Posted on Sunday, 29 June 2008 by 克莱夫
Q: I’ve heard that cardiovascular exercise can prolong life. Is this true?
A: Your heart is only good for so many beats, and that’s it…don’t waste them on exercise. Everything wears out eventually. Speeding up your heart will not make you live longer; that’s like saying you can extend the life of your car by driving [...]
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Posted on Saturday, 28 June 2008 by 克莱夫
Here is the ultimate, irrefutable proof of global warming.
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Posted on Friday, 20 June 2008 by 克莱夫
Many thanks to Beijing Olympics Fan for alerting us to this webpage of wonders on the Mental Floss website.
The sports/activities/antics [delete as required] depicted on this page, each with a demo video clip, beat diving, dressage, and most other Olympic sports, hands down. Shame upon BOCOG for not selecting wife-carrying [if you really think [...]
Filed under: 2008, eccentricity, games, head-bangers, humour, nutcases, olympic, sport | Tagged: lunacy, Ga-Ga, Bossaball, pesaballo, underwater hockey, mountain unicycling, wife-carrying, obscure sports, baseball, hockey, outdoor activities, dodgeball, Extreme Ironing, BOCOG, repetitive, mediocre, outdoor games | No Comments »
Posted on Wednesday, 11 June 2008 by 克莱夫
Here is a posting worth reading. On the Frog In A Well blog is an article about some works of art by a Chinese artist, Yang Liu [or Liu Yang, depending on whether you prefer Chinese names westernised or in original order], currently on show in Germany. Each picture is intended to show differences between [...]
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Posted on Tuesday, 29 April 2008 by 克莱夫
How’s this for a bit of frivolity - click here.
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Posted on Monday, 18 February 2008 by 克莱夫
A few years ago the district of Užupis, in the city of Vilnius, declared itself to be an independent republic. A President and bishop were appointed, four flags were designed [one for each season], and a suitable constitution was duly drawn up. The 41 rights which form the constitution are engraved on mirrors, [...]
Filed under: Lithuania, River Vilnelė, Uzupis, Vilnius, attitude, culture, death, freedom, humour, love, politics, trivia | Tagged: cry, fantasy, independence, palace, reality | No Comments »
Posted on Sunday, 17 February 2008 by 克莱夫
Surf-boarders do it standing up,
Some people talk about it,
Campanologists do it for a change,
We set to it.
Divers do it in rubber suits,
Miners get down to it,
Card-players do it on the table,
We press on with it.
Walkers do it on the hills,
Orienteers run for it,
Policemen do it in their helmets,
We revel in it.
Pot-holers do it horizontally,
Drivers do [...]
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Posted on Sunday, 26 August 2007 by 克莱夫
This one is just so smart I have no answer. The warming of the atmosphere has a very straightforward explanation after all, you just need to open your eyes to what is going on around you and it becomes obvious.
All the interfering with natural processes which we do obviously has its consequences, and fiddling around [...]
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Posted on Monday, 7 May 2007 by 克莱夫
Not long ago [I don’t know if your memory stretches back this far] the Roman Catholic Church sold small items of salvation to the people of Europe. The idea was that if someone misbehaved he/she had the option of saving themselves from future punishment by buying a certificate called an Indulgence. After paying for this [...]
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Posted on Sunday, 4 March 2007 by 克莱夫
May I be granted the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,
The courage to change the things I can,
And the wisdom to hide the bodies of those who got on my nerves.
Help me to be careful of the toes I step on today
For they may be attached to the feet I must kiss tomorrow.
Let [...]
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