-Interesting from Planck's Constant Archives

Posted on January 3, 2012 11:56 PM

I have won more than a few hundred jackpots in the past decade: from twelve hundred to over ten thousands dollars at a time but I must say that it's more exciting winning a few hundred dollars on these new breed of slot machines with their exciting win animations and sounds.

Read the Rest: Mega Big Win on Queen of the Wild Slot Machine

Posted on October 31, 2011 10:30 PM

No matter how you spell it, the first ruler of the Muslim world was a savage, brutal, barbaric, backstabbing, Jew-hating, infidel-killing pedophile.

Read the Rest: Muhammad or Mohammed Just Call Me Mo

Posted on October 13, 2011 08:48 PM

My son and I exited the WTC PATH Station this morning and were walking North on Greenwich Street heading for my gold buying store on the Bowery. In front of us is the young lady you see in the photo.

Read the Rest: I Do Not Know How Women Fit Into Those Tight Jeans

Posted on October 12, 2011 10:49 PM

My son and I have this running argument: he says that if one believes in Karma and is being nice in order to reap some karmic fruit then karma will make sure one doesn't get any benefit.

Read the Rest: Does Believing in Karma Negate Karma?

Posted on August 23, 2011 10:02 PM

Seems Citibank is now micromanaging how much cash its branches carry.

Read the Rest: Banks Not Stocking enough Cash

Posted on March 14, 2011 03:25 PM

john william waterhouse lamia 1905 painting

For those of my readers who do not know, March 14th is Steak & BJ Day - the male Valentine's Day. The name explains it all - just treat us to a Steak & BJ and we're happier than a pig in poop.

Read the Rest: Valentines Day for Men March 14

Posted on October 29, 2010 06:07 PM

The use of a large number to exaggerate an actual count is not confined to ancient times; we note that many Muslims today allege that "millions" of civilians were "murdered" by US troops in Iraq. That figure is more then 20 times the actual number.

Read the Rest: Large Numbers in the Ancient World

Posted on April 14, 2010 10:16 PM

Beth and Michael Belle hold the portrait of Marine Lance Cpl. Nicholas Kirven, who was killed in Afghanistan.

An artist named Kaziah Hancock paints portraits of fallen soldiers free of charge for their families as part of Project Compassion.

Read the Rest: Project Compassion for Fallen Soldiers

Posted on July 8, 2009 12:34 PM

So I get an email that informs me that at 12:34:56 today on 7/8/9 it will be 123456789 which only happens once every 100 years. Actually it was better 6,940 days ago (that's 19 years ago for those of you without a calculator) when we passed through 12:34:56 on 7/7/90 where we had 1234567890 and so all the digits were represented.

Read the Rest: It is 123456789 at 12:34:56 on 7/8/9

Posted on September 18, 2008 11:13 AM

The Vegetable Orchestra performs music solely on instruments made of vegetables. Using carrot flutes, pumpkin basses, leek violins, leek-zucchini-vibrators, cucumberophones and celery bongos, the orchestra creates its own extraordinary and vegetable sound universe.