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“One bizarre unintended consequence of the rollback in helmet laws: more human organs available for transplantation”.

You know what? I bet if this were the premise of a drink-driving campaign e.g. organs depicted driving cars, I’m sure drink-driving rates would drop drastically, because human beings are not, by nature, altruistic.

“In short, in our focus on increasing the amount of food we produce today, we have accidentally put ourselves at risk for food shortages in the future”.

“Pay for experiences, not things. A thing is something that takes up space in your house. An experience changes who you are as a person. One cannot be replaced, while the other can easily be replaced. Give me junky furniture and a lifetime of memories”.

In my case, give me no physical gifts, please.

I was thinking the exact same thing when I heard the news!

“You need to contact up to 30 people to sell your business, or raise initial money for your fund, or get a job, or whatever… . What this also means, is that if the supply in the market you are aiming for is not 30 (i.e. if you are building a product that ONLY Google would ever want to buy) then you are probably in the wrong market”.

Scott Adams explains Anthony Weiner’s conduct as a conflict between having too much temptation to resist all the time and having too much testosterone.

“…’Benign Violations’ — that is, unexpected violations of moral code, but the kind that don’t hurt anybody — seem to uniquely elicit laughter”.

“What was amusing…was how the panelists at the forum chose to overlook any comments, whether intended or not, that could be perceived as veiled criticisms of Singapore’s political system. One wondered if they were just being polite, or purposely choosing to walk on eggshells around Singapore.”

Why must Singapore be treated with kid gloves?

Good comic to read for both entertainment and education i.e. thinking about knowledge/information and how it is derived/created.

It’d probably do Ng Tze Yong some good to read this so he knows exactly what a troll is.

“Every time I reference low forms of literature, I always use Twilight as the example. Today a student asked if I’ve actually read them, and I had to say no.”

I’m guilty of that too D:

THIS IS AWESOME. Have you read it? No? READ IT.

“The Land Transport Authority of Singapore is now conducting an online poll to name 13 stations from the Downtown Line 3 MRT line… . Here’s my research into the origins of the suggested names, my choices and the reasons behind my choices.”

Eisen’s historical geekiness at its best.

Read this post and use it as a lens to view the political system in Singapore today.

I’d really like to know why one of the commentators asked, “is it sad that i even know where exactly this bus is?” Y U NO ♥ SINGAPORE?

In any case, I’ve got a mini contest running. Take part!

“Colonel-in-Chief Sir Nils Olav is a King Penguin living in Edinburgh Zoo, Scotland. He is the mascot and Colonel-in-Chief of the Norwegian King’s Guard… On August 18, 2005, he was promoted to Colonel-in-Chief and on 15 August 2008 he was awarded a knighthood. He is the first penguin to receive such an honour in the Norwegian army.”

I’d like to see the Singapore Armed Forces try this, although both you and I know that it will be a cold day in hell before this happens. Or until I become the Prime Minister, at least.

“The two men shook hands, reached into their pockets, and exchanged keys.

‘This one’s for Kate’s lobby,’ Josh explained. ‘And this one’s for her door. You have to kind of push it in and then turn.’

The man nodded.

‘Lisa likes it from behind, he offered.

Josh nodded awkwardly.”

OH MY BEJESUS! I LOVE this story.

Justin Ker strikes again after a year-long absence.

“The take-away message: if you’re clicking, you’re clicking, and these games are worthless. If contact has to be highly regimented work, then it’s probably not going to be an easy relationship, either.”

Fond memories: I used to read The House of Cheah all the time when I was a kid!