enough not to be looking for a job anymore, an interesting opening was pointed out to me. Unfortunately, I don’t fit the profile in several important factors (Not being USian, being less fit than your average portion of fish&chips… although I would just about still fit the age bracket). One thing struck me as a qualified linguistic pedant though: Who on earth (or, as the case may be, off earth) would want to apply for this job if frequent travel was not an option? I mean, these folks travel more in a single go than anybody else, for f’s sake!
Is that the bus to RTXY_DG%;)FCKNGC?
Posted by Adrian A. Baumann on 15 Aug 2007 | Tagged as: Bzzzt - wrong!, Travels, Huh?
Good thing I was flying out of Dublin Airport on August 3rd… taking the bus would have been slightly confusing. However, I find it hard to believe that the letters “FCKNG” should appear anywhere randomly, especially preceded by a smilie ;). Who knows… some bored sign technician, maybe?
No mistake
Posted by Adrian A. Baumann on 13 Jul 2007 | Tagged as: Huh?
Just back from a coffee-break… The coffee-machine-technician has left behind the repair-log for our essence-of-life-dispenser. Had a quick browse through it and found an entry which made me laugh out loud:
Takes money, doesn’t give out coffee. No mistake found.
Depends whether you’re on the money-taking or the coffee-drinking side of the coin-slot, I suppose…
So, what’s “eMail” in Welsh?
Posted by Adrian A. Baumann on 30 May 2007 | Tagged as: Computers, Huh?
While looking around for info to prove to management that our e-mail disclaimers are a waste of space, time and bandwidth, I came across the following gem:
Maer e-bost hwn yn hollol gyfrinachol ac mae ar gyfer defnydd y derbynnydd/derbynwyr yn unig. Ni ellir derbyn yr e-bost hwn fel archeb am nwyddau na gwasanaethau. Rhaid defnyddio ffurflen archebu swyddogol ar gyfer hynny. Safbwynt yr awdur yw cynnwys y neges hon; nid yw unrhyw ddaliadau a fynegir yma o reidrwydd yn cynrychioli rhai Urdd y Myfyrwyr Aberystwyth nac unrhyw gorff cysylltiedig. Os nad y chi ywr derbynnydd bwriadedig, yna maen bwysig eich bod yn sylweddoli bod unrhyw ddatgelu, copïo, dosbarthu neu ddefnyddior e-bost neu unrhyw atodiad yn gwbl waharddedig. Os yr ydych wedi derbyn yr e-bost hwn mewn camgymeriad, yna plîs rhowch wybod ar unwaith ir awdur. Maer troednodyn hwn hefyd yn cadarnhau fod y neges e-bost hon wedi cael ei harchwilio am firysau cyfrifiadurol gan wrthfeirws Sophos.
Ooh! Fancy that!
Monday Morning
Posted by Adrian A. Baumann on 09 Oct 2006 | Tagged as: Huh?
You know it’s Monday morning when you’re driving into the sunrise and think “why does this idiot not turn down his headlights?”…
Not that this would happen to me… erm…
Ban cements lead in UN race
Posted by Adrian A. Baumann on 03 Oct 2006 | Tagged as: Huh?
This sentence on my Google front page managed to confuse me until I read the corresponding article:
Ban cements lead in UN raceA couple of the weirder improbable interpretations going through my head at the time:
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Certain glues are banned - and attain a favourable ranking - in an UN motorsport event?
- Glue containing heavy metal is banned in an UN motorsport event?
- Heavy metal is firmly established in an UN motorsport event due to some ban?
I don’t want to know…
Posted by Adrian A. Baumann on 02 Oct 2006 | Tagged as: Huh?
Right, that’s my last tour of duty in the Swiss army over and done with. I’m not going to lose more words than necessary on this: it was by far the worst I had, and that’s with an adjusted idiocy-threshold.
One thing that did disturb me though ist a label I saw on a box we used to put up one of our antennas. What on earth is this used for… no… don’t answer that. I honestly don’t want to know.
Listen to this…
Posted by Adrian A. Baumann on 05 Sep 2006 | Tagged as: Huh?
From the “Things you’ll never see” department:
The Times Atlas of the World Audiobook Edition read by Sir Ian McKellen. No, you can’t buy this at Stauffacher’s. But you can irritate people by asking for it…
TSA: Prohibited (and compulsory) Items
Posted by Adrian A. Baumann on 20 Aug 2006 | Tagged as: Huh?
From TSA: Prohibited Items:
We encourage everyone to pack gel-filled bras in their checked baggage.
Hmmm… I don’t have any gel filled bras. Better stock up before my next trip.
Thinking about Beckett
Posted by Adrian A. Baumann on 14 Feb 2006 | Tagged as: Huh?
Why don’t we ever see somebody called “Godot” working as a waiter, mechanic, shop assistant etc? I assume it’s because they all work for call centres in India.