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Monday Links from the Bench vol. CXCIX
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Originally posted by NickFitz View PostThe Original "Mahna Mahna" - "It's a fair bet that you've heard "Mahna Mahna" from The Muppet Show. If you're of a certain age, just mentioning "Mahna Mahna" starts the tune in your head, and you're off to the races! (Doo-doo-dee-doo-doo, doo-doo-dee-doo!!) But while most of us think of the song as the opening number on the original Muppet Show, its first Muppet rendition came on an early episode of Sesame Street, performed by a trio of then-nameless "anything Muppets" just messing around." Chris Higgins tracks down various manifestations of the classic Muppets song. Turns out Sesame Street wasn't its first appearance...Originally posted by MaryPoppinsI hadn't really understood this 'pwned' expression until I read DirtyDog's post.Comment
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Originally posted by barrydidit View PostOh, and there's Not on the High Street too, but i think their commission is a bit steep or somethingOriginally posted by MaryPoppinsI hadn't really understood this 'pwned' expression until I read DirtyDog's post.Comment
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Originally posted by vetran View PostIts a sliding scale.
level of Madness ∝ (Cats) + ((knitted items with cats on)/3).
Note squirrels can be substituted for cats if you are Russian!Originally posted by MaryPoppinsI hadn't really understood this 'pwned' expression until I read DirtyDog's post.Comment
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Originally posted by NickFitz View PostOnce these are posted, I can go out foraging for bacon:
[LIST][*]Our Logo Looks Like Underpants: A Case Study in Internationalization - RJMetrics unveiled a new corporate identity, and soon identified a disconcerting trend on social media: "Without exception, every tweet that ever suggested that our logo looks like underpants had come from the United Kingdom."Comment
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Originally posted by mudskipper View PostSomeone just pointed out to me that clientCo's logo is a thong.
Yes, I can see that, a whale tailComment
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Originally posted by NickFitz View Post- Our Logo Looks Like Underpants: A Case Study in Internationalization - RJMetrics unveiled a new corporate identity, and soon identified a disconcerting trend on social media: "Without exception, every tweet that ever suggested that our logo looks like underpants had come from the United Kingdom."
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Originally posted by TheFaQQer View PostI've just read that for the first time, and Facebook is now offering me their sponsored posts in my timelineComment
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Originally posted by craig1 View PostA very interesting and sobering article.
The bit that made me think was the one suicide victim who said: ‘I’m going to walk to the bridge. If one person smiles at me on the way, I will not jump.’ Obviously no-one smiled at him.
Maybe that just makes me an irritating coont for some people; I never stopped to think it could save somebody's life though.
And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014Comment
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Originally posted by NickFitz View Post[*]The Original "Mahna Mahna" - "It's a fair bet that you've heard "Mahna Mahna" from The Muppet Show. If you're of a certain age, just mentioning "Mahna Mahna" starts the tune in your head, and you're off to the races! (Doo-doo-dee-doo-doo, doo-doo-dee-doo!!) But while most of us think of the song as the opening number on the original Muppet Show, its first Muppet rendition came on an early episode of Sesame Street, performed by a trio of then-nameless "anything Muppets" just messing around." Chris Higgins tracks down various manifestations of the classic Muppets song. Turns out Sesame Street wasn't its first appearance...
And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014Comment
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