We all know the difference between off and on, or do we? Our washing machine, having finished the thankless task of removing smells and stains from my clothes, should be off, but it’s not truly off. It’s doing something...
Category - Health
A Short&Humorous interview with Professor Evan Level, Ph.D, Professor of Flatitudinal Studies, Pancake University, Flatchester. S&H: Professor Level, I understand that you have revolutionized tertiary education by...
When Isaac Newton was a mathematics student at Cambridge in 1665, the University closed its doors. This may have been due to the neighbours complaining about the raucous, high pitched sounds coming from the King’s College...
I go to a dental practice which is quick to adopt the most up to date treatments. On a previous visit I was advised that “best practice” for dental hygiene was to brush with toothpaste and not rinse! That’s right, no rinse...
“Jiggers used to stand and breathe at the open window for half an hour before dressing. He said it expanded his lungs. He might of course, have done it at a shoe store with a boot stretcher, but after all it cost him...
“Every reasonable businessman is willing to sit and wait half an hour for a shave which he could give himself in 3 minutes, because he knows that if he goes downtown without understanding exactly why Chicago lost two games...
“Well,” says the doctor, “I want you to keep very quiet; you’ll have to go to bed and stay there and keep quiet.” In reality, of course, the doctor hasn’t the least idea what is wrong with the...
To cut costs and boost profits, organisations must really consider the half-baked business model. This bleeding edge approach first stormed into consumer consciousness when half baked bread rolls appeared in the supermarket. The...
Stress has been described as “hurry sickness”. We hurry, we get stressed, we hurry harder, we get more stressed. Finally all that hurry stress is converted into energy and our brains explode in a spectacular display...
What are you allergic to? What causes you to break out in itchy red spots, what triggers an asthma attack or intestinal gas leaks? Here are my top three. Work is a common cause of allergies. Statistically, your self-important...