Sunday, August 19, 2007

Funny Ones


Some good ones you might enjoy...

Tennis Elbow
One day, in line at the company cafeteria, Jack says to Mike behind him, "My elbow hurts like hell. I guess I better see a doctor."

"Listen, you don't have to spend that kind of money, " Mike replies. "There's a diagnostic computer at the drugstore at the corner. Just give it a urine sample and the computer'll tell you what's wrong and what to do about it. It takes ten seconds and costs ten dollars...a hell of a lot cheaper than a doctor."

So Jack deposits a urine sample in a small jar and takes it to the drugstore. He deposits ten dollars, and the computer lights up and asks for the urine sample. He pours the sample into the slot and waits.

Ten seconds later, the computer ejects a printout: You have tennis elbow. Soak your arm in warm water and avoid heavy activity. It will improve in two weeks.

That evening while thinking how amazing this new technology was, Jack began wondering if the computer could be fooled. He mixed some tap water, a stool sample from his dog, urine samples from his wife and daughter, and masturbated into the mixture for good measure.

Jack hurries back to the drugstore, eager to check the results. He deposits ten dollars, pours in his concoction, and awaits the results.

The computer prints the following:

1. Your tap water is too hard. Get a water softener. 2. Your dog has ringworm. Bathe him with anti-fungal shampoo. 3. Your daughter has a cocaine habit. Get her into rehab. 4. Your wife is pregnant...twin girls. They aren't yours. Get a lawyer. 5. If you don't stop playing with yourself, your elbow will never get better.






The wrong email address

Lesson to be learned from typing the wrong email address:

A Minneapolis couple decided to go to Florida to thaw out during a particularly icy winter. They planned to stay at the same hotel where they spent their honeymoon 20 years earlier. Because of hectic schedules, it was difficult to coordinate their travel plans. So, the husband left Minneapolis and flew to Florida on Thursday, with his wife flying down the following day. The husband checked into the hotel. There was a computer in his room, so he decided to send an email to his wife. However, he accidentally left out one letter in her email address, and without realizing his error, sent the email.

Meanwhile, somewhere in Houston, a widow had just returned home from her husband's funeral. He was a minister who was called home to glory following a heart attack. The widow decided to check her email expecting messages from relatives and friends. After reading the first message, she screamed and fainted. The widow's son rushed into the room, found his mother on the floor, and saw the computer screen which read:

To: My loving wife

Subject: I've arrived Date: April 6, 2006

I know you're surprised to hear from me. They have computers here now and you are allowed to send emails to your loved ones. I've just arrived and have been checked in. I see that everything has been prepared for your arrival tomorrow. Looking forward to seeing you then. Hope your journey is as uneventful as mine was.

P.S. Sure is hot down here!!!!!




Saying The Right Thing

Jack wakes up with a huge hangover after attending his company's Christmas Party. Jack is not normally a drinker, but the drinks didn't taste like alcohol at all. He didn't even remember how he got home from the party. As bad as he was feeling, he wondered if he did something wrong.

Jack had to force himself to open his eyes and the first thing he sees is a couple of aspirins next to a glass of water on the side table. And, next to them, a single red rose! Jack sits up and sees his clothing in front of him, all clean and pressed. He looks around the room and sees that it is in perfect order, spotlessly clean. So is the rest of the house. He takes the aspirins, cringes when he sees a huge black eye staring back at him in the bathroom mirror. Then he notices a note hanging on the corner of the mirror written in red with little hearts on it and a kiss mark from his wife in Lipstick:

"Honey, breakfast is on the stove, I left early to get groceries to make you your favorite dinner tonight. I love you, darling! Love, Jillian"

He stumbles to the kitchen and sure enough, there is hot breakfast, steaming hot coffee and the morning newspaper. His son is also at the table, eating. Jack asks, "Son... What happened last night?"

"Well, you came home after 3 A.M., drunk and out of your mind. You fell over the coffee table and broke it, and then you puked in the hallway, and got that black eye when you ran into the door.

Confused, he asked his son, "So, why is everything in such perfect order and so clean? I have a rose, and breakfast is on the table waiting for me??"

His son replies, "Oh THAT! Mom dragged you to the bedroom, and when she tried to take your pants off, you screamed, "Leave me alone, I'm married!!"


Upstairs with Uncle Paul
"Hello?"
"Hi honey this is Daddy. Is Mommy near the phone?"
"No Daddy.
She's upstairs in the bedroom with Uncle Paul."
After a brief pause, Daddy says, "But honey, you haven't got an Uncle Paul."
"Oh yes I do, and he's upstairs in the room with Mommy, right now."

Brief Pause.

"Uh, okay then, this is what I want you to do. Put the phone down on the table, run upstairs and knock on the bedroom door and shout to Mommy that Daddy's car just pulled into the driveway."
"Okay Daddy, just a minute."
A few minutes later the little girl comes back to the phone. "I did it Daddy."
"And what happened honey?" he asked.
"Well, Mommy got all scared, jumped out of bed with no clothes on and ran around screaming. Then she tripped over the rug, hit her head on the dresser and now she isn't moving at all!"
"Oh my God!!! What about your Uncle Paul?"
"He jumped out of the bed with no clothes on, too. He was all scared and he jumped out of the back window and into the swimming pool. But I guess he didn't know that you took out the water last week to clean it. He hit the bottom of the pool and I think he's dead."
***Long Pause***
***Longer Pause***
***Even Longer Pause***

Then Daddy says, "Swimming pool? Is this 486-5731?"

Saturday, September 23, 2006

Feeling lonely on G5 blog

Dearest G5 friends,
It's been a long time some of us haven't been in touch, and I wanted to let you know that I'm still longing to see you all again.Amherst is still very close in my mind, though we have been replaced by a new APD group which unthoughtfully used our rooms, bedrooms and classroom ... and befriended with our Mike -the Mike!
yet, I think my ghost is still haunting the corridors at night, drinking coffee with the desk guys and having a smoke on the frontsteps of Butterfield... I still picture myself in the morning, watching from the window the Indonesian guy running barefeet around the parking lot, hearing Harinda desperately knowcking at Hudson's door to wake her up and waiting for a ride in Asma's beautiful car. So many more memories and the belief that a part of me stayed there for good and goes on living on campus with all of you...
Can't say how much i miss you guys, there are no words for it.

Tuesday, September 05, 2006


Hi everyone,
Hey guys, what a silence from the G5! Hope you're all doing fine and enjoyed the Summer break. No sunny beaches for us this Summer but a new cute little flat in Dijon on Rue Magenta. You're all invited to come and stay as we now have a spare room for friends & family. And if we all squeeze a little - and i'm sure you wouldn't mind a little group squeezing, would you :-) there should be room enough for the complete G5. Just tell me when...
Miss you all guys.
Kate

Wednesday, June 07, 2006

Introducing Impreza


Hi everyone,
Family is enlarging with a newcomer: Impreza. She's really cute and loves cuddles.
Cath.

Wednesday, April 26, 2006

Beautiful Dominican Republic



Hiya!
It's been a while, but did not forget any of you. Back from a really neat week in Samana, could have stayed for good except that the internet connection is not that easy to find...not enough civilization for a hectic mad French girl!
Anyway, still hoping to see your faces very soon, and I don't mean with a webcam. Think we should have an annual meeting somewhere - perhaps half way for all of us - let's say middle of the Altantic maybe, or every year in our respective countries? Who's starting the hosting?
In case you didn't get the message: miss you a lot guys!
Cath.

Thursday, March 09, 2006

Back from Eden



Hey there, G5!! Just got back from vacation today... dude, that was nice! We went to this seacoast town in Uruguay for a few weeks - dogs and all. It's so weird to be in such a different schedule from you all... the "year" has not started yet... but it's coming after me really quick. Monday I go back to teaching, researching and studying... and then I'll have to wait 9 months to catch a break (unless I manage to get the hell outta here for winter break in July!)
So what's going on with you guys? Can someone fill me in on the Asma incident? What the hell was that??? Dudette, you gotta take it easy...
Well, not a lot of news from this end, really. We arrived back home tonight (it now is 2.35 am), so I'm still kinda in-between reality and vacation dreamland... seems I tend to stay in places longer than my body, doesn't it?
I really need some sleep, but I will write to you guys tomorrow - promise.
Till then, here's a pic of the hotel... ain't it sweet??!!
Love all and miss all - glad to be back in the saddle...
Hud

Wednesday, February 22, 2006

Hi everyone,

Thought I would post some note to keep the blog alive, even if I do not really have anything of interest to say. Badly need holidays, but I guess it's the same for all of you, especially those among us who end up at the hospital because of exhaustion...Asma, I really hope you are better and getting some rest.

Got fresh news from Mike...fresh meaning really fresh, after Russia and Canada! My boss was in Montreal at the same conference. And also heard from Veton, who is still trying to log in and whom we can hope to read one of these days...

Read this cute book recently, by Marc Levy, entitled Where are you? or something similar, I'm not sure of the translation into English, just in case you happen to have some spare time or a few hours to spend queuing somewhere, on a plane or wherever...And another one also I'd advise, a strange one, kind of grotesque but very good, called The Penguin, by russian or ukrainian author Andreï Kourkov - story of a failed journalist living in a small appartment with his depressive penguin and who ends up working for the mafia.

Not much else to add, except that I still miss you all. Write soon!
Cath

Sunday, February 12, 2006

All the beauty of the world


Just coming back from the movie theater. Still feeling the shivers on my spine...beautiful love story, wonderful landscapes... Ready to fly to Bali right now. Who's joining?

Cath.
http://www.toutelabeautedumonde-lefilm.com/

Wednesday, February 08, 2006

Don't blame the weather...

No, sweety, it ain't the weather... I think time is more like it... been too long, and I think we all need a hug or two from each other these days...
For what is worth, right now I'm giving you a huge tight hug (what Hari would surely call a 'dyke' moment) and wish I could be there with you.
Love beyond measurement,
Hud

Thursday, February 02, 2006

Missing you all

Don't ask me why. Is it because of fog and awful cold? Is it just a blue moment? Terribly missing you all, and can't add much more or will have to get my kleenex box.
Just to let you know...
Sorry for this grim note. Desperately need a comforting hug.
Cath.

Tuesday, January 24, 2006

Short Hello

Hail, G5!Long time no blogging... just taking over a friend´s computer for the night to answer emails and could not help coming back to the Blog.

I actually posted a veeeeery loooooooong answer to Mike´s post on the APD Blog just now. Oh, and disregard the email you will get (or got) on blogging. I sent it to the whole group in my address book.

Not a lot of news on this side of the planet, still hot and humid as a slave´s ass down here but bearable.We had a big b-b-q at home the other day to celebrate my sweet 16(+13) but I was so into the grilled goodies that I forgot to take pics... hope someone sends me theirs so I can post them here.

Both my dogs are still alive, a huge miracle after one of them was responsible for the 300-dollar damage to my laptop...

Missing you a lot, guys, could use a nice glass of Scotch and a croisant right now...So have you met up with Asma, Hari? What about you Cate, seen Ilhem?Me, I´m just miles away from any APDers... But only phisically. You guys take care and send me some more snow pics!!!!

Kisses by the dozen

Thursday, January 12, 2006

So much better than Top Gun!


Ok guys, can't help singing cok-a-doodle-do -cocorico-, you know, that's very French...
But...really wanted you to know about this GREAT movie, which I heard should be released everywhere EVEN in the US! Have a look at the following site:
http://www.leschevaliers-lefilm.com/site/intro.html
And you'll recognize maybe Brice's best friend, Clovis Cornillac, who's so cool in his uniform...

Sunday, January 08, 2006

Envy & Ignorance

Cate, damn you!! I would soooo love to have that view... I would settle for not having the view but having the wether... oh, well, I'll just keep melting away.
Harinda, would you mind a briefing on the Tamil? I know the very basics, but that's all... like what is the relation between the Tigers and the TNA? Too many things called Tamil something and I don't really get to what extent they are (or aren't) associated.
Anyway, it's a rainy Sunday here and a friend just came over so I'm gonna play hostess and leave you guys for now.
Take care.

Friday, January 06, 2006

Feeling lazy



Hi guys,
Here's what i'm currently seeing from my window...How am i supposed to work when it all looks so beautiful outside?
Hudson, forget summer and your bathing suit!

Daydreaming Cath.