Daily Archives: January 30, 2014

Fagin

Posted on January 30, 2014 by Ron

PRONUNCIATION: (FAY-gin) http://wordsmith.org/words/fagin.mp3 MEANING: (noun), One who trains others, especially children, in crime. ETYMOLOGY: After Fagin, the leader of a gang of pickpockets, in Charles Dickens’s novel Oliver Twist. Oliver runs away from the cruelty of the undertaker to whom … Continue reading →

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Scale

Posted on January 30, 2014 by Ron

A woman was watching her husband standing on the bathroom scale, sucking in his stomach. Thinking he was trying to weigh less with this maneuver, she commented, “I don’t think that is going to help.” Although most of the men … Continue reading →

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Tidy Housekeeper

Posted on January 30, 2014 by Ron

The bride was anything but a tidy housekeeper. It didn’t bother her much until one evening when her husband called from This may be partly due to garlic’s ability to reduce inflammation and engage with pain receptors Check This Out … Continue reading →

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Google acquires AI

Posted on January 30, 2014 by Ron

Google acquires human-like AI company for $500 million, Skynet is now a real possibility Google has acquired the British artificial intelligence company DeepMind for $500 million. There is no doubt that this acquisition is linked to Google’s hiring of futurist … Continue reading →

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Cold Fusion Prepares for Launch

Posted on January 30, 2014 by Ron

Cold fusion tech picked up by major US partner, prepares for launch in the American and Chinese energy markets We have big news today in the world of cold fusion: a large US investment company has acquired the rights to … Continue reading →

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Lunch On The Bank

Posted on January 30, 2014 by Ron

A pastor and two of his deacons are out on the river fishing in their rowboat. Twelve o’clock rolls around, and one of the deacons notices a nice spot on the bank to have lunch. He turns to the others … Continue reading →

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