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Month: January, 2008

Trying Too Hard to be Funny

7 January, 2008 (08:47) | Social Networks, Writing, humor | By: William McCamment

I spend a lot of time these days (too much time) on a web site called Digg. It’s one of those social networks in which you create an account, upload an avatar and start socializing by submitting and/or voting on stories found on the internet. On Digg, these “votes” are creatively called “Diggs”. The more Diggs a story gets, the more popular it is and thus moves higher and higher up the page until, if really popular, it reaches the “front page” where it is seen by the most people and receives even more Diggs. If a story does not meet your personal minimum standards, you can “Digg it down” by giving it a negative vote.

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How to Get Rid of the Annoying Song that’s Stuck in Your Head

2 January, 2008 (17:19) | Annoyances, Music | By: William McCamment

Getting Rid of Annoying SongsDo you cut the red wire, or the blue wire? Come on, the clock is ticking… 0:31… 0:30… 0:29… LESS THAN THIRTY SECONDS! As the senior bomb diffuser in the area, the Sheriffs Department of Burnt Toast, Wisconsin has called you in to save the city. So, which is it? The red one, or the blue one? You’ve diffused dozens of devices similar to this one, but this time, you have a happy little tune entitled, It’s a Small World, After All…, stuck in your head and it’s messing with your brain. Why, oh, why did you insist on diffusing an explosive device without wearing the proper protective gear!

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Dead Rooster Takes Flight

1 January, 2008 (19:40) | blogging, humor | By: William McCamment

Apparently, it is common to start a new blog with an entry titled, Hello World! I’m sure there are many reasons for this, but I think it is mainly due to the fact that most blogging software packages come pre-loaded with a “Hello World” post and people just go with it. These people are making fools of themselves.

Now it’s my turn.

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