Questions About Technical “Support” Given to the Average American Phd candidate concerning a problem she is having with her computer. Question of the day: Why should I have to press “1″ for English? 2nd Question of the day: Why do technical support people (generally speaking) in foreign countries not speak English loudly and clearly? 3rd [...]

Internet Maxims: Great groups from little icons grow. Speak softly and carry a cell phone. The email of the species is more deadly than the mail. Too many clicks spoil the browse. Oh, what a tangled website we weave. A chat has nine lives. Home is where you hang your @. What boots up must [...]

In an effort to protect American airliners, President Obama announced the formation of a dog corps, designed to sniff out trouble before it begins. This is the story of the first graduate. A man is seated in an airliner, which is about to take off when another man with a Labrador retriever occupies the empty [...]

There was a man of great wealth Who was in very good health. It did not matter one whit. He was still going to be taxed quite a bit. Because of Obamicare’s provisions – enacted with great stealth. (All right, so the limerick is not quite perfect, actually it is not even close, but you [...]

Washington, D. C. (January 1, 2010) After considering various options for the trial of the alleged terrorist (the “Underwear  Bomber”) the DOJ decided to indite him on indecent exposure. Citing the difficulties in getting a conviction for acts of terrorism, attempted murder, and bad-conduct on an airplane, career political (and senior) attorneys from the Department [...]

eGrumps, the owner of the other subprime web site, http://pithycomments.com, has generously not objected to our posting the following which we stole from him, which he, of course,  stole from others. It’s Thanksgiving – hooray!! By special dispensation from eGrumps, all diets are automatically suspended until Friday, November 27, 2009. I knew you were waiting [...]

Washington, D. C. October 16, 2009   (Commentary by eGrumps) EGrumps, in his constant search for “truth,” came across the following headlines, on the Internet which represent the conclusions of the authors of the articles, not necessarilly the conclusions or the words of either Professsor Chomsky or  Mr. Limbaugh. 1.” Noam Chomsky compares Right-Wing media to [...]