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Do You Believe the French?

angelofnorth — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 09:45:32 +0000

(check out the reporters name)

The French say they need the largest condoms in Europe while Greeks get by on smaller ones, according to a Europe-wide study by a German consultancy that provides advice on condoms.

The study by the Singen-based Institute of Condom Consultancy was done by asking 10,500 men in 25 countries to measure their penis and enter the number into a database.

The results show Frenchmen on average claim to need 15.48-cm (6.09-inch) long condoms, about 3 cm longer than Greeks, whose condom-size requirement was the most modest.

Jan Vinzenz Krause, the institute's director, told Reuters Friday the data was collected over a period of eight months.

He did not want to comment on how honest he thought the Frenchmen had been in reporting the data.

The survey was aimed at educating youngsters about the importance of effective contraception.

The institute also offers online condom-size advice and hosts "Pimp Your Condom" -- an annual fair organised in cooperation with the national Aids Trust -- with the aim of educating teens about sexually transmitted diseases.

Krause was in the spotlight in the past when he produced a prototype of the "spray-on condom" -- an aerosol can which contains latex that creates a perfectly fitting condom. But the idea was not developed further.

(Reporting by Josie Cox)

I'll bet this story has been blogged before, its her name that made me laugh :)

Brilliant ...

angelofnorth — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:22:56 +0000

he's back on TV

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=VdgI0j1odkY

pssssssssss wanna buy a computer

angelofnorth — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:52:29 +0000

Thieves broke into the Norwegian criminal police's headquarters in Oslo,
making off with several computers, police said on Monday.
"I can confirm that we were the victim of a robbery overnight Saturday to Sunday," Pia Solhaug, a spokeswoman for Norway's criminal police Kripos, told AFP.

"Several computers were taken," she added.

According to tabloid Verdens Gang (VG), the intruders smashed a window to gain entry into the building. The robbery was discovered three hours later.

Oslo police have launched an investigation. Do'h :)

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=iQXgfD0UKIY

good job they didn't steal the toilets, or the Police would have nothing to go on.............

You couldn't make it up....

angelofnorth — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 09:46:14 +0000

Officials in Wales mistakenly erected a road sign that read "I am not in the office at the moment" in Welsh after a translation mix-up.

The sign originally said in English, "No entry for heavy goods vehicles. Residential site only," but when Swansea Council officials sent it to be translated, they received an automated e-mail written in Welsh that read: "I am not in the office at the moment. Please send any work to be translated."

Unaware of the actual meaning of the e-mail, officials had the sign printed and put up near a supermarket, only realising their mistake when Welsh speakers pointed it out.

All road signs in Wales are required to be written in English and Welsh.

"Our attention was drawn to the mistranslation of a sign at the junction of Clase Road and Pant-y-Blawd Road," a Swansea Council spokesman said, "We took it down as soon as we were made aware of it and a correct sign will be installed as soon as possible."

Halloween, & Friday :) good combination

angelofnorth — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 09:56:11 +0000

well VIP's, another couple of hours here @ grindstone, then the WEEKEND starts here, hope you are all ready xOx

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=uo9bKdIG_Yw

Well, it's nearly Halloween

angelofnorth — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 09:08:07 +0000

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=nvgO9jWaSFM

Electric Proms

angelofnorth — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 08:58:56 +0000

the Oasis set is @ http://www.bbc.co.uk/electricproms/2008/artists/oasis

bbc.co.uk/electricproms/2008/artists/oasis/

Sexiest in Europe?

angelofnorth — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 10:00:50 +0100

British women holidaying in Europe find German men the sexiest, while their male counterparts say Croatian women are the most attractive, according to a survey published Tuesday. Some 31% of women said the men in Germany were better looking than anywhere else. Croatian women scored 37% with British men.

The survey also found that Britons scored best on knowledge of world cities, flags and landmarks -- they scored an average 65% in a test compared with 52% for Germany, 46% for Spain, 41% for France and 32% for Italy.

The online survey of 5,000 European adults -- 1,000 each from Britain, France, Germany, Italy and Spain -- was conducted for Internet holiday firm lastminute.com.

Do people really get paid for doing this? just being nosey really :)

What's Up Doc ?

angelofnorth — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 09:38:40 +0100

South African's Robben Island museum will be closed while authorities cull a colony of rabbits that has invaded the site where Nelson Mandela was jailed. Authorities said Tuesday the museum, popular with tourists wanting to see the former president's cell, would be temporarily closed while the rabbits were killed to protect plant life and historical buildings at the World Heritage site.

"The current population is so large that it threatens to permanently damage the island's sensitive vegetation, and poses a serious threat to other fauna species," Seelan Naidoo, the museum's acting chief executive said in a statement.

He said the exact number of rabbits was unknown.

The culling would be followed by a sterilisation program to sustain a small, manageable rabbit population. The island museum, located offshore from Cape Town, will be closed from November 1 to 16.

but they won't catch me..............................

Wishing You

angelofnorth — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 09:47:47 +0100

THE Most perfect WEEKEND

have to go and get busy now, before my boss arrives, only 2 hrs 15mins left of my working day................xOx

know your friends ....

angelofnorth — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:00:26 +0100

While enjoying a quiet drink with friends Peter decided to try his luck with an attractive young lady sitting at the bar.
She lets him join her for a drink, after an enjoyable couple of hours chat and drinks, the young lady enquires if he would take her home?

They spend the night hard at it, finally finished Peter rolls away and reaches for cigarettes, and asks his 'new' love if she has a light? There maybe some matches in the top drawer, she replied. Peter opened the drawer, and found matches on top of a framed photograph of a young man, naturally he begins to worry.

"Is this your husband?" he enquires nervously.

"No silly" she replies.

"Is it your boyfriend then?"

"No" she replies, snuggling closer.

"Who is it then?"

"Why silly, thats me, before the operation".

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=isKvVN8MXC8

Friends

angelofnorth — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 09:51:55 +0100

good morning

angelofnorth — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 09:59:31 +0100

the slowness is here still, seen Llia's blog about it :( no OC this morning, and taking ages for shouts and comments to upload, have checked out our broadband, all is fine there, have a lovely day everybody, I'm logging out...to get some work done xox

At the Doctors

angelofnorth — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:09:26 +0100

this is the latest from 'Our Phil'

Helpdesk, why is...???

angelofnorth — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:00:31 +0100

Computer help desks are used to fielding oddball requests but sometimes the questions leave even the best of them stumped.

Such as: "Why isn't my wireless mouse connected to the computer?"

Or: "Can you reset the Internet for me?"

Then there was the questioner who asked: "Where can I get software to track UFOs?"

He was presumably not the same person who called in to report that "a skunk ate my cable."

Robert Half Technology, a provider of information technology professionals based in Menlo Park, California, asked 1,400 chief information officers from companies across the United States to come up with the most baffling questions their help desks or technical support teams had ever received.Among the more unusual were:

-- "My computer is telling me to press any key to continue. Where is the 'any' key?"

-- "Can you rearrange the keyboard alphabetically?"

-- "My daughter is locked in the bathroom, can you pick the lock?"

-- "Can you tell me the weather forecast for next year?"

-- "Can you install cable TV on my PC?"

Then there was the computer user who confused the CD-ROM drive with a drink holder and asked: "How do I get my computer's coffee-cup holder to come out again?"

Katherine Spencer Lee, executive director of Robert Half Technology, said such queries were a test of the skills of the help and technical support desks.

"These unusual requests highlight the need for technical support personnel to also demonstrate patience, empathy and a sense of humor," she said.

but it didn't help with this shocking colour scheme of the "re-skin"