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Links of the Week – Special Edition (2008/04)

2008-01-27

Jahr der Mathematik (Logo) To the Year of Mathematics (all in German):

Other links of the week:

  • How evolution really works – an informative 10-minute video (via BA).
  • A somewhat inappropriate Jesus-shaped lightswitch.
  • A somewhat inappropriate reaction of a church to Heath Ledger’s death.
  • Duden language counseling: The current questions – the right answers (German).
  • The LOLinator – turn your blog into a cat blog! – example for my blog (via Wissen belastet). :)
  • Kissing → Fucking in 2h 17min. :)

Ouch!

2007-11-23

That’s got to hurt when they cut someone out of a garden!

We cut you out of their garden

You know, in German, there’s a difference between “sie” (she, they) and “Sie” (you (as address)) as well as “ihren” (her, their) and “Ihren” (your) – so they said “Wanted: Christmas tree, 12–20 meters, very nicely grown fir or spruce. We will also cut you out of their garden” instead of “…Wie will also cut it out of your garden.”

I know, not half as funny if you have to explain it…

But I can understand that the firs and spruces want to be undisturbed and have intruders removed…

:bigsmile:

(From the “Pfaffenhofener Anzeiger”.)

Mix-up (2)

2007-11-03

A local computer and telecommunications service company must have been a little confused to have flyers distributed this morning or last night advertising “Offer of the Month October 2007” and “Our highlights in October 2007″…