This could very well be addictive!

Even for those of us who actually like Clippy… ;)

(and yes, I have realised that it misses an 's'... Or, for that matter, an 'a ')

Found at ImageGenerator via The Blogess.

Non-dairy coffee creamer

I’ll tell you frankly: I do not think that this is one of the greatest inventions in the history of man.

Non-dairy cream?? Doesn’t compute! Not for me, anyway.

It’s actually up there with other things I don’t understand: Caffeine-free coffee, alcohol-free beer, sugar AND caffeine free Coca-Cola.

I miss LP covers

I just realised this the other day. The 30 x 30 cm format just had a lot more graphical detail than a CD or the wee – albeit nice – picture on my iPod.

And yes, I do like carrying 2770 songs better on the iPod than on 250 LPs.

I’d have liked to post some images – but the ones I had in mind needed both front and back cover, ideally folded out, to show well.

C.V. Jørgensen’s “Solgt til Stanglakrids” was the one that trigged my mind to this. Here’s the front:

The hand on the back is something else, though. But alas I can’t find an image or, for that matter, figure out how I get 30x30 cm in my scanner.

But the format was nice, wasn’t it?

Am I surprised?

One more of these wee funny things that az always seem to dig up (yep, I know the site, so I could go look, too - but wouldn't that be cheating? ;)

You Are 55% Normal

While some of your behavior is quite normal... Other things you do are downright strange You've got a little of your freak going on But you mostly keep your weirdness to yourself

How Normal Are You?

I initially thought I was surprised - I'll leave it to you to figure out if the surprise was due to a hig or a low normality ;)

Reflecting, I'd like to have seen the individual points scored - where, in this list, do I qualify as reasonably normal and where as an internet weirdo of the kind your mother warned you about? And how many of the normalities or weirdnesses could be due to "simple" cultural differences - such as being a Dane rather than, say, American?

Hmmm...

Planet

I knew that my head sometimes may seem a bit up in the sky - or at least not connected to earth - but from there to ruling a planet?

You Should Rule Venus

Venus is a mysterious, stormy planet - shrouded in a thick layer of clouds. You are perfect to rule Venus, because you are quite emotional and volatile yourself. Your emotions change as rapidly as the weather on Venus, and both you and the planet are incomprehensible to others. While you are not a logical thinker, you are quite empathetic. You can care for and understand others, but your emotions swirl too quickly to truly understand yourself.

What Planet Should You Rule?

"Stolen" from over at az's - who seems to get these things quicker than I do... :)

My Peculiar Aristocratic Title

My Peculiar Aristocratic Title is: Reverend Lord Ole the Recumbent of Hopton Goosnargh Get your Peculiar Aristocratic Title

Now, it does have a ring to it :)

Thanks to Az

What movie

A little bit of a surprise I must admit...:


What Classic Movie Are You?
personality tests by similarminds.com

...but then, of course, I haven't seen the range of films that you can be. Wonder if 'Casablanca' is there. Or 'Subway'...

(inspiration came from over at Caza Az... :)

A meme

Got to look up the exact Danish meaning of that some day. But they seem to be all the rage, so why not? Got this one from over at Aphra Behn...

1. Explain what ended your last relationship

My last relationship could be said to be the current one - still on and has been for umpteen years. So nothing did, and I'd like to keep it that way!

2. When was the last time you shaved?

This morning. As every morning on weekdays. Being a man and having a family that complaints of stubble itching explains it...

3. What were you doing at 8am today?

Waiting for the dog to "do his thing" in the garden as he stubbornly refused to do so up in the woods.

4. What were you doing 15 minutes ago?

Catching up on morning E-mails and news RSSs (?) at work.

5. Are you any good at maths?

Yep. Though I always was to careless to get the top grades - always a wee silly mistake in there somewhere. Something - both things, actually - my daugther seems to have inherited.

6. Your prom night?

Non-existent as such in Denmark. Though we had an annual galla party at the high school - which obviusly is a bit special in your 3rd and last year. Les Lanciers - mandatory at all the parties at the high schol - danced with some more flourish than usual. Alcohol of a little higher quality than usual.

And, ermm, quite a bit of confusion with high school girlfriends and girl friends - some of the former thought that some of the latter were of the former variety. And, out of the blue, one of the latter did a move towards the former category - but nothing really came out of it.
Which actually ties the bow on #1, sort of.

7. Do you have any famous ancestors?

No. I did go to the same school as a quite famous writer, now posthumously honured with a theatre play. Does that count?

8. Did you have to take out a loan for university?

Luckily, I didn't have to - my parents lived only 5-6 km from the Technical University. And I was too comfortable (some would say lazy) not to take advantage of that.

9. Do you know the words to the song on your Myspace profile?

If I had a MySpace profile and if it had a song (do they always?), I'd know the words. Believe me - I know the words to lots of 70s-80s songs! (today's shopping list, on the other hand, is rather uncharted territory)

10. Last thing received in the mail?

A bill or a pension fund summary. Isn't life exiting?

11. What beverages have you had today?

Tea. Coffee.

12. Do you leave messages on people’s answering machines.

Whan I have to. Never quite got around to liking them...

13. Whom did you lose your CONCERT virginity to?

I *think* it was Styx. It could have been a three-band concert night where 10CC was the big(gest) name, though.

14. Do you draw your name in the sand when you go to the beach?

"On a day like today..." No, actually I don't think I've ever done names in the sand. Lots of footprints, washed away by the ever-rolling waves.

15. What is the most painful dental procedure you have ever had?

A simple filling where the local anaesthetics wasn't quite enough. Doesn't hold a light to Marathon Man, though.

16. What is out your back door?

The back garden.

17. Any plans for Friday night?

You know, I don't think so. But it'll start with a G&T.

18. Do you like what the ocean does to your hair?

Nothing much, so I don't mind. Quite often, I don't stick my hair in it - ever since bathing in the Bay of Guinea, the local sea has seemed rather cold.

19. Have you ever received one of those big tins with three different kinds of popcorn?

What are they?

20. Have you ever been to a planetarium?

We have one in Copenhagen - but actually I don't think I have.... Oops.

21. Do you re-use towels after you shower?

Of course. What a waste of water and energy not to and what an abundance of detergents to throw at nature if you don't.

22. Some things you are excited about

The outdoors, scouting, laughing, good presentations (a rare thing, indeed), languages words, writing. And much more. Oh, and marvelling about how big kids become so quickly and how we can enjoy it all together.

23. Your favourite Jello flavour

None.

24. Describe your key chain

Ring with car-remote-key, house key, key to my mother's, two keys I right now don't know what are for (??), a small bottle opener that used to be blue and a shopping-trolley "coin". No fancy decorations.

25. Where do you keep your change?

Mostly in my wallet.

26. What winter coat do you own?

A few... Thick brown leather jacket with an optional Thinsulate (™, probably) lining, a Timberland 3/4 long coat that's good over a suit for when that's necessary, three fleece jackets - one of them windproof (did any one say 'outdoors'), two cottoncoats, and a largely rain-proof shell jacket. What I still miss is that Goretex XCR one...

27. What was the weather like on your graduation day?

From the Technical University, the most is festivities was the red jacket of the postman who brought the exam papers. So I don't really know. From high school I seem to remember through a alcoholic haze (Danes will know the tradition of going round to all the households of the class by preferably a horse drawn carriage - these days as often some truck - and having a drink at each place) that it was quite fair.

28. Do you sleep with your bedroom door open or closed?

Open. Cats and such - and the upstairs bathroom through our bedroom.

Over to you, now...

Beauty!

OK, I'm boy enough to turn my head and look after a beautiful, nicely curved ...

...

car.

This one would surely turn my head to something like a corkscrew:



An Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione (if I can get my Italian spelling right). Do Italians make more beautiful cars than anyone - or what?

More views of it here - where I found it after a funny little blog trail that started out with Tom Peters (I think) and ended there...