Category Archives: Funny Things

We only want to produce Blockbusters

Posted on August 20, 2011 by Branedy

The recent Blowup about HP exiting the PC/WebOS Business reminds me of an old story about when Sony bought MGM, the movie makers. The story goes like this; executives were briefing Sony Management about how profits were generated from the … Continue reading →

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You can tell a GEEK by his sign

Posted on October 31, 2010 by Branedy

From the The 100 best signs at the rally to restore sanity/or Fear

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The Big News from Ireland

Posted on August 28, 2010 by Branedy

The Big, I mean the Really big, the really REALLY big news from Ireland is a Runaway Cat Boards Train, Reunited With Owner Through Twitter and again here Cat sneaks on to train, gets lost, is reunited with owner via … Continue reading →

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Blogging has ended

Posted on July 5, 2010 by Branedy

You can now prove that blogging is dead! While visiting Easons bookstore, there were no less than 7 different books on WordPress Blogging.

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SEO and the Robot Races

Posted on August 18, 2009 by Branedy

If you have been paying attention to this site and my attempts to join the ranks of the super wealthy. I created a DIY Server which sets under my desk at home, connected to a modest DSL line with crappy … Continue reading →

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Weather or worries

Posted on August 13, 2009 by Branedy

I’ve been in afoul mood, depressed, cranky and touchy. Just the thing for a Cranky Blogger. Between the recession, NAMA, Lousy Politicians, crummy weather I’m just about dun in. And to top it all off, no one seems to want … Continue reading →

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He is, Only a Man!

Posted on July 17, 2009 by Branedy

I like this Man, President Of the Unites States, even more… … Maybe even a little French

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When having a Fleeting Thought, spell check.

Posted on July 8, 2009 by Branedy

I was thinking, or rather having, a Fleeting Thought and decided that I had a great idea, so I sought to buy the domain fleetingthought.com, and didn’t realize I’d mistyped the name, so now I’m the proud owner of fleetingthoght.com, … Continue reading →

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That was cute, Keyword SpamBots

Posted on June 10, 2009 by Branedy

I just got Spammed by an obviously semi-intelligent SpamBot, actually three of them, all keyed on the word ‘Business’. They apparently did a small amount of word analysis and corrected the comment spam to appear to be of ‘human’ origin. … Continue reading →

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Kindle in Ireland

Posted on May 6, 2009 by Branedy

I was in the Kingdom this past weekend with genealogy tourists from the States and was amazed that they did not have mobile phones, but that they had brought a Amazon Kindle. They were told that it would work anywhere … Continue reading →

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Obama’s First day according to Fox?

Posted on January 23, 2009 by Branedy

The Daily Show With Jon StewartM – Th 11p / 10c Fox News Fear Imbalance Barack Obama InterviewJohn McCain Interview Sarah Palin VideoFunny Election Video

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Brilliant Advertising

Posted on November 23, 2008 by Branedy
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Weathermen and the GOP

Posted on October 8, 2008 by Branedy

What does a TV weatherman and the Republican Party have in common? A weatherman can incorrectly predict the weather every day and still have a job. The GOP politicians can be wrong about everything else and are still in the … Continue reading →

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High Risk Jobs

Posted on May 20, 2008 by Branedy

The job of Javelin ‘Catch’ has always been a high risk job.

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Hillary Quits!

Posted on April 1, 2008 by Branedy

Hillary has quit the race, Obama is now the clear winner of the Democratic Nomination for President. Rumors were circulating this morning that Hillary has decided to be a stay-at-home wife, and take care of Bill in their home in … Continue reading →

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