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Solution by Dee: A crane (more specifically, the top of the jib):
Yearly Archives:
2008
Poll “Games” results
My little poll about “Do you play computer/console games – and on what system?” here in the sidebar on the right has been closed – there were 47 participants, three of which chose multiple options, resulting in 51 total votes. This is the result:
For the time being, there will be no new poll, I didn’t have a viable idea, and the sidebar is a little less cluttered this way, too…
Anghela’s friend Galina
My regular readers might remember the scam mail series with “Anghela” with funny automatic translation, which I received in German and tried to reproduce in English, somewhat simulating the bad language – but Anghela isn’t alone. And this long mail, too, which tries just as well to grift travel money from overcredulous recipients or use them for money laundering, went to many mailboxes, with a few variations and different mail addreses – here the German antispam forum thread, and an example of another German commenting it.
„Hello!!!!!!!!“
As Terry Pratchett put it, Multiple exclamation marks are a sure sign of a diseased mind. In this case, diseasedly criminal, it seems. „about my letter please be not astonished! I saw your account on the web page of the acquaintances. This web page is called “FreundScout24” or “Meetic”.“ Now where? Can’t remember that? Diseased mind, hm?
„You have the registration there?“ I thought you saw me there – so why the question?
„I want that you understand me. I will strive to [German] write properly.“ Then why don’t you try harder in this mail? The first impression is often important! „I think that you man with whom I are I can happy be.“ I think that you should your school fee you get back: „You understand mine [German]? I studied [German] in the school and the college.“
„I upset am when I write this letter for you.“ And I’m upset when I receive spam. Well, at least you can laugh at spam like yours… „I will very very attend your reply.“ Oh, you too? Anghela was eager about that too.
“The Next Uri Geller” 2008 – 7th show (semifinal): opinion, tricks, explanations
This is about a show from the first German season of “The Next Uri Geller” from early 2008. You can also:
» Show all my reports from the first season.
» Show everything about the second season 2009.
» Show really all articles about Uri Geller.
General reading tips (German): GWUP info page; and the blog with explanations and discussion already during the shows: The contestants’ tricks, explained in an easy way. English: CSI (ex-CSICOP).
The seventh show from 19 February
Natalie Geller
From the preview on ProSieben.de – with an interview with Uri’s daughter:
Did Natalie Geller inherit her father’s mystic talents?
When she appears in this show, she must have inherited some of his “talent” of pretending mystic powers. But she is (even officially) an actress…
What will be the “unique mental experiment” (ProSieben’s word choice, of course)? Together bending a large spoon for which the physical powers of daddy alone are not enough anymore? 
From the interview (my translation):
Do the Gellers eat their soup only with chopsticks?
(laughs) It hasn’t come this far yet. But seriously: I experienced it a thousand times when I wanted to get a spoon and opened the cutlery drawer that everything inside was bent – from the dessert spoon to the giant soup ladle. My father can’t always control his enormous mental powers.
That was bound to happen… 
But even Uri’s “powers” are limited:
That’s why we’re eating at home always with platinum cutlery especially made for us, which handles two centimeters thick. Nothing will bend there, for sure!
That’s so supid that it’s funny again. 
Furthermore, Geller’s spoon bending sometimes affected the spoon’s cup – or are they as thick? I imagine that’s pretty uncomfortable…
What are you going to show us this tuesday?
Together with my father, I want to build up a telepathic connection into the German living rooms. And the nice thing about it: Every viewer can participate – and get in close mental contact with us …
No, I’m not saying anything about other kinds of close contacts with this 25-year-old actress. As long as her father’s envolved, that ain’t gonna be nice, anyway…
Introduction
Projekt 52 week 8: What frightens me?
The topic of week 8 in Sari’s photo Projekt 52:
What frightens me?
At first I was afraid I’d never have an idea what to present photographically on this topic… but wait, afraid to have no idea? Bingo! So I quickly grabbed my camera:
Alright, it’s a very simple solution, but whatever. 