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Fiat in the USA!

Found via Sporting Fiats Club (U.K.) but thought worth sharing here

Odd Todd’s dog math cures Odd Dog?

It was great to find Odd Todd  on Twitter last night. Had been a while since I visited his site and I did not realise he was tweeting. Little did I know it would also help cure Alfie’s recent annoying behaviour of barking, seemingly at nothing, from about 19:00 till bedtime.

 As I read Odd Todd’s recent tweets Alfie started barking, again. Then I saw this:

When I ask my dog 'What's 1+1?' He looks at me like I can go f myself for mocking his dog brain...

— Odd Todd (@OddTodd) April 13, 2012

What is bizarre, ok maybe just Odd, was I said to him (in a normal tone of voice) “What’s 1 + 1”? and he was silent, with a puzzled look, for quite a long time.

I realise there could be other explanations but tried again tonight. 1 + 1 only worked for a few seconds but it has been over an hour since I followed up with: “What is the square root of 96”? Not even a whimper since…

Now it seems I will have to come up with increasingly complex math problems to silence the pooch. A bit concerning if it gets as far as algebra and calculus as he will likely leave me for dead.

Kenneth Williams defines specialisation

New Zealand WHAKA* YEAH!

What two OE “Kiwi fullas” stuck in Australia made to try and win a ticket home for the Rugby World Cup:

And it worked although means they are returning on “The great crusade” Aussie Wallabies Supporters tour, to cheer for the All Blacks!

* Whakahuatanga – Pronunciation: The ‘wh’ digraph (the combined sound of two consonants) is usually pronounced as an English ‘ f’ sound.

Kiwi humour meets celebrity - Ben Boyce from WANNA-Ben

Ben Boyce decides he want to be… A rock star, stuntman, superstar actor, rapper or whatever then goes & interviews real ones to find out how. These are the highlights from WANNA-Ben, the full interviews are on his WANNA-BenTV YouTube Channel

The answer wasn’t supposed to be 42?

Found this via a Tweet by @jangles

BBC News - Go Figure: What can 72 tell us about life?

You know the joke from The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy in which the answer to the ultimate question about life, the universe and everything is 42? It was a typo. Should have been 72. The author, Douglas Adams, was secretly an economist and statistician who pretended to be a sci-fi writer of comic brilliance to hide his shame. Possibly….

Clarke and Dawe, on Murdoch

“Labouring” maybe, but Construction & Architecture? Really?

A browse of the TradeMe Construction & architecture salary information guide led me to Browse Construction & Architecture jobs and this (below) was the first listing. Seems like a rather tenuous link to “Construction & Architecture” although probably pays better if that hourly rate can be believed.

“Comfortably Numb”, cycling and @noozeeland

A tweet from @noozeeland today inspired this post. He shared a phrase which commanded only one response. I know the lyrics to Comfortably Numb quite well as I love the song itself, but also for another rather odd reason.

When I’m cycling and feeling really tired it’s one song that often gets stuck in my mental playlist. “Comfortably Numb” is an admirable compromise to aim for when all sorts of bits ache but you still haven’t finished the ride!

I change the lyrics a bit to so here is my “PsychPod” version, adjusted for cycling, presented with due apologies to Mr Waters & Gilmore…

Hello, hello, hello Is there anybody in there? Just nod if you can hear me. Is there anyone at home?

Come on, come on down, I hear you’re feeling down. Well I can ease your pain, Get you on your feet the go again.

Relax, relax, relax I need some information first. Just the basic facts. Can you show me where it hurts?

There is no pain, you are receding. A distant ship's smoke distant hill slopes on to the horizon. You are only The pain is coming through in waves. Your lips move My thighs ache, but I can’t won’t hear what you’re they’re saying..

When I was a child, I had a fever three wheeler. My hands feet felt flayed like two balloons a buffoon’s. Now I’ve got that feeling once again. I can’t explain, you would not understand. This is not how I am.

I have will become comfortably numb. [mental guitar solo] I have will become comfortably numb.

OK, OK, OK Just a little pin prick bottle sip. There’ll be no more, aaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh, But you may feel a little sick.

Can you stand up, stand up, stand up on the pedals. I do believe it's working good. That’ll keep you going for the show up the road. Come on, it’s time to go.

There is no pain, you are receding. A distant ship's smoke distant hill slopes on to the horizon. You are only The pain is coming through in waves. Your lips move My thighs ache, but I can’t won’t hear what you’re they’re saying..

When I was a child, I caught a fleeting glimpse Out of the corner of my eye. I turned to look, but it the hill was is gone. I cannot put my finger on it now. The child has grown, the dream pain is gone.

IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII have become comfortably numb.

Songwriters: Roger Waters;David Jon Gilmour Song wrecker: Robin

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