Danish Lego Racer lost in translation

Filed under: Culture, PC, Driving What could possibly be blurred out of a seemingly innocent screenshot? ... successfully complete a race. Bizarre Danish sense of humor? Or perhaps the work of a vengeful coder ... image perfectly acceptable in its intended tongue, but humorously inappropriate for English speakers [suite...]

Date: 2008-02-28 01:00:00
Blog: Joystiq...

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3 Killer Tactics To Help You Score With Your Audience (+ Cute Video To Watch)

The last post was a fairly long one, so I shall keep this one bite-size. Under 300 words if I can. One of the problems that speakers have is this - “I have done all the necessary research ... and observe how the audience react to the speaker. How do they respond to humor? What gets [suite...]

Date: 2008-03-05 14:00:53
Blog: The Public Speaking Blo...

The CultureGrrl Curriculum: The Syllabus Travels to Greece

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Date: 2008-03-06 17:28:20
Blog: CultureGrrl ...

Rapid Fire - Tuesday, March 04

Human Spam Comments - Where to Draw the Line? | Common Craft - Explanations In Plain English I feel for Lee - he’s gotta be getting some massive ... is the best tech support. Hilarious! (Thanks Derek!) Tags: humor, webcomic, dailylinks Livemocha: Learn Languages and Practice with Native Speakers Through a new job posting on the Community Guy Job [suite...]

Date: 2008-03-05 08:00:22
Blog: Community Guy, Jake McK...

Here’s Why Some Speakers Are Paid $10,000 For Just A 40 Mins Speech

I first got an inkling of why some speakers are paid an eye-popping sum of money from an interview with Tom Antion. ( ... . No kidding!) For your information, Tom is one of the better known speakers in States who was recently invited to teach at the humor college. Now, I know what you are thinking… this guy is a professional [suite...]

Date: 2008-02-26 14:00:13
Blog: The Public Speaking Blo...

TO THE INDI IN ALL OF US…

TO THE INDI IN ALL OF US… ... as Indiana’s theme song belted out of my speakers. Now you’d better believe that I will be sitting ... my face, humor me for just one moment and do cheekishly smile back. [suite...]

Date: 2008-02-25 19:45:28
Blog: We’re Not Wired Right ...

Sullivan On Clinton

Sullivan On Clinton February 25th, 2008 This is too rich: But we’ve learned something important these past couple of weeks ... , useless executives, wooden public speakers. If you’re a Democrat, that’s good to know, isn’ ... Clinton Posted in Humor & Culture, News & Politics | No Comments » [suite...]

Date: 2008-02-25 15:09:29
Blog: this is the samaBlog ...

Book Talk at DP Architects (and What To Do When PPT Fails You)

It has been two months since the launch of my first book The FAQ Book on Public Speaking but it felt like a year, ... , and our response in brief. 1. Most speakers have the tendency to read from their script or cue cards ... . (Story, Humor, Analogy, Reference, Picture). When you tell your story (which is much easier to remember [suite...]

Date: 2008-02-29 16:57:06
Blog: The Public Speaking Blo...

“I Think We Have a Quorum”

This has been quite a whirlwind of a weekend — and it was only about half as busy as next weekend promises to be! ... with humor, hope, ideas, and experience. Then, something amazing happened: people started running ... to be amazing speakers, with experience and ideas to match. For the first time in a long time, Teller [suite...]

Date: 2008-03-03 18:37:55
Blog: DemNotes...

Belgrade looters a smash on YouTube

Belgrade looters a smash on YouTube Wed, 02/27/2008 - 5:16pm While Americans watched their embassy burn last Thursday, ... !" The video, posted on Youtube as "Kosovo for sneakers," has been a huge hit among Serbian speakers ... future ahead of them, but at least they haven't lost their sense of humor. Lucy Moore [suite...]

Date: 2008-02-27 22:16:34
Blog: FP Passport | blogging ...

Updates and Such

It’s been a few days since I blogged which is not like me. I haven’t been uber busy or anything like that. I just haven’t blogged ... limited. Side note- I was trading emails with my speakers and have learned that some of our most prominent folks have a wicked sense of humor. I’m not going to name drop (former Youth President [suite...]

Date: 2008-02-25 20:47:19
Blog: Take Two...

Review: Rector, The Executive Director of the Fallen World

This month's Boston Review is running a nice piece on Liam Rector's The Executive Director of the Fallen World—the last book of ... and incandescent gallows humor… intermixing pathos with practical wisdom, tragedy with relentless sass ... , ready to go." For Rector's speakers, the past is a looming presence. "Now" presents a tender, comic [suite...]

Date: 2008-02-25 19:26:27
Blog: The Chicago Blog...

Wm. F. Buckley Jr. Passes Away at 82

wfb_sm.jpg As someone wrote on National Review's website just now, ... . The credo of National Review, still a stirring document, may be read here. And the Wall Street Journal ... with unequaled humor, grace, and generosity. It was a slight or a nod, depending I suppose upon the speaker [suite...]

Date: 2008-02-27 09:11:00
Blog: Joe's Dartblog...

It's OK to eat lots of meat on Tuesdays in Lent!

. THE ARGUMENT OF THE MONTH CLUB A MEN’S FORUM FOR CATHOLIC APOLOGETICS PRESENTS Satan! Fairy Tale or Evil Reality? ... . You are all encouraged to enjoy the good humor, food and fellowship. We enjoy the company of men ... FROM THE EAST SIDE FOR DIRECTIONS AND UP COMING SPEAKERS GO TO WWW.AOTMCLUB.COM IF YOU HAVE ANY [suite...]

Date: 2008-02-29 00:10:57
Blog: A Catholic Community Bl...

I performed at the United Nations!!!

I performed at the United Nations!!! February 28th, 2008 On Monday, February 25th I performed at the United Nations. Yep, that’s right ... there’s any others). I was there as a Humor Ambassador with Comedy Cures for the launch of The UN’s Anti ... is like their 3rd language, so I focused on the English speakers, talked slow and made funny faces [suite...]

Date: 2008-02-28 17:37:48
Blog: ...

Magnolia Manor on the Coast

www.magnoliamanor.com (Richmond Hill, GA)  Magnolia Manor on the Coast is keeping quite busy these days ... of humor and amazing tales from the road and his many travels!” In addition to these events, Magnolia ... a light supper and guest speakers from a wide array of professions.  Most recently, talks [suite...]

Date: 2008-02-26 15:04:18
Blog: COMMUNiTY HEADLiNES(TM...

Sunset at Asilomar Empty Spools Quilting Seminar I am learning how to paint with cloth - but using no paint ... with a tattoo or a piercing or a wicked sense of humor? I knew I would be among the youngest attendees ... table as we eat or sitting facing forward to listen to the speakers who show their work [suite...]

Date: 2008-02-26 20:46:12
Blog: V's Version...

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