Flying outside of the square… a lovely short video that has nothing to do with paper planes or the physics of phlying
http://www.paperairplanemovie.com/
(thx, mec!)
Archive for October, 2007
God’s Three-Dimensional Glasses
October 30, 2007
There she is, Miss Perfect. Between her GQ husband, angelic children, and home straight from the “Parade of Homes” tour, is there anything that she doesn’t have? Doesn’t she have it all? Have you ever caught yourself wondering how the Barbie across the congregation got so lucky? She must have given a dying child a kidney or something that made God smile on her, right?
Too many times I have wondered why God chose to bless somebody else. Read the rest of this entry ?
Robot arm inscribes the Luther Bible around the clock
October 30, 2007 
Over on Boing Boing Gadgets, our Joel spots this robotic Bible-copying monk-arm, called “Kuka,” which “appears to be a fairly standard industrial robot… reprogrammed to inscribe the entire Martin Luther bible onto a endless roll of paper…[in a] calligraphic style.” Link
(Image credit: Robotlab : bios [bible] (2007) from Marc Wathieu’s Flickr stream)
christian pick up lines (a collection of the worst)
October 28, 2007(thx, russ!)
a collection of the best:
1. “nice bible.”
2. “is this pew taken?”
3. “i just don’t feel called to celibacy.”
4. “for you i would slay two Goliaths”
5. “i would go through more than Job for you”
6. “you are perfect, except with all the sin.”
7. “when Moses struck the rock, water flowed from it like a river. I promise I will never strike you.”
8. “you are so unblemished that i would sacrifice you.”
9. “what, this here? oh.. thats my study bible – it’s a little bigger but i can handle the extra spiritual and physical weight.”
10. “shall we tithe?”
11. “at points in my life i have been referred to as Samson”
12. “the word says ‘Give drink to those who are thirsty, and feed the hungry’; how about dinner?” Read the rest of this entry ?
Facebook Profile Winner 2007
October 23, 2007As the saying goes, “First impressions last.” Anybody who uses Facebook knows that your profile picture is displayed for the world wide web. Some people prefer modest shots. Some are braver than others…
Well, friends, allow me to introduce you to Fabio. Believe it or not, I go to uni with this guy. He is a classic…
Wide Eyed
October 23, 2007When I met him on a sidewalk
He was preaching to a mailbox
Down on 16th Avenue
And he told me he was Jesus
Sent from Jupiter to free us
With a bottle of tequila and one shoe
He raged about repentance
He finished every sentence
With a promise that the end was close at hand
I didn’t even try to understand Read the rest of this entry ?
ELVISH OR YIDDISH ?
October 23, 20071. A Elbereth Gilthoniel
2. Lorelindorenan
3. Geyin D’rerd Dort’n
4. Mellon
5. Parma Eldalamberon
6. Quenya
7. Keyneyin Hara
8. Malach Hamavis
9. Glorfindel
10. Osmon Hatgelt Furtmon
11. Arwen Undomiel
12. Chaim Schmiel
13. Elavil
Answers:
Elvish: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 9, 11
Yiddish: 3, 7, 8, 10, 12
Mood-Altering Prescription Medication: 13
flower power #1
October 15, 2007I think flowers exist for very little reason other than to look beautiful…
From my very talented friend, MJR (more to come)
Jacuzzi on Mont Blanc
October 15, 2007A bunch of climbers took a portable jacuzzi up to the top of Mont Blanc, the tallest mountain in the Alps, and took a soak. The photos are crazy.
