Google April Fool’s Day Jokes
April 1st, 2008 § 1 Comment
In the few short hours I've been online this morning I've come across these two April Fool's Day jokes from Google. I bet there are several more out there. They like to do this every year. I think it's hilarious a company as large as Google would put so much effort into something like this, but that's one of the reasons I love Google so much.
Top 10 Leap Sites
February 29th, 2008 § 1 Comment
Happy Leap Day! In honor of this glorious day I have for you the top 10 Google search results* for the word "Leap."
- LEAP (LEAP WIRELESS INTERNATIONAL, INC.)
- Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP)
- Welcome to Leap Wireless
- Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics, Inc.
- LEAP
- Low Income Energy Assistance Program
- LEAP Systems Inc.
- LEAP NYC
- LEAP: Summary for LEAP WIRELESS NEW – Yahoo! Finance
- Linking Employment, Abilities and Potential (LEAP) – Home
Well, that was rather worthless wasn't it? How many links can their be for LEAP Wireless? You'd think there'd be better results for such a bouncy, fun-sounding word. Maybe if I had searched for "Leap Day" it would have been more interesting? Oh well.
*Search results did not include News Results.
K-Fed? Really?
February 21st, 2008 § Leave a Comment
Check out this article I just read in the Los Angeles Business Journal.
Restraining Order For ‘K-Fed’ JokesBy DANIEL MILLERLos Angeles Business Journal Staff
Kay Hoveland is a classical music fan. She favors the staples, like Bach, for example. So it make senses that Hoveland doesn’t fancy herself a fan of hip-hop musician Kevin Federline, who goes by the nickname “K-Fed” and is the ex-husband of Britney Spears. But it isn’t just about the music.That’s because Hoveland is president of K-Fed Bancorp. You can see where trouble might arise.Hoveland said that she receives e-mails from Federline fans who are curious about Spears.“We get confused with Kevin and get questioned about his children, ex-wife and how he can own a bank,” Hoveland said. K-Fed BancorpHoveland said the company plans to distance itself from the name. So, that would mean there isn’t much chance for a crossover marketing opportunity with Federline?“No,” she said. “It is something that we do chuckle about here in the office.”
Now, seriously, do you really think this woman was getting legitimate email from Federline fans? I refuse to believe that people think K-Fed owns, or is capable of owning, a bank. That's just ridiculous.
An Office Story
February 13th, 2008 § Leave a Comment
Let me preface this story with this. Very few people in my office have taken the time to learn how to make coffee. It's really a simple process, but whatever. If someone else will take care of it why should they worry.
This morning I went into the break room to pour myself a cup of warm coffee goodness. And, as I'm pouring the sweet nectar from the practically full pot I noticed something odd. The coffee seems to be exceptionally clear this morning. In fact, it almost looks like water. It was at that point that I realized that it was, in fact, just warm water. I thought it rather odd so I poured out the water and checked the coffee filter basket, assuming someone forgot to put coffee and a filter in the filter basket. Sure enough though there was a filter and coffee in there. The problem was whomever was attempting to make coffee had put whole beans in the filter, forsaking the coffee grinder which sits on the break room counter. I almost laughed out loud.
Now, maybe I'm a coffee snob, or maybe I just expect a little too much from people, but really? Whole beans? If that person had stopped to think they would have realized the error of their ways. Right? Am I way off here? What do you think?
Burbank Ain’t Hardware
December 17th, 2007 § Leave a Comment
I came across this driving down San Fernando today.
