Hello sublist,
recently I visited a car repair shop because my car's engine had some
problems.
While I was waiting a lady came in and asked for a "710 screw-top cap".
Nobody knew anything about such a repair part. However, the lady affirmmed
that it is a part of the car motor. She said that had lost it somehow and she
would need a new one.
Finally the repair shop owner asked whether the lady could make
a small drawing of the part.
The lady agreed, made a circle of appox. 8 cm of diameter, and wrote
"710" inside.
The attached photo shows the original of the "710 spare part".
Best regards
Otto
Hello sublist,
beware of falsifications (in German language "Faelschung") of EURO coins
which have recently been found in Grmany. See attachment.
Best regards
Otto Spaniol
Dear all,
it is better to be optimistic and satisfied since it could
still be worse. (See attachment).
I look forward to see many of you in Finland.
Best regards
Otto
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Prof. Koos Koen
Wits Business School
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa.
E-Mail: koen.k(a)wbs.wits.ac.za or koos(a)knowinter.com
Tel: +27(0)824436430 Fax: +27(0)821314436430
http://wbs.mgmt.wits.ac.za
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>Intelligenstest
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>IQ-test
>Scroll down for the answer. The questions are not that difficult.
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>1. How do you put a giraffe into a refrigerator?
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>The correct answer is:
>Open the refrigerator, put in the giraffe and close the door.
>This question tests whether you tend to do simple things
>in an overly complicated way.
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>2. How do you put an elephant into a refrigerator ?
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>Wrong Answer :
>Open the refrigerator, put in the elephant and close the refrigerator.
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>Correct Answer :
>Open the refrigerator, take out the giraffe, put in
>the elephant and close the door.
>This tests your ability to think through the repercussions
>of your actions.
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>3.The Lion King is hosting an animal conference, all the animals
>attend except one. Which animal does not attend?
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>Correct Answer :
>The Elephant.
>The Elephant is in the refrigerator.
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>This tests your memory.
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>OK, even if you did not answer the first three questions,
>correctly, you still have one more chance to show your abilities.
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>4.There is a river you must cross. But it is inhabited by crocodiles.
>How do you manage it?
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>Correct Answer:
>You swim across.
>All the Crocodiles are attending the Animal Meeting!
>This tests whether you learn quickly from your mistakes.
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>According to Andersen Consulting Worldwide, around
>90% of the professionals they tested got all questions wrong.
Hello sublist,
here is something which is somewhat delicate.
Best wishes and see you in Zurich
Otto
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HUSBAND AND WIFE....
There was this couple that was married for 20 years,
and every time they had sex the husband always insisted on turning off the lights.
Well, after 20 years the wife felt this was stupid.
She figured she would break him out of the crazy habit.
So one night, while they were in the middle of doing it, she turned on the lights.
She looked down and saw her husband was holding a vibrator...
She gets completely upset. You impotent bastard, she screamed at him,
how could you be lying to me all of these years? You better explain yourself!
The husband looks her straight in the eyes and says:
I'll explain the vibrator if you can explain our three kids.
Dear Colleagues,
although the text is in German - and German politicians are involved -
you may nevertheless have fun when clicking on the given URL
Best regards, Volker Tschammer
Hello sublist,
here comes something half-technical. Have fun.
Best wishes
Otto
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JAPANESE ERROR MESSAGES
In Japan, they have replaced the impersonal and unhelpful Microsoft
Error messages with Haiku poetry messages. Haiku poetry has strict
construction rules. Each poem has only three lines, 17 syllables:
five syllables in the first line, seven in the second, five in the
third. Haiku's are used to communicate a timeless message, often
achieving a wistful, yearning, and powerful insight through
extreme brevity. Here are some examples:
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Your file was so big.
It might be very useful.
But now it is gone.
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The Web site you seek
Cannot be located, but
Countless more exist.
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Chaos reigns within.
Reflect, repent, and reboot.
Order shall return.
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Program aborting:
Close all that you have worked on.
You ask far too much.
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Windows NT crashed.
I am the Blue Screen of Death.
No one hears your screams.
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Yesterday it worked.
Today it is not working.
Windows is like that.
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First snow, then silence.
This thousand dollar screen dies
So beautifully.
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With searching comes loss
And the presence of absence:
"My Novel" not found.
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The Tao that is seen
Is not the true Tao-until
You bring fresh toner.
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Stay the patient course.
Of little worth is your ire.
The network is down.
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A crash reduces
Your expensive computer
To a simple stone.
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Three things are certain:
Death, taxes, and lost data.
Guess which has occurred.
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You step in the stream,
But the water has moved on.
This page is not here.
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Out of memory.
We wish to hold the whole sky,
But we never will.
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Having been erased,
The document you're seeking
Must now be retyped.
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Serious error.
All shortcuts have disappeared.
Screen. Mind. Both are blank
