Austria... the new Australia?

There you go - Didgeridoos Made in Austria!!! No wonder the Yanks are confused. Looking around here I don't see too many aborigines living in the Alps. Although the manufacturing quality seems to be up to Austrian engineering standards. Check out the whopper of an 'alphornidoo' made out of a walnut tree.

Just in case you are wondering why I am sending this, which, of course, is a valid question:

  1. I like to share knowledge gained with the rest of the population, because - as you know - knowledge brings responsibility.
  2. It gives another opportunity to comment on how ignorant Yanks are. Not that there is a shortage on that end anyway.
  3. I just like being a 'shit stirrer' and show that Austrians can do anything.

Take your pick ;-)
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anti chain letter chain letter

Hello, my name is Kori. I suffer from the guilt of not forwarding 50 billion fs**king chain letters sent to me by people who actually believe that if you send them on, a poor 6-year-old girl in Arkansas with a breast on her forehead and an ear growing on her arse will be able to raise enough money to shit.

Do you honestly believe that Bill Gates is going to give you, and everyone to whom you send this email, $1000?

Ooooh, looky here! If I scroll down this page and make a wish, I'll get laid by every good looking person in the magazine! What a load of cr*p.

Maybe the evil chain letter leprechauns will come into my house and s0dom1ze me in my sleep for not continuing a chain that was started by Peter in 5 AD and brought to the USA by midget pilgrims on the Mayflower. Fs*k them.

Show a little intelligence and think about what you're actually contributing to by sending out these forwards. If you get some chain letter that's threatening to leave you shagless or luckless for the rest of your life, fs*k it off by deleting it. If it's funny, send it on.

Don't piss people off by making them feel guilty about a leper in Botswana with no teeth who has been tied to a dead elephant for 27 years and whose only salvation is the 5 cents per letter he'll receive if you forward this email.

Oh, by the way all you idiots out there...NO COMPANY HAS ANY WAY OF TRACKING E-MAIL OUTSIDE THEIR SYSTEM - NO, NOT EVEN MICROSOFT!!! THERE IS NO SUCH TECHNOLOGY - YET!!!!!! .

Now forward this to everyone you know. Otherwise, tomorrow morning your underwear will turn carnivorous and will consume your genitals.

scientists discover new element - governmentium

A major research institution has just announced the discovery of the heaviest element yet known to science. The new element has been name "Governmentium."

Governmentium has one neutron, 12 assistant neutrons, 75 deputy neutrons, and 224 assistant deputy neutrons, giving it an atomic mass of 311. These 311 particles are held together by forces called morons, which are surrounded by vast quantities of lepton-like particles called peons.

Since Governmentium has no electrons, it is inert. However, it can be detected, as it impedes every reaction with which it comes into contact. A minute amount of Governmentium causes one reaction to take over 4 days to complete, when it would normally take less than a second. Governmentium has a normal half-life of 4 years; it does not decay, but instead undergoes a reorganization in which a portion of the assistant neutrons and deputy neutrons exchange places.

In fact, Governmentium's mass will actually increase over time, since each reorganization will cause more morons to become neutrons, forming isodopes. This characteristic of moron-promotion leads some scientists to believe that Governmentium is formed whenever morons reach a certain quantity in concentration. This hypothetical quantity is referred to as "Critical Morass." When catalyzed with money, Governmentium becomes Administratium, an element which radiates just as much energy, since it has 1/2 as many peons but twice as many morons.

shortest fairy tale ever

Once upon a time a guy asked a girl "will you marry me?"

She said "No"

And the both lived happily ever after.

can opposite genders be friends?

Song lyrics sent to me after a generic conversation about whether friendships between people of the opposite gender can really work on a long term basis. As for my own experience, I have had one of my opposite-gender friends (purely platonic) for 16 years but there have been moments where intimate others have been jealous/suspicious of our friendship resulting in less contact.

Baby, silly for me to feel this way about you and her
Cuz I know she's been
such a good friend
I know she has helped you through

Talkin late on
the phone
Every night you've been callin
Private moments alone
And your
heart soon be fallin
And I know she's a friend
But I can't shake the
feeling
That I could be losing your heart

I think I'm jealous of your
girlfriend
Although she's just a girl that is your friend
I think I'm
jealous of your girlfriend
She shares a special part of you

You said
that she's one well to see
How deep you're in love with me
And intentions
were not to get inbetween
But I see possibilites

And you say that you
feel
I'm the best thing in your life
And I know it's real I see it in your
eyes
There's no reason for me, to even feel this way
I know you just
enjoy her company

I think I'm jealous of your girlfriend
Although
she's just a girl that is your friend
I think I'm jealous of your
girlfriend
She shares a special part of you

friends go extreme ironing

Some friends went extreme ironing in New Zealand. I guess someone in my circle had to do it sooner or later (I first heard of extreme ironing back in 2000 (i think) when I was looking for links to add to my in(s)ane mutterings ironing story/experience).

When I asked 'Brother N' who was on same hike/expedition/adventure as those in the photos if he had a go he said, "No everyone did but me. I said 'I don't iron at home so why should I iron on a mountain?'".

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NATO practices killing Whales

The scientific journal "Nature" has reported that intense, active sonar may kill marine mammals by causing their internal organs to hemorrhage.In the face of this alarming evidence, it's simply cruel and wrong to use high-powered sonar in routine training exercises without taking common-sense steps to protect whales, dolphins and other marine life. That's why a worldwide coalition of environmental groups, including NRDC, is pressuring NATO and its member countries to stop inflicting this needless suffering on marine mammals.

Please make your own voice heard in defense of whales right now. Go to http://www.savebiogems.org/whales/takeaction.asp and call on NATO to take immediate steps to protect marine mammals from deadly sonar.

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great quote

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