Dumb- not anyone in particular, just people: and not in everything, but nearly so except for some odd un-dumbness:
1. Roger Federer's twin children are not two days old, and people are placing bets on their chances of winning a grandslam (100-1 for a grasscourt title; 25-1 to claim one of the four slams...)- Yahoo! News
3. People are so clever: someone called Tyler Cowen wants to economise on his scarce resource- time: so he finishes one book for every five to ten that he starts. Please check Siris to know why this is awful, and what it is to read a book.
4. On Feb. 23, 1885, they tried thrice to hang a convicted murderer and failed because the trapdoor got stuck- and then they let him live- Futility Closet
5. Consumerist: It seems Facebook takes the photos of your friends and puts them in the ads that sell things to you- nice idea? But what happens when...
"Hey Dan!" The ad said. "Hot singles are waiting for you!"
And on the left hand side was a picture of my wife!
6. I suppose the worst man to enter public life is Berlusconi- our Indian politicos are angels compared to him: here is a controversy about his brag of his home to a woman 'escort': ""Here we found 30 Phoenician tombs from (around) 300 BC," the voice is heard to say." Apparently, that is against the law (not bragging- failing to disclose archaeological discoveries made on private property)- Washington Post
9. Woman complains that neighbours are harassing her for having a relationship with a 13-year old boy- and the police arrest her for child-sex : KPTV
10. And then, a teacher squeezed the toes of her students as punishment: Odd? She faced an enquiry and comes out unscathed- UPI
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