''Star Wars'' with veggies and produce

We do not have ''Flash'' enabled on our computers at home (for a variety of reasons). But just the opening page is worth seeing: http://www.storewars.org/flash/

An amusing concept.



--TG

Meaning of life

This guy -- http://johnclarke.blogspot.com/2005/08/stories.html -- says:

My friend Siva once said: ''Life is all about collecting really good stories.''


--TG

Interesting medical condition

I was reading the newspaper a few days ago, and saw mention of the medical condition ''Epidermolysis Bullosa.'' So, I did a web search. Essentially, it's a condition where your layers of skin don't bond, so they slough off very easily.

Read the main mage of this site: http://www.ebinfoworld.com/

It sounds like a difficult condition to have. It reminds me of the ''brittle bone'' condition of the fellow in the movie ''Unbreakable'', except it addresses the skin.


--TG

Racism in newspaper photo captions

I found this when following a link to see someone's photos. It shows the differences in captions to very similar, if not identical, photos -- one of an African-American, one of Caucasians.

Please see http://flickr.com/photos/firewall/38725768/ -- and the note under the pair of photos.


--TG

Inane newsreader

Last night everyone was watching the evening news. Gasoline [a.k.a. "petrol"] prices have recently risen.

The news lady said "The average price of petrol averaged $1.21 per litre today in Brisbane. Some consumers paid even more."

And "averages" are derived -- how? ;)

(One would presume some consumers also paid less. Magic!)


--TG

Bad doggie photo

Sometimes you blink when your photo is being taken, or you're in the middle of a sentence. When this occurs, the camera captures you with a peculiar-looking, transitional facial expression.

Sometimes this happens to dogs as well. Witness Ralphie:




--TG