Archive for posts tagged ‘funny’
Marketing trick from 1936: House of coats
Kevin Day, October 14th, 2008I was in the local used book store today and saw that they have old copies of National Geographic bound in yearly volumes. I picked up the 1940 edition and saw this picture they had taken from 1936 in Denmark:
The picture is of a store that the salesman covered in extra coats he had in inventory. It was such a site that everyone walking by stopped to look. The police were called to control the crowd that had gathered outside the store.
The caption reads:
By the time the harassed policemen had convinced the storekeeper that his coats must come down they had all been sold!
Sounds like the stunt paid off well.
Ohio Chamber of Commerce has a sense of humor
Kevin Day, September 19th, 2008From the business name availability guide on the Ohio Chamber of Commerce website:
Unacceptable Words
If a name contains profanity or words or phrases that are generally considered a slur against an ethnic group, religion, gender or heredity, it is considered unacceptable. Even if the word is the correct technical name for something or someone, such as the technical name for a female canine, it is not acceptable for filing.
and
Using different phonetic spellings or spelling variations does distinguish one name from another. “Quickie Mart” is distinguishable from “Kwikee Mart” or “Kwik-E-Mart.”
and
Dentists
The Ohio Dental Board requires dentists who are in the business of practicing dentistry or dental surgery to include in their business name at least the last name(s) of the owner dentist(s). This rule applies to all types of businesses, trade names and fictitious names. For example, if Dr. Becky Smith, DDS, wishes to register the name “House of Payne Dentistry”, she will have to include at least her last name in the business name. For example, “Dr. Smith, House of Payne Dentistry, Inc.” would be an acceptable business name.
Rick-rolled by the fiancée
Kevin Day, April 17th, 2008Kristen called me on my cell phone just now, but instead of my regular ring tone, I was greeted to:
Never gonna give you up
Never gonna let you down
Never gonna run around and desert you…
Damn. I didn’t know what I was up against.
Well played, Kristen. Well played.
Python wedding vows
Kevin Day, February 24th, 2008I was inspired by this valentine’s day card, and a quote by Blake Ross in Founders at Work. So this wasn’t my original idea, but I still consider my implementation to be heartfelt and sincere.
I asked Kristen if I could use these vows in the wedding, but she didn’t seem thrilled about it. I’ll have to work on her some more.
conditions = ["better", "worse", "richer", "poorer", "sickness", "health"]
while(True):
for time in [time for time in life if time in conditions]:
have = True
hold = True
love = True
cherish = True
if death:
break
Bring them the game to them and like score a lot of touchdowns
Kevin Day, February 1st, 2008I’ve already broken my New Year’s Resolution to write a blog post every week, but I’ve been sick and haven’t had the energy to do anything blog-worthy.
I’m better now, and here’s something funny to make up for the lull. It’s from We The Robots, a comic I just discovered and is a close second to xkcd for my favorite online comic strip. Click on the image to see the full version if it’s too small to read.
But seriously, if you relate to Chad Jeffries as well as I do, try finding a Toastmasters group in your area. It’s a fun way to improve your communication skills.
Happy Halloween!
Kevin Day, October 31st, 2007
Linux user at Best Buy
Kevin Day, June 10th, 2007I didn’t know that the xkcd guy followed me around…
