Fun Stuff...Off Topic(O/T)

[Rob]

Now you can be an abstract expressionist artist
http://www.jacksonpollock.org/

That's really cool! Here's my first creation. I wonder how much I can get for it.

[Rob]

Didn't [Alanis] have a song where she had one hand on the steering wheel and the other one giving the peace sign?

Close. It was one hand in my pocket, and yes, that is the song I was talking about.

[ParkTwain]

AMERICA! What a country!

NBA cheerleader's double-barreled dunk:

http://media.knuttz.net/0612/nba_cheerleaders/cheerleaders_005.jpg

Classic pimped-out cars:

http://knuttz.net/hosted_pages/Classic-Cars-20061204

[ParkTwain]

America's Stonehenges

Now THIS is a great web page.

http://www.roadsideamerica.com/set/OVERhenges.html

http://www.roadsideamerica.com/sights/sightstory.php?tip_AttrId=%3D2602

[ringo69]

Free e-books on stock trading

http://www.4shared.com/dir/772683/2e501264/Fundamental.html

This link provides free e-books on many stock trading subjects. I have not read any of the books directly off this site. Most are in PDF format. Happy reading.

[IIC]

Give me the luxuries of life and I will willingly do without the necessities.
-- Frank Lloyd Wright, quoted in his obituary, April 9, 1959

Hey...That was said on my 6th B-Day...Yikes...More 6's

[IIC]

So, what's your sign? You crash here often?
By Naomi Kim Thu Dec 14, 9:42 AM ET



TORONTO, Dec 13 (Reuters Life!) - Never mind how careful you are behind the wheel or how long you've been driving, the signs of the zodiac may be bigger factors behind your ability to avoid car crashes -- or why you have too many.

According to a study by InsuranceHotline.com, a Web site that quotes drivers on insurance rates, astrological signs are a significant factor in predicting car accidents.

The study, which looked at 100,000 North American drivers' records from the past six years, puts Libras (born September 23-October 22) followed by Aquarians (January 20-February 1 as the worst offenders for tickets and accidents

Leos (July 23-August 22) and then Geminis (May 21-June 20) were found to be the best overall.

"I was absolutely shocked by the results," said Lee Romanov, president of Toronto-based InsuranceHotline.com, who also wrote the book "Car Carma" which touches on the correlation between astrological signs and driving ability while doing the study.

Romanov originally wanted to have some fun by examining astrological signs as a possible cause for the variance between insurance companies quoting high and low rates but didn't expect to find anything interesting.
"Now, changing postal codes is far less significant to me than drivers of certain astrological signs," she told Reuters on Wednesday.

Even age, another variable for determining insurance rates, is less of a consideration to Romanov. The cutoff line for being considered a higher risk driver is 24 years of age; 25-year-olds are considered not-high risk.
"I'd rather get into a car with a 24-year-old Leo than a 25-year-old Aries," Romanov said.

Leos, described along with the study results on InsuranceHotline.com/a10.html, are "generous, and comfortable in sharing the roadway."

Aries, on the other hand, "have a 'me first' childlike nature that drives Aries into trouble."

"I wasn't believing in it before," said Romanov, "but I would think twice before getting into a car with an Aries."

[IIC]

KNOW YOUR STATE MOTTO
>
> Alabama - Hell Yes, We Have Electricity.
>
> Alaska - 11,623 Eskimos Can't Be Wrong!
>
> Arizona - But It's A Dry Heat.
>
> Arkansas - Literacy Ain't Everything.
>
> California - By 30, Our Women Have More Plastic Than Your Honda.
>
> Colorado - If You Don't Ski, Don't Bother.
>
> Connecticut -Like Massachusetts , Only The Kennedy's Don't Own
It
>Yet.
>
> Delaware - We Really Do Like The Chemicals In Our Water.
>
> Florida - Ask Us About Our Grandkids.
>
> Georgia - We Put The Fun In Fundamentalist Extremism.
>
> Hawaii - Haka Tiki Mou Sha'ami Leeki Toru (Death To Mainland
>Scum,Leave Your Money)
>
> Idaho - More Than Just Potatoes... Well, Okay, We're Not, But
The
>Potatoes Sure Are Real Good
>
> Illinois - Please, Don't Pronounce the "S"
>
> Indiana - 2 Billion Years Tidal Wave Free
>
> Iowa - We Do Amazing Things With Corn
>
> Kansas - First Of The Rectangle States
>
> Kentucky - Five Million People; Fifteen Last Names
>
> Louisiana - We're Not ALL Drunk Cajun Wackos, (But That's Our
>Tourism Campaign.)
>
> Maine - We're Really Cold, But We Have Cheap Lobster
>
> Maryland - If You Can Dream It, We Can Tax It
>
> Massachusetts - Our Taxes Are Lower Than Sweden 's
>
> Michigan - First Line Of Defense - From The Canadians
>
> Minnesota - 10,000 Lakes...And 10,000,000,000,000 Mosquitoes
>
> Mississippi - Come And Feel Better About Your Own State
>
> Missouri - Your Federal Flood Relief Tax Dollars At Work
>
> Montana - Land Of The Big Sky, The Unabomber, Right-wing
Crazies,
>and Very Little Else.
>
> Nebraska - Ask About Our State Motto Contest
>
> Nevada - Hookers and Poker!
>
> New Hampshire - Go Away And Leave Us Alone
>
> New Jersey - You Want A ##$%##! Motto? I Got Yer ##$%##! Motto
Right
>here!
>
> New Mexico - Lizards Make Excellent Pets
>
> New York - You Have The Right To Remain Silent, You Have The
Right
>To An Attorney...
>
> North Carolina - Tobacco Is A Vegetable
>
> North Dakota - We Really Are One Of The 50 States!
>
> Ohio - At Least We're Not Michigan
>
> Oklahoma - Like The Play, But No Singing
>
> Oregon - Spotted Owl...It's What's For Dinner
>
> Pennsylvania - Cook With Coal
>
> Rhode Island - We're Not REALLY An Island
>
> South Carolina - Remember The Civil War? Well, We Didn't
Actually
>Surrender Yet
>
> South Dakota - Closer Than North Dakota
>
> Tennessee - The Edyoocashun State
>
> Texas - Se Hablo Ingles
>
> Utah - Our Jesus Is Better Than Your Jesus
>
> Vermont - Ay, Yep
>
> Virginia - Who Says Government Stiffs And Slackjaw Yokels Don't
Mix?
>
> Washington - We have more rain than you do
>
> West Virginia - One Big Happy Family...Really!
>
> Wisconsin - Come Cut The Cheese!
>
> Wyoming - Where Men Are Men... And The Sheep Are Scared

[ParkTwain]

Check out $$MM$$ on Alexa.com

Net traffic, page views, etc.

http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details?url=www.mrmarketishuge.com

[IIC]

How many here could pass this 8th grade test?

http://mwhodges.home.att.net/1895-test.htm

[billyjoe]

Here's what I think of cell phones.

http://www.willitblend.com/videos.aspx?type=unsafe&video=crowbar

-------billyjoe

But I do like Cochicken

http://www.willitblend.com/videos.aspx?type=unsafe&video=cochicken

[peanuts]

Here's what I think of cell phones.

http://www.willitblend.com/videos.aspx?type=unsafe&video=crowbar

-------billyjoe

But I do like Cochicken

http://www.willitblend.com/videos.as...ideo=cochicken

I kept on clicking. This is pretty cool, too:

LINK

[billyjoe]

Peanuts,
If I use the Diet Coke/Mentos diet plan how long will it take to lose 50 pounds?

---------billyjoe

[Tatnic]

[QUOTE=ParkTwain;62489]These have become famous among the nerdy set.

http://www.sellsbrothers.com/fun/msiview/default.aspx?content=question.htm

http://www.acetheinterview.com/qanda/microsoft_interview.html

... and elsewhere.

Before I left the office today, I killed some time and briefly patted myself on the back for quickly finding an answer (then later finding a 2nd answer) to this one, not very difficult:
//
11. If you had an infinite supply of water and a 5 quart and 3 quart pail, how would you measure exactly 4 quarts?
//
I'd fill the 5 qt pail full, and pour that into the 3 qt. pail until it was full, leaving 2 qts. I'd mark that level, empty the 3 qt. pail, then pour the 2 quarts into that empty pail, then refill the 5 qt. pail to the mark I just made. Then you could pour the 2 qts. into the same pail but that's not required to get the answer.

[Tatnic]

Got this off of AOL...Sounds yummy:

TOP BURGERS IN THE USA

1. All-American Drive-In -- Long Island, N.Y.
A famous and delicious "double double" for only $2.10? Fantastic!

2. Chris Madrid's -- San Antonio
Try the "Tostada Burger" with refried beans, chips, cheddar and salsa.
3. CityGrille -- Denver
Go high-end with a Steakburger, or local with a Buffaloburger.

4. Dick's Drive-In -- Seattle
It's all about their famous special sauce with zingy bits of pickle.

5. Goldyburgers -- Chicago
Serving 'em up hot, huge and cheesy since 1926

6. In-N-Out Burger -- Los Angeles
The perennial favorite also won in Vegas, OC and San Diego.

7. Jack's Old Fashion Hamburger -- South Florida
Hand-shaped, charbroiled perfection served up your way

8. O'Connell's Pub -- St. Louis
Juicy, charbroiled nine-ounce burgers for more than 40 years

9. Peter Luger -- New York
Prime dry-aged beef and signature steak sauce from a famed steak house

10. Roaring Fork -- Phoenix
Try the "Big-Ass Burger" stacked high with green chiles.

11. Stanich's -- Portland, Ore.
Try the amazing "Special" topped with a fried egg, ham, bacon and cheese.

12. Tessaro's -- Pittsburgh
Fresh meat ground daily in-house and flame-broiled on a hardwood grill

13. Thurman Cafe -- Columbus, Ohio
Thurman Burger = a 3/4 lb patty, ham, mozzarella and American Cheese

14. Val's Burgers -- San Francisco
You think you can handle the One-Pound Behemoth at Val's?

15. 96th St. Steakburgers -- Indianapolis
Perfection with ground steak cuts and buns grilled with mustard

the golden gobbler in blacksburg, VA, had the best burgers I've ever had, anywhere. But that was many years ago, they're probably gone now.