X-Git-Url: https://codewiz.org/gitweb?p=wiki.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=JuneBlog;h=0384695b42b9e8af73ac406945eba9b318f73ec9;hp=eb05d1e590e7dcaa27a77e8ce092db14ab94498e;hb=1f9518e3380a7fecbd23cd4e95186e7681032c8b;hpb=15c3bd4b9f6289266de934816eb7157fa4e61588 diff --git a/JuneBlog b/JuneBlog index eb05d1e..0384695 100644 --- a/JuneBlog +++ b/JuneBlog @@ -1,10 +1,20 @@ == June 2007 == -=== Sat, 20th === +The story continues in JulyBlog of course. + +=== Sat, 30th === + +==== Italian profanity ==== + +I just found out that "A Cappella" is how Italians say "in the style of the church". +It's used for music played by human voice instead of instruments. Yes, indeed. +Nobody could understand why I was grinning :-) + + ==== Random Birthday Paradox ==== -I'm writing you this from ChrisBalls's house. cjb for IRC freinds. +I'm writing you this from ChrisBalls's house. cjb for IRC friends. Yesterday was his wife's birthday. And also the birthday of somebody else too. That's where the title came from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birthday_paradox . @@ -22,6 +32,11 @@ That's one of my favourite songs, but I thought it was from the Beatles :-) (*) We'll call her Xyzzy 'cause she doesn't want her name to end up on Internet. + +Xyzzy: remember...all is not as it appears to be and the best place to hide something is in plain sight + +Bernie: hmmm... then I guess I'll hide at OLPC and the USCIS won't find me :-) + RandomBirthdayParty.jpg RandomBirthdayPartyHouse.jpg RandomBirthdayPartyTv.jpg @@ -198,8 +213,7 @@ Pepperoni aren't vegetables, but a kind of hot salami: And, finally, beware of food franchises pretending to be Italian. There are many: - http://www.emich.edu/dining/images/sbarro/sbarro.jpg - + http://jrfowler.com/SbarroLogo.JPG === Fri 1st ===