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Videos. Quotes. HUMOR:How to Speak and Write Postmodern. Hiding Your Sexual Orientation From Your Parents 101. The Worst And Saddest Of Yahoo! Answers. Okay, this one is actually legit, but everything after the jump isn't. They're the kind of questions that make you want to bathe with a toaster (or SPOILER ALERT: poisonous jellyfish).

I assume some of them are fake, but I sadly guarantee a good portion are serious. And, well, *pouring out a little liquor* it's been real, humanity. Hit it for a dozen or so of the worst questions ever asked. HOW IS YAHOO ANSWERS FORMED? [kontraband] Thanks to Kane, who phrases his answers in the form of questions because JEOPARDY! Yoda+Clipping.jpg. 18 Types of People in Your Arabic Class. The students who make up Arabic classes these days are a strange bunch of people. They came to study a vilified, difficult, yet beautifully poetic, language for any number of motivations or purposes. No list is complete, but the one below should be a useful guide for fitting your classmates into a useful spreadsheet: Updated Now the list has 20 Types of People in Your Arabic Class 1.The Arabic Music Excuse Favorite hobby: Likes to hizz the wizzThis type likes to get his karaoke on and Arabic music provides such an opportunity. 2.The Gospel Noisemaker Mostly Likely Name: Paul or KimberlyThe Middle East needs a bit more “turning the other cheek” and less “an eye for eye.” 3.The Unyielding National Security Warrior Mostly Likely Name: Jason or Dick (females too).9/11, nine eleven, 9-11, September eleventh, the eleventh day of the ninth month of the first year after the millennium, 9/11. 5.My parents are racists 6.The kid whose best friend is Arab 7.The Kabob Monster Their hero is Andrew Zimmern.

039;UAE fares better compared to others' Abu Dhabi: Residents in the capital city feel that there's freedom of the press in the UAE's English and Arabic language newspapers, compared to other papers in the Arab world. Dr Michael Bitzer, Chief Executive Officer at the National Health Insurance Company (Daman) reads both English and Arabic newspapers. Even though he doesn't understand Arabic, he gets the topics that interest him translated to him on a daily basis. He especially follows medical related articles due to his profession which requires constant update on the daily happenings across the UAE. "I've had a lot of feedback from various European friends in the last six months about the quality of journalism in the country's English newspapers and everyone is surprised at the freedom of press portrayed in the articles," said Bitzer, adding, "they especially referred to Gulf News and The National which they skimmed through carefully during their stay.

" "Journalists need to know what they are writing about. Asia-Pacific | NZ judge orders 'odd' name c. A judge in New Zealand made a young girl a ward of court so that she could change the name she hated - Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii. Judge Rob Murfitt said that the name embarrassed the nine-year-old and could expose her to teasing. He attacked a trend of giving children bizarre names, citing several examples. Officials had blocked Sex Fruit, Keenan Got Lucy and Yeah Detroit, he said, but Number 16 Bus Shelter, Violence and Midnight Chardonnay had been allowed. One mother wanted to name her child O.crnia using text language, but was later persuaded to use Oceania, he said. 'Social handicap' The ruling, in the city of New Plymouth on the North Island, was handed down in February but only made public now. The name issue emerged during a custody hearing for the young girl - who had refused to tell her friends her name and went simply by "K".

"The court is profoundly concerned about the very poor judgment which this child's parents have shown in choosing this name," Judge Murfitt wrote. The Hawaii Chair. Woman Overjoyed By Giant Uterine Parasite | The Onion - America& NEW BRIGHTON, MN—Immediately following a physician's examination for her menstrual cessation, 37-year-old events planner Janice Crowley told reporters Tuesday that she is "ecstatic" with her diagnosis of a rapidly growing intrauterine parasite.

"I'm so happy! " Crowley said of the golf ball–sized, nutrient-sapping organism embedded deep in the wall of her uterus. "I was beginning to think this would never happen to me. " The unaccountably happy Crowley. Crowley's condition is common and well-documented, with millions of women between the ages of 12 and 50 diagnosed every year. Studies have shown that while the disorder strikes without prejudice across racial, ethnic, and class lines, it bears a very high correlation with the consumption of alcohol at the time of infection.

"I can't wait to tell my parents! " The nutrient-sucking creature that grows within. "I think it must have happened in that little seaside villa on St. I Blame The Patriarchy. Comedy Central : Videos (The Colbert Report) Bird Fouls Bush's Outdoor Event. Urban Legends Reference Pages: Rumors of War (Bert Is Evil!) Stephen Colbert on Pope's Visit to Turkey. PC World - The 13 Most Embarrassing Web Moments. We're probably all guilty of the occasional Web slip-up. Instead of IM-ing your coworker to complain about your wife, you get mixed up and IM your wife herself. Or instead of forwarding that note from the boss--along with a snarky comment--to your friend, you hit reply. Or for a quick hit of mortification, just take a look at your MySpace page. Those little missteps, alas, are trifles compared with the most embarrassing incidents on the Web. Hoping not to embarrass ourselves, we devised a few ground rules for our selection process: We excluded faux pas that ultimately made the "victim" millions of dollars (Paris Hilton); nor were we interested in grossly off-putting transgressions (former Congressman Mark Foley).

Still, we're going to bet that the people and companies we've picked would love a "do-over" for their mistakes. 13. 12. 11. A little Photoshop can be a dangerous thing.