Odds & ends, Bits o' bytes, etc.
I.
Can you read this?
Spupsledoy olny srmat poelpe can.
I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg.
The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at
Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod
are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in
the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed
it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed
ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig, huh? And I
awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt!
II.
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Spend a minute - go here to take a brief test and find out if you're really cool.
III.
FREE Phone Number
Cell phone companies in the U.S. are charging $1.00 or more for 411 / information calls when they don't have to. When you need to use 411 / information to get a phone number, simply dial 1-800-FREE-411 (or 1-800-373-3411) without incurring a charge at all except for the minutes required to make the call. It works on any phone, too. The only catch is that sometimes - but not every time - you have to listen to a 15 second commercial before you get the number you ask for.
IV.
Bumper stickers
I was driving behind a pickup truck this morning that had a sticker on each side of the back bumper. The one behind the driver was simply a stylized cartoon rainbow frog (kiss him and he turns into Prince?) but the one on the passenger side was the one I really liked. It was a muted rainbow background with the words: "No - It's not just a tomboy phase!"
V.
Billboards you'll never see:
...and yes, I
On 3/09/2006 11:11 AM, She says said…
Thanks for these tidbits. I absolutely and complete snagged some of your post -- with appropriate credit, of course.
Thanks!
On 3/09/2006 3:48 PM, Jami said…
Help yourself! My next post here is all your fault, BTW.
On 3/09/2006 5:56 PM, She says said…
Excellent! Looks like you had fun!
On 3/10/2006 1:55 AM, Anonymous said…
Interestingly, I find the missing word text to look very much like early English, from Chaucer's time for example, when spelling wasn't standardised. Language both frees us and imposes limitations. I experiment with it sometimes; I wrote one poem which was so bizarre, it was nothing but nonsense words. I didn't post it to my blog, it was so weird but it had rhymes and read like it was written in tongues, or some strange European dialect... I might yet post it.... hmm.... x
On 3/13/2006 5:11 PM, She says said…
Hey, you're famous. Ambib linked to my copy of your post. I guess we're a coupla' girls who get around the 'net!
On 3/14/2006 3:59 PM, Jami said…
If we all understand what you meant (now THAT's a scary thought!), then we're all smart!
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