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A few of my favorite links
posted by AndyO @ 10:39 AM
World's Largest Model Rocket Launch
posted by AndyO @ 10:47 AM
Nine words women use
This was sent to me by my loving wife. I thought it was so good, I wanted to put it here for everyone to see! (1) Fine: This is the word women use to end an argument when they are right and you need to shut up. (2) Five Minutes: If she is getting dressed, this means a half an hour.. Five minutes is only five minutes if you have just been given five more minutes to watch the game before helping around the house. (3) Nothing: This is the calm before the storm. This means something, and you should be on your toes. Arguments that begin with nothing usually end in fine. (4) Go Ahead: This is a dare, not permission. Don't Do It! (5) Loud Sigh: This is actually a word, but is a non-verbal statement often misunderstood by men. A loud sigh means she thinks you are an idiot and wonders why she is wasting her time standing here and arguing with you about nothing.. (Refer back to # 3 for the meaning of nothing.) (6) That's Okay: This is one of the most dangerous statements a woman can make to a man. That's okay means she wants to think long and hard before deciding how and when you will pay for your mistake. (7) Thanks: A woman is thanking you, do not question, or faint. Just say you're welcome. (I want to add in a clause here - This is true, unless she says 'Thanks a lot' - that is PURE sarcasm and she is not thanking you at all. DO NOT say 'you're welcome' . that will bring on a 'whatever').. (8) Whatever: Is a woman's way of saying F-- YOU! (9) Don't worry about it, I got it: Another dangerous statement, meaning this is something that a woman has told a man to do several times, but is now doing it herself. This will later result in a man asking 'What's wrong?' For the woman's response refer to # 3. Labels: Fun
posted by AndyO @ 11:25 AM
Airplane pictures you probably don't want to see
posted by AndyO @ 9:36 PM
Concert commercial
I saw this commercial the other night and thought it was hilarious. (I ended up telling my son about it on the way to, uh, his piano lesson.) I was a little suspicious of an organization called "Foundation for a Better Life," but it turns out, according to Wikipedia, that this doesn't appear to be a shadow foundation for something else: The Foundation is officially funded by a single donor family, and neither solicits nor accepts monetary donations from the public. It is not affiliated with any religion, rather hoping that "the values we share transcend any particular religion or nationality". The donor is Philip Anschutz, a billionaire American businessman whose fortune derives from oil, land, railroads, telecommunications, and entertainment businesses. Anschutz is a conservative Christian. Labels: Fun, YouTube
posted by AndyO @ 7:50 PM
Happy Birthday from Joe Cocker (with subtitles)
This is one of the funniest things I've seen in a while. This is a Joe Cocker performance at Woodstock that is subtitled "for the clear-headed." Labels: Fun, YouTube
posted by AndyO @ 11:39 AM
Where the Hell is Matt? - 2008
I read about this in the New York Times today. But I remember a friend sending his first video back in 2006. I liked it then, and I like it now. Through Matt and his dancing across the world, we get to see a different view of people and places than we normally see on the news. And for a few minutes, we can see that people in other countries are not as different as we might think. Labels: Fun, YouTube
posted by AndyO @ 3:23 PM
The world's biggest, largest, and longest
I'm on a few e-mail lists, and sometimes I receive some real gems. Here's the body from one such mail that shows pictures of some of the world's biggest, largest, and longest buildings, machines, vehicles, etc. If you haven't seen this before, it's pretty interesting. And you'll have some great facts to dish out at the next party or event you attend. WORLD'S LARGEST CHURCH 
Basilica of our Lady of Peace, Yamoussoukro
Inside sitting capacity.....18,000. Outside overflow capacity..100,000
WORLD'S BIGGEST INDOOR SWIMMING POOL
World Water Park ... Edmonton, Alberta, Canada...SIZE..5 Acres
WORLD'S BIGGEST OFFICE COMPLEX ... CHICAGO
Chicago Merchandise Mart... Illinois , USA WORLD'S BIGGEST SHOPPING MALL
South China Mall, Dongguan, China ...892,000 meter-square
Shops on 6 floors
WORLD'S BUSIEST AIRPORT..... NEW YORK
J.F.K International Airport, New York........USA
WORLD'S WIDEST BRIDGE... AUSTRALIA
Sydney harbor bridge, Australia ....(Updated on 5/22/09): It carries six lanes of road traffic on its main roadway, two lanes of road traffic (formerly two tram tracks) and a footpath on its eastern side, and two railway tracks and a bicycle path along its western side, being 305 mm (1 ft) larger than the east side.
WORLD'S LONGEST BRIDGE..... CHINA
Donghai Bridge, China ........32.5 kilometers WORLD'S BIGGEST PASSENGER SHIP
MS Freedom of the Seas...4300 passenger capacity inside
WORLD'S BIGGEST PLANE
Airbus A380.....555 Passengers
WORLD'S BIGGEST BUS
Neoplan Jumbo cruiser....2 in 1 bus..double deck bus...170 passenger capacity
WORLD'S HIGHEST STATUE...... BRAZIL
CHRIST THE REDEEMER STATUE...RIO.D.J... BRAZIL
WORLD'S TALLEST BUILDING... DUBAI
Burj Dubai....900 meters high. To be finally completed 2008
WORLD'S BIGGEST STADIUM... . BRAZIL
MARACANA STADIUM.... RIO D.J.... BRAZIL .....CAPACITY.199,000 -- only at 1950 FIFA World Cup. The stadium's current capacity is listed as 95,000.
WORLD'S COSTLIEST STADIUM... ENGLAND
New WEMBLEY STADIUM, London ..90,000 capacity......cost...$1.57 billion
WORLD'S BIGGEST EXCAVATOR
Built by KRUPP of Germany .....45,500 tons..95 meters high..215 meters long
WORLD'S LARGEST MOSQUE...... PAKISTAN
 
Shah Feisal mosque... Islamabad .. Pakistan
Inside hall capacity ..35,000 outside overflow capacity.. 150,000
WORLD'S BIGGEST HOTEL... LAS VEGAS
MGM Grand Hotel... Las Vegas ..5,044 rooms
WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE HOTEL...DUBAI. U.A.E
Burj Al Arab Hotel, Dubai ..only 7 Star Hotel in the World
Cheapest room.$1000 per night....Royal suit.$28,000 per night Check out these pictures of Tiger Woods at the Burj Al Arab Hotel. WORLD'S BIGGEST CHURCH BUILDING... NIGERIA
Winners` Chapel...Canaanland .... Otta.... Nigeria
Inside Sitting Capacity..50,000 Outside Overflow Capacity..250,000
Here are some additional Wikipedia links I found: Largest buildings Tallest buildings and structures Labels: Fun, or interesting, random
posted by AndyO @ 10:52 PM
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