The verb Olla means something hard, something difficult to even write about in America. And it’s something of a popular word in Sweden. In fact, a plumber making his first appearance Sweden’s Got Talent recently raised a smile when he sang about how he likes to “olla” eve[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Misc.’
April 2nd, 2015 - 3:59 pm § in Misc.
THE Ave Challenge: Why the USA and Sweden can never agree on much
April 2nd, 2015 - 4:32 am § in Misc.
The AVE Challenge: Where is this statue of Hitler?
A. Warsaw Ghetto B. Tehran Holocaust Museum C. Berlin Modern Art Museum D. Vienna Annual Exposition E. Gaza Peace Museum [...]
April 1st, 2015 - 8:47 am § in Misc.
Unicorn Sighting!
In an official statement, the Ontario Science Centre, in Toronto, Canada, claimed to have been sent the footage by a member of the public for analysis. The statement said: “The Science Centre is reviewing the footage frame-by-frame to determine whether the claim is legitimate. “With closer exami[...]
April 1st, 2015 - 8:42 am § in Misc.
Is an oath sworn on a virtual page valid?
New U.S. Ambassador Swore Her Oath on an E-Reader In a peculiar “sign-of-the-times” moment last Friday, Suzi LeVine was sworn in as the United States’ newest Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein by raising her right hand and placing the left on a digital copy of the Const[...]
Is This For Real? Michael Eisen Goes Turncoat
Why I, a founder of PLOS, am forsaking open access By Michael Eisen | Published: April 1, 2014 PLEASE NOTE BEFORE YOU READ THIS THAT IT WAS WRITTEN FOR APRIL FOOLS DAY ON DR. EISEN’S WEBSITE!!! I co-founded the Public Library of Science (PLOS) in 2002 because I believed deeply that the open a[...]
April 1st, 2015 - 4:54 am § in Misc.
Yay for the Whales
Japanese Whaling Crew Becomes Sushi for Killer Whales Last summer a Japanese whaling crew has fallen victim to a dramatic full on assault by a school of killer whales, killing no less then 16 crew members and injuring 12, has reported the Japanese Government this morning. The crew of the�[...]
April 1 Eating Green
German media reported in 2007 that Kim Jong Il hoped to solve the famine in his country by breeding giant rabbits. An east German farmer who bred rabbits the size of dogs was apparently asked by North Korea to help set up a big bunny farm to alleviate food shortages. To get things going, he [&hellip[...]