ABRAHAM LINCOLN VS JOHN F KENNEDY

Do you believe in coincidences?

C.G.Jung call these synchronicities "meaningful coincidences that could not be explained by cause and effect." There are no accidents!

On Coincidence and Synchronicity:
"There Are No Accidents: Synchronicity and the Stories of Our Lives"
by Robert H. Hopcke, published by The Berkley Publishing Group, 1998, 272 pages

Well read the following and let me know your comments:

Abraham Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846.
John F. Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946.

Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860.
John F. Kennedy was elected President in 1960.

Both were particularly concerned with civil rights.
Both wives lost their children while living in the White House.

Both Presidents were shot on a Friday.
Both Presidents were shot in the head.

Lincoln's secretary was named Kennedy.
Kennedy's secretary was named Lincoln.

Both were assassinated by Southerners.
Both were succeeded by Southerners named Johnson.

Andrew Johnson, who succeeded Lincoln, was born in 1808.
Lyndon Johnson, who succeeded Kennedy, was born in 1908.

John Wilkes Booth, who assassinated Lincoln, was born in 1839.
LeeHarvey Oswald, who assassinated Kennedy, was born in 1939.

Both assassins were known by their! three names.
Both names are composed of fifteen letters.

Lincoln was shot at the theater named 'Ford.'
Kennedy was shot in a car called a 'Lincoln' made by Ford.

Booth ran from the theater and was caught in a warehouse.
Oswald ran from a warehouse and was caught in a theater.

Booth and Oswald were assassinated before their trials!

And here's the kicker:

A week before Lincoln was shot, he was in Monroe, Maryland.
A week before Kennedy was shot, he was with (in?) Marilyn Monroe.





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Betcha, this would give any history teachor a headache...

CRAZY FACTS I DID NOT KNOW ABOUT...

Here are some interesting facts I didn't know about:

• In the 1400's a law was set forth that a man was not allowed to beat his wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb. Hence we have "the rule of thumb".

• Many years ago in Scotland, a new game was invented. It was ruled "Gentlemen Only...Ladies Forbidden"...and thus the word GOLF entered into the English language.

• The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV was Fred and Wilma Flintstone.

• Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the US Treasury.

• Men can read smaller print than women can; women can hear better.

• Coca-Cola was originally green.

• It is impossible to lick your elbow.

• The average number of people airborne over the US any given hour: 61,000

• Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.

• The first novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer.

• Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king in history:

• Spades - King David
• Hearts - Charlemagne
• Clubs -Alexander, the Great
• Diamonds - Julius Caesar

• 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321

• If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle. If the horse has one front leg in the air the person died as a result of wounds received in battle. If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.
  

• Q. If you were to spell out numbers, how far would you have to go until you would find the letter "A"?
  

A. One thousand

• Q. What do bullet-proof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser printers all have in common?

A. All invented by women.

• Q. What is the only food that doesn't spoil?

A. Honey

• In Shakespeare's time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes. When you pulled on the ropes the mattress tightened, making the bed firmer to sleep on. Hence the phrase "goodnight, sleep tight."

• It was the accepted practice in Babylon 4,000 years ago that for a month after the wedding, the bride's father would supply his son-in-law with all the mead he could drink. Mead is a honey beer and because their calendar was lunar based, this period was called the honey month, which we know today as the honeymoon.

• In English pubs, ale is ordered by pints and quarts... So in old England, when customers got unruly, the bartender would yell at them "Mind your pints and quarts, and settle down." It's where we get the phrase "mind your P's and Q's"

• Many years ago in England, pub frequenters had a whistle baked into the rim, or handle, of their ceramic cups. When they needed a refill, theyused the whistle to get some service. "Wet your whistle" is the phrase inspired by this practice.
  

• Don't delete this just because it looks weird. Believe it or not, you can read it:

I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdgnieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the human mnid aoccdrnig to rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a word are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.

Amzanig huh?

~~~~~~~~~~~AND FINALLY~~~~~~~~~~~~

• At least 75% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow

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SPIDERMAN IV - THE CROSS INDIAN BUG

Looks like Spiderman's been spending too much time in India.

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HOW A PROJECT REALLY WORKS

One of my mates just started working for Infosys and ever since that all I have been hearing about is about how tired she is of her exams are and how much weight and sleep she lost over their projects as she's only a trainee at the moment.

Her predictament has nothing to do with this post. What I wanted to lash out was that one in every four jobs is currently being outsourced to developing countries like India. Despite Western backlash against job outsourcing, the Indian software industry is optimistic as the pace of its expansion accelerates. The India's hi-tech sector is now growing at 30% a year.

Bangalore's has developed its own 'Silicon Valley'. I really can't blame anyone, as India being a developed country has one of the lowest paid positions availabe for the IT people while retaining some of the world's best IT geeks who can speak more than 24 programming languages.

There is a whole lot of debate going on the pros and cons of the internet and the developing countries.

India is a funny country - where the cows are sacred, but still striving to be super heroes in dhothis and mass producing Miss India.

What can I say - India tujhe salaam.

Anyhoo, the whole thing started ranting in my mind when I saw this cartoon:

There is an updated version of this cartoon on Project Cartoon.

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PIC OF THE WEEK - STAR OF THE SEA

I have recieved many pics to my request for the DREAM PIC OF THE WEEK.

It was so difficult to select which one. Finally I chose "Star of the Sea". I just love this love. Just look at the colours...

The photo was taken by Peter Daalder and can be brought from RedBubble for £8.50. Submitted to me via email link. Thanks VS.

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HUGE POTRAIT ON A DAM

The artist must have a lot of time on his hand...

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SHAKIRA - WHENEVER, WHEREVER [PARODY + ORIGINAL]

This is a great parody of Shakira's Whenever, Wherever. Enjoy.

The original track can be found here.

THE SINGHSONS - THE INDIAN SIMPSONS

Meet the Singhsons. Who ever did this surely has an amazing and wicked Indian sense of humor. You'll need Adobe Flash for this.

MIRROR PRANK

This prank is absolutely hilarious. The stage is the public restroom. The mirror in the bathroom is then replaced with a window pane and a set of identical twins in identical rooms opposite each other mimic as if they are each others mirror reflection.

I pity the folks on whom the prank is played when they realise they have no reflection. OMG! Have they turned into a vampire?

Hilarious. Enjoy.

WHO'S MAKING YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD SAFER?

Hampshire police thought it would be a good idea to advertise on the rear of a bus. Their planning did not take into account the position of the exhaust pipe.

Bet his colleagues are definitely having a laugh!

REFLECTIONS ON LIFE

1. Never raise your hands to your kids, It leaves your groin unprotected.

2. I'm not into working out. My philosophy is no pain, no pain.

3. I'm in shape. Round is a shape.

4. I'm desperately trying to figure out why Kamikaze pilots wore helmets.

5. Do you think illiterate people get the full affect of alphabet soup?

6. I've always wanted to be somebody, but I should have been more specific.

7. Ever notice when you blow in a dog's face he gets mad at you, but when you take him in a car he sticks his head out the window?

8. One out of every three is suffering from some form of mental illness. Think of two of our best friends. If they are OK, then it must be you.


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Dear Boyfriend: I Love You, Please Don't Murder Me In My Sleep

To my dear boyfriend, who is so amazingly and unendingly neurotic - I am onto you!

I like you and how you are. I'm also pretty sure that something must go wrong here, and I've decided that the issue will lie in your mental health. To be able to confirm or deny these suspicions, read on:


1) Your cleaning fixation - I get it. You feel comfortable when things are a certain way. These little tidy rituals help you sleep better at night, or whatever. Everything you own has a certain drawer, a certain order, a certain placement. This was fine and kind of cute until I woke up to you remaking the bed I WAS SLEEPING IN because I'd laid the stripes on the comforter wrong. WTF. Seek help.


2) Your friends - You seem to think that no guys really have many friends. That's just not true! Granted, you have two older brothers that you idolize and that's kind of like having friends, but not really. Your only two non-related friends are SUCH LOSERS. One is in LOVE with Redneck-Bumfuckville where you guys are all from (thank GOD you don't live there anymore). Seriously, his dogs are named "Boots" and "Boots' Friend". WTF!! The other friend lives with you, is terrified of social interaction, has some serious anger problems, and plays CounterStrike as his only hobby. Seriously. You can do so much better.


3)Your jealousy/lack of self-confidence - Darling boyfriend, you are 6'5, lean, good-looking, and hilarious. You're also a lot smarter than you give yourself credit for. When we go to bars, girls turn around and double take when you walk by. You, however, have no concept of this because you're too busy staring down any guy that so much as looks near my general vicinity. You've had a longstanding feud with my promiscuous best friend because you're afraid she'll rub off on me... even though I've known her four years longer than I've known you. You've hated my roommate's boyfriend ever since he invited me to road trip with him to New Orleans (where our families both live) over Labor Day. What's the deal?


4) Your education - You halfway goddess-worship me because I finished three years at a fancy private college. Despite that fact that you're working to get your degree too, you apparently think I am WAY too smart from you (this was suggested by the aforementioned best friend, which is another reason you secretly hate her). When I write your papers and give you synopses of books you don't want to read, you act like I am parting with my own life-blood. I don't get it, personally, but I like how I write you a paper and you get all cuddly and loving. It's manipulative, but I'll take it.


5) Your commitment issues - You've only couple of serious girlfriends. The first cheated on you with and left you for someone you both knew. The second was a Hooters girl and you got so jealous that you dumped her. Your view is that they both fucked around on you and were out to break your heart. Therefore, you are more than slightly reluctant to admit any kind of feelings. And you keep saying that you don't know how to tell if you're REALLY in love. Make up your mind! No ultimatum here, but we're been dating for six months and this should be the good, easy part of the relationship. Lucky for you I see your emotional confusion and reluctance as a challenge, and I don't care if that makes me totally nuts.


6) Sex - You're a little uptight. You're good in bed, but not very confident and pretty scared to try new things. Although you have a serious interest in anal (not going to happen), you're terrified of a little bondage. Then we tried it, you got really into it, and now you're too timid to do it again. WEIRD. Also, when you tell me about your celebrity crushes, it weirds me out. Alexis Bledel? Avril Lavigne? Your whole top five is girls with physical quirks. Does that mean you're a serial killer and you'll eventually make me into a skin jacket? Who likes someone for their weird face shape or snaggle tooth, really?


6) You like me - You like all the weird shit I do. When I peel the sesame seeds off hamburger buns, when I refuse to wear clothing when I sleep, when I forget my keys/wallet/phone/whatever and borrow yours... you apparently think these things are endearing. I don't get it. You find my antics funny where others would be pulling their hair out. AND you get my weird sense of humor. I find this suspicious. Even my best friend doesn't get all the weird celebrity references that make up my joke reperetoire.


Basically what I'm trying to say here is that I love you, and that makes me think that you are probably a total nutcase. I'd appreciate if you could just come out with whatever rabbits you've got in the proverbial hat NOW so that I can being packing and moving to another state, getting a restraining order, or filing a missing persons report on you. Whatever needs to be done.

In the case that you're not a crazy truckstop-killer, can we settle down and make babies? Or at least move near each other and get two chocolate labs and walk them in the park every day?

Love,

Your highly suspicious girlfriend




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DICTIONARY FOR DECODING WOMEN'S PERSONAL ADS:

Ø 40-ish..................................49.
Ø Adventurous..........................Slept with everyone.
Ø Athletic................................No breasts.
Ø Average looking.....................Moooo.
Ø Beautiful..............................Pathological liar.
Ø Emotionally Secure..................On medication.
Ø Feminist...............................Fat.
Ø Free Spirit.................................Junkie.
Ø Friendship first.......................Former Slut.
Ø New-Age.........................Body hair in the wrong places.
Ø Old-fashioned........................No B.J.'s
Ø Open-minded.........................Desperate.
Ø Outgoing..............................Loud and embarrassing.
Ø Professional................. ..........Bitch.
Ø Voluptuous...........................Very fat.
Ø Large frame...........................Hugely fat.
Ø Wants soul mate.....................Stalker.

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Another reason to eat those green veggies...

Australian singer, actress, and long-time vegetarian Sophie Monk is as compassionate as she is beautiful, which is why she posed nude for PETA.


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WHEN AN INDIAN IS AMERCANISED

Mohini Devi, a housewife from Bihar sues PM for 1 Crore Rupees for sexually molesting her. She alleges that during his election campaign in Punjab he made overtures and advances of indecent nature - he kept saying "Hame karna hai!" Reports say she is open to an out of the court settlement.

J H Patel says India should reduce the number of visas issued to 'aliens'. Demands cut in the number of American engineers being admitted into the country says the whites ('Caucasian- Indians') are 'stealing' away the local jobs.

Sports: Bombay 'Bombers' beat Madras 'Sambars' 3 - 0 in a 5 game cricket tournament. Sachin Tendulkar says he wont be playing for Bombers from next season, as the Bihar 'Lalloos' have offered him 50 lakh more to play for them.

Tonight on Zee TV: Kabaddi world series live! over 4 countries from around the world participating in his fast-becoming popular sport. Last time - runner ups Germany looking to beat current champions Bangladesh. (as usual, India is nowhere in the picture!)

Fringe: Woman sues fast food restaurant chain TFC (Tandoori Fried Chicken) because the 'Chai' served to her was so hot that she burnt her lips.

Technology: Shiv Nadar says his company's 'Khidkiyan 98' operating system could become the de facto standard, beating Microsoft's Windows operating system, since it is a copy of a more advanced Macintosh OS.

India deports 250 'American - Indian' illegal aliens after they are found working in a saree manufacturing sweat shop in Dharavi.

Hurricane "Bawandar" expected to lash the Andhra coast around 1300 hrs IDT. Watch minute by minute progress live on Doordarshan.

San Francisco: Protesters demanded the shut down of fast food chain 'Udupi' which was becoming immensely popular with the younger generation. "Its not just the food" says Martha Smith, a housewife, "its the lifestyle that our children adopt with it - wearing lungis, listening to Karnatic music, lighting lamps and firecrackers on Halloween!".

THERE'S NOTHING RAJNI CAN'T DO...

1. There is no theory of evolution. Just a list of creatures Rajnikant has allowed to live.
2. Outer space exists because it's afraid to be on the same planet with Rajnikant.
3. Rajnikant counted to infinity – twice.
4. When Rajnikant does a pushup, he isn't lifting himself up, he's pushing the Earth down.
5. Rajnikant is so fast, he can run around the world and punch himself in the back of the head.
6. Rajnikant doesn't wear a watch; HE decides what time it is.
7. Rajnikant gave Mona Lisa that smile.
8. Rajnikant can slam a revolving door.
9. There are no races, only countries of people Rajnikant has beaten to different shades of black and blue.
10. Rajnikant's house has no doors, only walls that he walks through.
11. Rajnikant can divide by zero.
12. Newton's Third Law is wrong: Although it states that for each action, there is an equal and opposite reaction, there is no force equal in reaction to a Rajnikant turnaround kick.
13. When taking the GRE, write "Rajnikant" for every answer. You will score over 1600.
14. Rajnikant has 12 moons. One of those moon s is the Earth.
15. Rajnikant grinds his coffee with his teeth and boils the water with his own rage.
16. An old English dictionary dating back to 1236. It defined "victim" as "one who has encountered Rajnikant"
17. If you Google search "Rajnikant getting kicked" you will generate zero results. It just doesn't happen.
18. Rajnikant can drink an entire gallon of milk in thirty-seven seconds.
19. Rajnikant doesn't bowl strikes, he just knocks down one pin and the other nine faint.
20. It takes Rajnikant 20 minutes to watch 60 Minutes.
21. The Bermuda Triangle used to be the Bermuda Square, until Rajnikant kicked one of the corners off.
22. There are no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, because Rajnikant lives in Chennai.
23. Rajnikant once ate an entire bottle of sleeping pills. They made him blink.
24. James Cameron wanted Rajnikant to play the Terminator. However, upon reflection, he realized that would have turned his movie into a documentary, so he went with Arnold Schwarzenegger.
25. Thousands of years ago Rajnikant came across a bear. It was so terrified that it fled north into the arctic. It was also so terrified that all of its descendants now have white hair.

[...collected from various sources on the internet...]

Americans are NOT Stupid - Part 2

Have you decided yet? Wait for Part 3 then!

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So, is your husband - Urban or Rural?

I still can't get to stop laughing. See if you can?

Americans are NOT stupid (WITH SUBTITLES)

So what if they don´t know how many sides a triangle have? Or who Tony Blair is? That is not fair...just because their president is as intelligent as a door, it doesn´t mean they´re all like that...if you still think American people are stupid, watch this video and change your mind.

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Spiders on Drugs!

What do you think happens to spiders when on drugs? Watch this wonderful parody of a documentary. Regardless, stay drug free.

Baby Funny - Ha! Ha! Ha!

Whats so funny, eh?

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Evolution of Dance

I just could not help but put this... one of the funniest 6 mins you'll spend.

Enjoy.

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NBC'S LATE NIGHT, FIRE ALARM

A fire alarm interrupts the Monday, October 15 taping of NBC's Late Night. Conan O'Brien shows a good presence of mind and turns the whole situation into a funny.

Enjoy.

I WA WA WA... WONDER...

• Why the sun lightens our hair, but darkens our skin?
• Why women can’t put on mascara with their mouth closed?
• Why don’t you ever see the headline “Psychic Wins Lottery”?
• Why is “abbreviated” such a long word?
• Why is it that doctors call what they do “practice”?
• Why is it that to stop Windows , you have to click on “Start”?
• Why is lemon juice made with artificial flavor, and dishwashing liquid made with real lemons?
• Why is the man who invests all your money called a broker?
• Why is the time of day with the slowest traffic called rush hour?
• Why isn’t there mouse-flavored cat food?
• When dog food is new and improved tasting, who tests it?
• Why didn’t Noah swat those two mosquitoes?
• Why do they sterilize the needle for lethal injections?
• You know that indestructible black box that is used on airplanes?….Why don’t they make the whole plane out of that stuff?
• Why don’t sheep shrink when it rains?
• Why are they called apartments when they are all stuck together?
• If con is the opposite of pro, is Congress the opposite of progress?
• If flying is so safe, why do they call the airport the terminal?

G2B SANDALS: SPLASH ADVERT

In these days of high fashion & even higher photoshop retouching skill we thought we’d bring you a combination of both. This ad for G2B Sandals seems to capture all the things we love about the creative design process and today’s fashion industry.

Advertising Agency: W/Brasil, Brazil
Creative Director: Rui Branquinho
Writer: Rui Branquinho
Art director: Celso Alfieri
Account Department: Sheila Farah, Fernanda Knijnik
Planning Department: Newton Nagumo, Flávia Campos
Published: September 2007
Model: Gisele Bündchen

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SELLING KETTLES ON EBAY?

If you are planning to sell items in eBay, please heed the advise before you jump on the band wagon... :) :)

Yu-Chiao Wang’s Sun Tattoo

Inspired by the Moldy Body Object. Sun Tattoo is a soft stencil which can be used for making the tattoo pattern on the skin by sunshine.

Designer: Yu-Chiao Wang

LEARN CHINESE IN A MINUTE

WHAT CAN I SAY...

MS WURD

Write letterz n shit, yo!

DREAM PIC OF THE WEEK - Milford Mariner, New Zealand, 2001

Photograph by David McLain

The Milford Mariner, a replica of a traditional New Zealand coastal trading scow, sails through a blue-gray fog in Milford Sound.

The sound, part of Fiordland National Park on the southwest coast of New Zealand's South Island, is surrounded by towering, jagged peaks strewn with waterfalls. The Mariner takes tours right up to (and sometimes underneath) the frigid cascades.

(Text adapted from and photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Action New Zealand: 12 Days & 12 Adventures on the South Island," May/June 2002, National Geographic Traveler magazine)

I want to introduce a new feature in this blog and hopefully every Sunday will publish a Dream Pic of the Week. Readers are welcome to submit their pictures and I will include your name and link to your website.

Hope you like this one.

THE KEYBOARD WAY TO BREAKUP.

You know that you have been spending too much time on your computer when you end up one day with:

RECOVER FORGOTTEN PASSWORDS

Snadboy's Revelation is an unfortunately named application that makes recovering long forgotten passwords a snap. Sometimes. All you have to do is run the application and drag and drop a little target button over to an asterisked-out password. SnadBoy's Revelation will show what's hidden beneath those big black circles and let you copy the text to a clipboard.

Unfortunately, this won't work with all passwords. A lot of newer programs hide your passwords somewhere else, so those asterisks are really just place holders. For example, SnadBoy's revelation won't help you recover any website passwords stored in Firefox or Internet Explorer. But the application is still more than worth its price, considering it's free.

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THE EXPLODING WHALE

Whale watching is a favorite pastime enjoyed by tourists visiting coastal areas and marine reserves. It's very exciting to watch the leviathans wallow in the deep waters, flap their enormous tails, and bellow sweet nothings to their marine partners.

Whale watching, however, isn't half as fun when the subject in question is washed up on the beach slowly decomposing and stinking to high heaven.

This is exactly what happened last week near Los Angeles when a 78-foot long, 100,000 pound blue whale came in with the tide and died a smelly death on the beaches of Ventura County.

Onlookers have turned this unfortunate demise into the newest tourist attraction as rubbernecks detour out of their way to brave the stench and gawk at the cycle of life. Local officials, however, are faced with the nightmare of keeping the morbidly curious away and figuring out how to dispose of the creature.

In the meantime, this reminds me of one of my favorite video clips of all time (above) when a similar situation in Oregon was comedically solved with sticks of dynamite. For a good, sick laugh, be sure to click play!

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The Weirdest Japanese TV Show You'll Ever See

Click on the video above for a little preview of a popular Japanese game show known as Haneru No Tobira, which I believe roughly translates to 'Human Tetris.' Although this clip defies mere explanation, the idea is simple.