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The secret of the greatest-ever student prank

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 16:15:29 GMT

clipped by: karokan

Revealed after 50 years: The secret of the greatest-ever student prank

In June 1958, Cambridge awoke to see a car perched at the apex of an inaccessible rooftop, looking as if it were driving across the skyline.

The spectacle made headlines around the world and left police, firefighters and civil defence units battling for nearly a week to hoist the vehicle back down before giving in and taking it to pieces with blowtorches.

The shadowy group of engineering students who executed the stunt were never identified and the mystery of how they did it has baffled successive undergraduates and provided fodder for countless tourist guides.

Now, 50 years on, the group have reunited to disclose their identities and reveal how they winched an Austin Seven to the top of the university's 70ft-high Senate House.

At an anniversary dinner this month, ringleader Peter Davey revealed he had hatched the plan while staying in rooms at Gonville and Caius College overlooking the Senate House roof.

Tags: prank, mystery, pics

The Last Photo I Ever Took

Tue, 06 Mar 2007 01:12:58 GMT

clipped by: karokan

Clip Source: www.hogrockcafe.com

Contest Winners For
The Last Photo I Ever Took
Contributed by Doogie

Tags: photos, humor, contest

X-Ray Photoshop Fun

Sun, 18 May 2008 09:01:21 GMT

clipped by: karokan

Clip Source: www.myinterestingfiles.com

X-Ray Photoshop Fun

Clip Source: www.myinterestingfiles.com

Friends are More Dangerous than Beer

Sun, 27 Apr 2008 21:07:11 GMT

clipped by: karokan
clipper's remarks: Some of these are just Evil!

Clip Source: blog.jimmyr.com

Friends are More Dangerous than Beer

Tags: pranks, photos

Stress Test

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 16:09:43 GMT

clipped by: karokan

Clip Source: www.247stress.com

How stressed are you today?

The pictures attached are used to test the level of stress a person can handle.
These images are NOT animated - they are 100% still.
The slower the pictures move, the better your ability of handling stress.
Alleged criminals that were tested see them spinning around madly;

however, senior citizens and kids should normally see them standing still.

Come here daily to make this very simple stress test!

I LOVE IT! Free courses online. No Joke

Sun, 08 Apr 2007 20:10:33 GMT

clipped by: karokan
clipper's remarks: This site is absolutely amazing! It offers free education in any subject from Aerodynamics to Dentistry, from Calculus to History, from Business to Oceanography. All coursework is provided free of charge online. I checked it out and was very surprised by their offering.

Clip Source: www.free-ed.net

Free education on the Internet
No books to buy, no hidden fees
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Click Here for instant access all of our free courses.
Go ahead ... it won't cost you anything ... ever!

Complete courses and tutorials for more than 120 different vocational and academic disciplines.

Study programs for homeschooling, advanced college prep, GED, technical careers, lifelong learning, and much, much more.*

Simply pick a course and go to work on it.
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Is this school really free? Yes. You don't even have to buy any textbooks--everything is provided online. Costs are covered by advertising and donations from appreciative patrons.

See more questions and answers...

Tags: education, internet, free

Anger Management

Mon, 18 Jun 2007 00:52:11 GMT

clipped by: karokan
clipper's remarks: You got read the whole story! It's hilarious!

Clip Source: www.manbottle.com

Anger Management

When you occasionally have a really bad day, and you just need to take it out on someone, don't take it out on someone you know, take it out on someone you don't know.I was sitting at my desk when I remembered a phone call I'd forgotten to make. I found the number and dialed it.

A man answered, saying "Hello."I politely said, "This is Chris. Could I please speak with Robyn Carter?"Suddenly a manic voice yelled out in my ear "Get the right f***ing number!" and the phone was slammed down on me. I couldn't believe that anyone could be so rude .

When I tracked down Robyn's correct number to call her, I found that I had accidentally transposed the last two digits.After hanging up with her, I decided to call the 'wrong' number again.When the same guy answered the phone, I yelled "You're an asshole!" and hung up.

Tags: humor

What is this? and What caused it?

Sun, 17 Jun 2007 20:18:20 GMT

clipped by: karokan

Clip Source: www.public-domain-photos.com

Tags: photos, bizarre

Nihilist Chewing Gum

Sun, 10 Jun 2007 09:45:20 GMT

clipped by: karokan

Clip Source: www.stupid.com

This gum has no flavor. It is as pointless as life itself. As unsatisfying as your empty shell of an existence. Like everything else on this wretched planet, it is a dead end. A black hole. A bottomless pit of missed opportunity and shattered dreams.

If you agree with any of the above statements, then Nihilist gum is for you. (If you agree with ALL of the statements, then stop reading this page and seek professional help immediately.)

Nihilist Chewing Gum does not taste like cherries or grapes. It does not taste like peppermint or wintergreen or spearmint. It does not taste like anything because it's devoid of flavor. It contains no artificial flavoring and no natural flavoring because it has no flavor. None. Zilch. Nada. It is somewhat sweet, but that's about it. The gum comes in a minimalist black box, which contains 14 pieces.

Yes, Nihilist gum really has no reason to exist. But if you're a Nihilist, you don't think anything exists anyway so what difference does it make.

Tags: humor

No Sex Tonight!

Mon, 28 May 2007 11:30:01 GMT

clipped by: karokan
clipper's remarks: I walked around with her while she tried on
several different very expensive outfits. She couldn't decide which one to
take so I told her we'd just buy them all. She wanted new shoes to
compliment her new clothes, so I said lets get a pair for each outfit. We
went onto the jewelry department where she picked out a pair of diamond
earrings. Let me tell you...she was so excited. She must have thought I was
one wave short of a shipwreck. I started to think she was testing me because
she asked for a tennis bracelet when she doesn't even know how to play
tennis. I think I threw her for a loop when I said, "That's fine, honey."
She was almost nearing sexual satisfaction from all of the excitement.
Smiling with excited anticipation she finally said, "I think this is all
dear, let's go to the cashier."
I could hardly contain myself when I blurted out, "No honey, I don't feel
like it."
Her face just went completely blank as her jaw dropped with a baffled
WHAT?"

Clip Source: www.craigslist.org

I never quite figured out why the sexual urge of men and women differ so
much. And I never have figured out the whole Venus and Mars thing. I have
never figured out why men think with their head and women with their heart.

FOR EXAMPLE: One evening last week, my girlfriend and I were getting into
bed.

Well, the passion starts to heat up, and she eventually says "I don't feel
like it, I just want you to hold me."

I said "WHAT??!! What was that?!"

So she says the words that every boyfriend on the planet dreads to hear...
"You're just not in touch with my emotional needs as a woman enough for me
to satisfy your physical needs as a man." She responded to my puzzled look
by saying, "Can't you just love me for who I am and not what I do for you in
the bedroom?"

Realizing that nothing was going to happen that night, I went to sleep.

The very next day I opted to take the day off of work to spend time with
her. We went out to a nice lunch and then went shopping at a big, big
unnamed department store.

Tags: jokes

Clipmarks - reducing the pop limit?

Tue, 26 Dec 2006 23:04:39 GMT

clipped by: egoldstein
clipper's remarks: I look forward to hearing the various opinions people have on this issue.

Clip Source: clipmarks.wordpress.com

I’m giving strong consideration to the idea of dropping the Pop Character limit to 1,000 from 2,000. I’d like to explain my reasoning and give everyone a chance to weigh in prior to making a decision. At the end of the day, I need to make the decision that I believe best honors the integrity of what Clipmarks is all about, but I certainly don’t want to do that before hearing what our users have to say.

The reason we created Clipmarks was to give life to those wonderful bits of information that are buried within pages. I’m talking about the bits that literally make your brain come alive with interest, curiosity, bewilderment, passion, anger, hope, etc. They are the bits that you feel compelled to capture, comment on and immediately expose to other people.

Picture the offline act of reading a magazine or newspaper article and coming across something that so strongly grabs your attention that you immediately point it out to whoever is around you. You either blurt it out for others to hear or pass it along to someone, pointing to the specific piece of the page you want them to read. Well, our vision for Clipmarks is to create a global platform for that experience to occur in response to bits of “clipworthy” information people find on the web. Too many times I read a clip on the site and think that there is actually a clip within the clip that would have made a better clip…say that 10 times fast J

In my opinion, once a clip is too long, it’s impact as a unique form a content gets diluted. There is certainly no perfect size clip, but there is a size that, once exceeded, can no longer be considered a “clip”. We’re trying to find that fine line where the essence of a clip is honored, meaning is conveyed and an informed decision can be made by the reader about whether to click through to the source to read more. My gut is telling me that 2,000 characters is still too high.

Tags: clipmarks, internet, pop