Tag Archives: Humor

Oct 14

Shocking Discovery In Education: Most Breathing Done Informally

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In a shocking study recently published in the Journal of Training and Development, meta study review reveals that over 95% of breathing is done without formal structure, or outside interference. Not only is breathing informal, but it was discovered that training in breathing did not effectively cause breathing and neither did the absence of training result in cessation of breathing.

The Association of Training and Development (ASTD) has announced that they will be partnering with a number of vendors to provide training in informal breathing techniques. Head of ASTD Bingham says: Continue reading →

Jun 01

Backlash to Grammar Rules Movement

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CNN is reporting massive demonstration in U.S. cities, apparently lead by an underground organization called: Revolutionary Front For The Preservation of English Conventions Long Outdated.

Lead by octaganerian Che Strunk, demonstraters are lobbying the U.N. for a formal code of punctuation to apply to all languages.  Che, in an interview, said:

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May 09

Don’s Buttocks

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On 29 Jul 01, at 18:30, Peter Isackson wrote:

> Don states after an illuminating description of operating a bulldozer,
> “However, I would not say that my buttocks have a new skill. The skill is
> actually in my brain.”
>
> The truth is that it is in both places as the human organism works as a
> whole, unless you are a radical dualist. By the same token I am not
> positing independent intelligence in the members (I mentioned feet as well
> as fingers for the piano).

Peter, marketing, philosophy, etc, aside, I’d figure if you want to make the case that Don’s buttocks “learn” (and fine buttocks they must be to do so), the contention would be more compelling if you could explain
psychologically or physiologically, exactly how this takes place.

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