TICK WARNING!

The Spud
Originally uploaded by mrtruffle

I received this from a person wishing to remain anonymous.

I hate it when people forward bogus warnings, and I may have even
done it myself a couple times unintentionally. .. but this one is real, and it's important. So please send this warning to everyone on your e- mail list.

If someone comes to your front door saying they are checking for ticks due to the warm weather and asks you to take your clothes off and dance around with your arms up, DO NOT DO IT!! THIS IS A SCAM!! They only want to see you naked.

I wish I'd gotten this yesterday. I feel so stupid.

You have been warned.

Wii Remote Controller is also a Star Trek type transporter

Amazon quietly announces the latest from the bright minds at Nintendo. Through years of research, Nintendo is now able to transport object up to 30 feet. Currently, it has only been tested on money, but other useful items, like maybe potato chips, cannot be too far behind. While main stream media is trapped in a Paris Hilton warp, such a momentous achievement as money transportation has been completely overlooked. Remember, you saw it here first.

See the following link for details, scroll down the "Product Features" Amazon.com: Wii Remote Controller: Video Games: "Product Features

* Beams money through Bluetooth up to 30 feet away"

Linux.com | GNU Emacs 22 finally released

I have just recently switched from Emacs to Eclipse for my Java development work. I still use Emacs almost everyday I even have an Emacs related project on sourceforge: starteam-el.sf.net

Linux.com | GNU Emacs 22 finally released: "GNU Emacs 22 finally released

Monday June 04, 2007 (04:50 PM GMT)

By: Joe 'Zonker' Brockmeier

Emacs fans, limber up your fingers -- there's a new GNU in town. Almost six years after the release of the previous version, the Free Software Foundation has announced the release of GNU Emacs 22. (Actually, 22.1, but who's counting?) This release includes support for GTK , drag and drop support for X, a number of new modes, and a graphical interface to the GNU Debugger (GDB).

The FSF has come under some criticism for taking so long to release a stable version. The previous release, Emacs 21, came out in October 2001."

An engineer & a frog

frog princess
Originally uploaded by the hanner

NOTE: This is an old one, but being an engineer type, I find it funny.

An engineer was crossing a road one day when a frog called out to him and said, "If you kiss me, I'll turn into a beautiful princess".

He bent over, picked up the frog and put it in his pocket.

The frog spoke up again and said, "If you kiss me and turn me back into a beautiful princess, I will stay with you for one week."

The engineer took the frog out of his pocket, smiled at it and returned it to the pocket.

The frog then cried out, "If you kiss me and turn me back into a princess, I'll stay with you and do ANYTHING you want."

Again the engineer took the frog out, smiled at it and put it back into his pocket.

Finally, the frog asked, "What is the matter? I've told you I'm a beautiful princess, that I'll stay with you for a week and do anything you want. Why won't you kiss me?"

The engineer said, "Look I'm an engineer. I don't have time for a
girlfriend, but a talking frog, now that's cool."

Are pets allowed?

Jeff Koons "Puppy", Bilbao
Originally uploaded by JR Studio

A man wrote a letter to a small hotel in a Midwest town he planned to visit on his vacation. He wrote:

I would very much like to bring my dog with me. He is well-groomed and very well behaved. Would you be willing to permit me to keep him in my room with me at night?

An immediate reply came from the hotel owner, who said, "I've been operating this hotel for many years. In all that time, I've never had a dog steal towels, bedclothes, silverware or pictures off the walls. I've
never had to evict a dog in the middle of the night for being drunk and disorderly. And I've never had a dog run out on a hotel bill. Yes, indeed, your dog is welcome at my hotel. And, if your dog will vouch for you, you're welcome to stay here, too.