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"In Vino Veritas" A collection of dark thoughts and other creations of a brainless brain. Slow connection? Don't like pictures? |
Sunday, May 17, 2009 Meetings For better efficiency I suggest that we hold our meetings with not more than 5 persons talking at the same time, and perhaps 2 or 3 on the mobile phone, but the total should not exceed 8, ...
... and the presenter should not be interupted by more than 3 persons at the same moment.
Saturday, April 18, 2009 Voila France would be even nicer ... ... without the Fwench.
They think they own it.
Sunday, February 22, 2009 The truth Most people lie ...
... when they deny that they lie.
Saturday, February 21, 2009 Talk talk I don't need much.
I just need somebody to be silent to.
Thursday, February 5, 2009 Better world It would be great if all people were stupid.
You could say anything, and it would make sense.
Wednesday, February 4, 2009 Remember me Most people are forgotten when they are dead.
Some when they are alive.
Tuesday, February 3, 2009 Compensation How many trees do I have to plant to undo the damage caused by my 50+ years on this planet?
Probably a small forest.
Saturday, January 31, 2009 Driving Everybody drives on the right side of the road. For half the world that's the left side.
On average we drive in the middle.
Monday, January 26, 2009 SQ test We try to measure intelligence with an IQ test.
But how to measure stupidity?
Sunday, January 25, 2009 Subspecies Within the American species (Americanus capitalensis) there is a quite distinct subspecies called Americanus capitalensis sapiens.
It's very rare, almost extinct.
Saturday, January 24, 2009 Weight belt When scuba diving I always need to carry some extra weight, ...
... to compensate for the empty space in my head.
Friday, January 23, 2009 Tolerance I tolerate everything except intolerance.
Ok, even that.
Saturday, January 17, 2009 Craniometrie When a 28th century archeologist digs me up, how can she know that the space inside my skull has always been what it seems to be? ...
... Air!
Thursday, January 15, 2009 Investor I bought stocks. And now again up 19%, so I better sell before they go down again.
I am 15% poorer, where did my money go?
Monday, January 12, 2009 Dates I love dates!!!
... Except the date when I die.
Thursday, November 6, 2008 Carbon trade Carbon emissions trading is a joke. In my street the speed limit is 50 km per hour.
... As I only drive 40 I would like to sell the other 10 to the highest bidder.
Saturday, August 9, 2008 Brilliant Brain Wave War!!! The Americans call it "peace process".
... The Russians call it "peace enforcement"
Saturday, August 2, 2008 Grey matter Actually, it takes only very few brain cells ...
... to be stupid.
Friday, August 1, 2008 Time machine We urgently need to invent time travel. It doesn't need to be perfect.
Backward is enough.
Thursday, July 31, 2008 Never enough Yes I have money, but never enough.
Yes I am happy, but never enough.
Monday, July 28, 2008 Just try Try living like an immortal, ...
... until you die.
Sunday, July 27, 2008 Socializing Getting to know people is fun, ...
... until you know them.
Saturday, July 26, 2008 No tears How many people will cry at my funeral?
If zero, then it's time to die.
Saturday, July 26, 2008 Not clever There are quite some mistakes ...
... I would like to make twice.
Wednesday, July 23, 2008 Good feeling It may feel good to be considered normal, ...
... but luckily I am not.
Sunday, July 20, 2008 Money money Many people believe in capitalism.
Probably because it's easier to get rich than to get happy.
Saturday, July 19, 2008 Disease I think I'm suffering from Alz ...
What's the name again of that disease?
Wednesday, June 11, 2008 Age Most people of my age ...
... are much older than me.
Wednesday, May 22, 2008 Intolerance As soon as you come in contact with an intolerant person you become infected.
Intolerance is a contagious disease.
Friday, April 25, 2008 Dumber I observe how people think that they are clever, ... ... while in fact, they are not, ... ... and I wonder if I am just as stupid.
... No way!!
Wednesday, April 23, 2008 Average I would rather have an average weight or an average income,
... than an average intelligence.
Thursday, April 10, 2008 My time People tell me that "in their time, things were better". Not in my time.
My time still has to come, and things will be worse.
Thursday, April 10, 2008 Godless If God existed she would have outlawed religions ...
... First commandment: Thou shalt not religiate.
Friday, April 4, 2008 Rolling Stone How does it feel
... It feels real bad!
Wednesday, April 2, 2008 Say nothing Silence is a powerful way of speaking ...
... If you say nothing, you are saying a lot.
Tuesday, April 1, 2008 Books and movies We invented printing ... and filming ... Now there are more books than I can ever read ... more movies than I can ever see ...
... and I am bored.
Tuesday, April 1, 2008 Neutral Experience taught me: you can either feel happy, or unhappy, or neutral ... ... But I am not sure. Is it better to be half the time happy and half the time unhappy? ...
... or all the time neutral?
Sunday, March 30, 2008 Upset If you upset me ...
... I will be upset.
Friday, March 28, 2008 Gone With ambition, idealism and optimism gone ...
... what else is there to live for?
Thursday, March 27, 2008 Old enough How old do I need to be ... ... to have enough experience ...
... to keep the people who I love happy?
Wednesday, March 26, 2008 Die for it Nothing is worth dying for ... ... except perhaps ...
... the right to die.
Wednesday, January 30, 2008 Intelligent What's the use of intelligent people ...
... if they don't think?
Thursday, January 24, 2008 No smoking I decided not to smoke ...
... except during my own cremation.
Wednesday, January 16, 2008 Wheel When you are busy reinventing the wheel ...
... don't forget to reinvent the road.
Wednesday, December 12, 2007 Crazy people It's easier to love crazy people ...
... than normal ones.
Sunday, November 25, 2007 Homo sapiens Homo sapiens is the scientific name for modern man. It is Latin, and translated it means "wise man", "clever man", "knowing man" or "thinking man".
... so it looks like we are not even clever enough to give ourselves a proper name.
Saturday, November 24, 2007 Try to explain There is no need to tell clever people how clever they are ...
... and it is impossible to explain to stupid people how stupid they are.
Friday, November 9, 2007 Health Your health is your most valuable possession ...
... but would you rather be healthy without any friend/partner/wife/husband/son/daughter ... ... or sick with somebody who cares for you?
Monday, September 10, 2007 Growing up Girls mature earlier than boys ...
... at least 60 years earlier.
Friday, September 07, 2007 Real problem We have only one real problem ... ... which happens to be a solution to all our problems ...
... Mortality.
Thursday, September 06, 2007 Friends Divorce wouldn't be so bad ... ... if you wouldn't loose half of your friends in the process ...
... in my case 85 percent.
Tuesday, September 04, 2007 Old boy I feel like a 20 years old boy ... ... in a 40 years old body ...
... being 50, the boy is worried.
Tuesday, September 04, 2007 Life expectancy With life expectancy growing ... ... we expect more from life ...
... but what we get is more repetitions.
Monday, September 03, 2007 Trees Trees versus people ...
... trees are harmless.
Sunday, August 26, 2007 Experience The problem with life experience is ...
... that it can prevent you from experiencing life.
Saturday, August 25, 2007 Consumer We are all consumers ... ... feeding on our environment as voracious caterpillars ...
... but will we reincarnate as butterflies?
Friday, August 17, 2007 Clever I don't make the same mistake twice ...
... I am too busy trying other mistakes first.
Friday, August 17, 2007 Logic The only "proof" that God exists ...
... seems to be that nobody can proof that It doesn't exist.
Tuesday, August 14, 2007 Synergy Synergy is defined as "The interaction of two or more agents or forces so that their combined effect is greater than the sum of their individual effects"... So, if two people together are more stupid than the sum of their individual stupidities, this can be called synergy?
Or should we call it divorce?
Friday, August 10, 2007 Making Movies Ha, they are now making movies without smoking Shouldn't they start making movies without guns?
Or even better, without people!
Friday, August 10, 2007 Social Behavior In many species of animals which show social behavior there are a lot of solitary males.
How social is that?
Tuesday, August 07, 2007 Teens The good thing about teenagers ...
In a few years they become normal people.
Saturday, August 04, 2007 Forget Many people take training to improve their memory ...
Wouldn't we be better off with training that helps us to forget?
Wednesday, July 25, 2007 Miracle It's a miracle ...
... that brainless people can talk.
Wednesday, July 25, 2007 Nobody but me If I were alone in this world ...
I would probably feel less lonely.
Wednesday, June 27, 2007 Ask first You are a smoker.
I will tell you.
Thursday, May 31, 2007 Higher or deeper? Life has its ups and downs Like mountains and valleys The birth of my children is still my highest mountain Now they are not talking to me my deepest valley
Is the mountain higher than the valley deep is?
Friday, May 18, 2007 Driving Statistics I agree that my driving is below average ...
... but all others drive worse.
Friday, May 11, 2007 The Brain I'm not a brainless boy ...
I'm a brainless old man.
Saturday, April 14, 2007 Things Things can always get worse ...
... but things can always get better !!!
Tuesday, March 20, 2007 Nothing I am not religious ... For me there is nothing after death . .. That's why ...
... I will try to stay here a bit longer.
Sunday, February 25, 2007 Left or Right My wife was always right. And I was left ...
... alone.
Sunday, December 31, 2006 Loneliness Loneliness wouldn't be so bad ...
... if you could share it with somebody.
Sunday, December 17, 2006 Language Music is the universal language ... ... everybody understands music. It's a pity ....
... that so few people speak music.
Tuesday, December 12, 2006 Lonely I'm alone ... I'm lonely ...
... but I'm alive.
Thursday, September 07, 2006 Not Stupid Most people are so stupid ... ... that they don't know ... ... that they know nothing. I am not THAT stupid ...
I know it!
Friday, September 01, 2006 Lost Contact We live in an age of communication ... Probably ...
... that's the reason why I lost contact with almost all of my friends.
Sunday, August 20, 2006 Bad People The world has two types of people ... ... most people are bad people ...
... the rest are very bad people.
Friday, July 28, 2006 Gods and Angels Somebody asked me the difference between Gods and Angels. Angels have wings ...
... even if they don't exist.
Friday, July 21, 2006 Care for your Heart Take care of your heart! Regular exercise is of extreme importance , at least 3 times per week! But who has time to exercise three times every week?
... It would certainly help if we could make weeks a few days longer.
Tuesday, July 18, 2006 Communication Most problems in this world are human communication problems! Unfortunately ...
... we live in an age of communication.
Friday, July 14, 2006 Don't wanna I don't wanna be right ... I don't wanna be wrong ... I don't wanna be left ...
... alone.
Sunday, July 09, 2006 Peace I am a pacifist ... If looks could kill ...
... I wouldn't look.
Tuesday, July 04, 2006 Believe me People always believe me ...
... when I say "I'm stupid".
Wednesday, June 28, 2006 Sublimation Just found out what "sublimation" means ...
... it happens to my brain all the time.
Something wrong There's something seriously wrong with this world ...
... apart from me.
Friday, June 23, 2006 Nothing My daughter says: "you're a ..... [beep]" My son says: "no"
The [beep] in the mirror says nothing.
Friday, June 23, 2006 George Orwell? All religions are equal, but some religions are more equal than others... ... and for most people, their own religion is the only equal one.
Equally stupid perhaps?
Friday, June 23, 2006 Always right I am always right ...
... ALWAYS ...
... except when my girlfriend disagrees with me.
Wednesday, June 21, 2006 Your glass Remember this: You can drink from your glass many times ...
... but you can break it only once.
Tuesday, June 20, 2006 Ocean The world should be perfect ... perfectly round. No land ... just one big ocean.
No place for us ... just fish.
Monday, June 19, 2006 Extinction Dinosaurs went extinct ... and the mammoth is gone too ... and where is the Dodo? Who misses the Dodo? Cave bears are extinct ... and aurochs, ... ... quaggas, giant deers, Elvis Presley ... Yes we really miss them or not? Let's kill off the whales
my instinct tells me that nobody will miss them when we are extinct.
Sunday, June 11, 2006 Mirror Einstein knew it. Picasso knew it too. If you put a mirror far enough away ...
... you can see your own profile.
Sunday, June 11, 2006 Reincarnation Too much coffee is bad for my health ... I don't know if it will kill me, but if it does ...
... I hope to come back as a coffee pot.
Monday, May 22, 2006 Perfect World Wouldn't it be great to live in a perfect world?
Things could only get worse.
Friday, May 19, 2006 One big family I have 2 parents ... I have 4 grandparents ... I have 8 greatgrandparents ... I have ... wait, let's make a quick calculation... 2 4 8 16 32 64 128 256 512 1,024 2,048 4,096 8,192 16,384 32,768 65,536 131,072 262,144 524,288 1,048,576 2,097,152 4,194,304 8,388,608 16,777,216 33,554,432 67,108,864 134,217,728 268,435,456 536,870,912 1,073,741,824 2,147,483,648 4,294,967,296 8,589,934,592 So 33 generations ago (which is about 33 x 25 = 825 years ago), I had more than 8.5 billion greatgreatgreat ... great ... people in my ancestor tree. But ... even now there are "only" 6.5 billion people in this world?
We are one big unhappy family.
Tuesday, May 16, 2006 I believe I believe ... ... that we all want freedom of religion ... ... so that we can believe what we want ...
... and then tell others what to believe.
Wednesday, May 10, 2006 Bad Memory I forgot who told me that fish is good for your memory ... ... probably a doctor ...
... who sells fish.
Thursday, May 04, 2006 When I die Good to know that when I die ...
... everybody's IQ will go up.
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