No, I Am Not Claire Martin
This blog came into existence as a joking response to the fact that Claire Martin was so much more successful at getting her name mentioned on Dave Barry's Blog than the rest of his fan boys (including me). These days this where I stick copies of the funny, silly, crazy things that I either come across, or which are sent to me because people know I appreciate that sort of thing.
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Sunday, May 25, 2008
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Monday, May 19, 2008
Are You Smarter Than a 7th Grader
More from my son's homework. What is the missing number and why:
2 2 2 2
2 6 10 14
2 10 26 50
2 14 50 ?
Sunday, May 18, 2008
The Report Card
A mother is driving a little girl to her friend's house for a play date.
"Mommy," the little girl asks, "how old are you?"
"Honey, you are not supposed to ask a lady her age," the mother replied. "It's not polite."
"OK", the little girl says, "How much do you weigh?"
"Now really," the mother says, "those are personal questions and are really none of your business."
Undaunted, the little girl asks, "Why did you and Daddy get a divorce?"
"That is enough questions, young lady, honestly!"
The exasperated mother walks away as the two friends begin to play.
"My Mom won't tell me anything about her," the little girl says to her friend.
"Well," says the friend, "all you need to do is look at her drivers' license It is like a report card, it has everything on it."
Later that night the little girl says to her mother, "I know how old you are, you are 32."
The mother is surprised and asks,
"How did you find that out?
“I also know that you weigh 140 pounds.”
The mother is past surprised and shocked now. “How in heaven’s name did you find that out?”
“And,” the little girl says triumphantly, “I know why you and daddy got a divorce.”
“Oh really?” the mother asks. “Why?”
“Because you got an F in sex.“
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Monday, May 12, 2008
Saturday, May 10, 2008
Tuesday, May 06, 2008
Irish Joke
Paddy and Mick find themselves out of work.
Paddy goes into the unemployment agency and tells the clerk that he's a knicker stitcher - he sews the elastic onto women's knickers. The clerk looks up the job category and sees that it ranks as unskilled labour, and pays Paddy 80 pounds unemployment benefits and sends him on his way.
Then Mick goes in. He tells the clerk that he's a diesel fitter. The clerk looks up the computer, sees that that is a skilled job, and gives him 160 pounds and sends him on his way.
Later Paddy meets up with Mick and on finding out Mick is being paid twice what he is, storms back into the agency to complain. The clerk explains that a diesel fitter is skilled labour and rates a higher unemployment benefit.
"What skilled?!?" roars Paddy, I sew the elastic onto the knickers, then Paddy sticks them on his head and says "Diesel Fitter!"
Boom. Boom. I have a hundred of 'em....
Sunday, May 04, 2008
Friday, May 02, 2008
Maths Homework
# 2 son was working through his year 7 maths homework.
He said: "Dad, how do I do this one?"
He was being asked to divide various object up into fifths by drawing lines on the provided objects:
1) A rectangel. No problem, measure the long side (50), divide by five (10) and draw in the lines every 10 units.
2) A circle. A bit harder, divide 360 degrees by five (72) and draw the lines out from the centre at 72 degreee increments.
3) An irregular right angle triangle, sides are 3, 4 and 5. Ummmmmmm.
4) A regular hexagon. Errrrrrrrrrrr......
*starts to wonder how he would have in fact gone in "Are you smarter that a 5th grader?"*
Ok, I'm going to phone a friend - anyone give me a clue how to approach 3 and 4?