Category Archives: Humour

Alternatives to training dragons

Posted on August 24, 2010 by Steve

The other day I was considering the movie title “How to train your dragon” (we were considering what DVD to take out), and the title for the sequel aimed at students and dwarves, “How to drain your flagon” just jumped … Continue reading →

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Anagram jokes

Posted on May 18, 2007 by Steve

A long time ago I maintained a mailing list for jokes, which I’d send on if they seemed original to me, and I found them funny. I’ve decided the blog can serve the same purpose. All joke e-mails I post … Continue reading →

Posted in Humour, Joke e-mails, Mother-in-laws, Word puzzles | 3 Comments

Another 10 links

Posted on May 16, 2007 by Steve

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/05/15/google_translation/: An article on how Google’s use of statistics and machine learning makes their translation tools the best in the world, despite almost no linguistic knowledge being built in. http://www.projectcensored.org/censored_2007/: The 25 “biggest” censored/muted stories of 2007. Some people may … Continue reading →

Posted in Activism, Conspiracy Theories, History, Homosexuality, Humour, Links, Machine Learning, Philosophy, Politics, Quizzes, Sex, Statistics, Surveys | 1 Comment

Ten more interesting links

Posted on April 17, 2007 by Steve

Time for another collection of articles and websites I’ve found interesting or useful lately. The Christian FAQ – presents one Christian’s answers to many of the troubling questions about Christianity raised by skeptics. I tend to agree with most of … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Games, Humour, Links, Poker, Religion, Science | 1 Comment

Order of the Stick

Posted on February 7, 2007 by Steve

If you have ever played Dungeons and Dragons, or know people who have, this comic strip is a must. Warnings: 1. Start at the beginning – there is a story arc and lots of back-references. 2. Extremely addictive – may … Continue reading →

Posted in Humour, Recommendations, Role-playing | 2 Comments