Random Lists of Random Things

[MarcM]

A random list of symptoms of Paranoid Personality Disorder

Individuals with paranoid personality disorder typically experience:

*Chronic and pervasive distrust and suspicion of others.

*Feelings that they are being lied to, deceived, or exploited by other people.

*May believe that friends, family, and romantic partners are untrustworthy and unfaithful.

*Outburst of anger in response to perceived deception.

*Often described as cold, jealous, secretive, and serious.

*Look for hidden meanings in gestures and conversations.

OK, I will drop it. Here is another random list.

Top Ten Signs Your Amish Teen Is In Trouble:

10. Sometimes stays in bed till after 6am.

9. In his sock drawer, you find pictures of women without bonnets.

8. Shows up at barn raisings in full "Kiss" makeup.

7. When you criticize him, he yells, "Thou sucketh!"

6. His name is Jebediah, but he goes by "Jeb Daddy."

5. Defiantly says, "If I had a radio, I'd listen to rap."

4. You come upon his secret stash of colorful socks.

3. Uses slang expression: "Talk to the hand, cause the beard ain't listening."

2. Was recently pulled over for "driving under the influence of cottage cheese."

1. He's wearing his big black hat backwards.

[Kevin]

and once again ,

' Thou Sucketh ! " is my new signature !

Edited May 2, 2007 by Guest

[MarcM]

It doesn't exactly roll off the tongue, but I like it too....

[Kevin]

It makes it's point while coming off somewhat sophistocated and righteous sounding - less vulgar , somehow - compared to it's contemporary version .

[Farin]

Best Beer (not my list)

1. Drop Top Amber Ale

by by Widmer Brothers

2.mactarnahan's amber ale

by MacTarnahan's Brewery

3. Newcastle Brown Ale

4. Stella Artois

by Belgium

5. Sierra Nevada Pale Ale

6. Pilsner Urquell

by Czech beer

7.widmer hefeweizen

8. Fat Tire

by New Belgium Brewing, Colorado

9.Dogfish Head 120 minute IPA

not ONE German beer?

[Farin]

Top Ten Signs Your Amish Teen Is In Trouble:

10. Sometimes stays in bed till after 6am.

9. In his sock drawer, you find pictures of women without bonnets.

8. Shows up at barn raisings in full "Kiss" makeup.

7. When you criticize him, he yells, "Thou sucketh!"

6. His name is Jebediah, but he goes by "Jeb Daddy."

5. Defiantly says, "If I had a radio, I'd listen to rap."

4. You come upon his secret stash of colorful socks.

3. Uses slang expression: "Talk to the hand, cause the beard ain't listening."

2. Was recently pulled over for "driving under the influence of cottage cheese."

1. He's wearing his big black hat backwards.

[RonJonSurfer]

not ONE German beer?

Again, not my list!

[TheTallOne]

Best Beer (not my list)

1. Drop Top Amber Ale

by by Widmer Brothers

2.mactarnahan's amber ale

by MacTarnahan's Brewery

3. Newcastle Brown Ale

4. Stella Artois

by Belgium

5. Sierra Nevada Pale Ale

6. Pilsner Urquell

by Czech beer

7.widmer hefeweizen

8. Fat Tire

by New Belgium Brewing, Colorado

9.Dogfish Head 120 minute IPA

For those who have seen Beerfest:

-Un Becks.

-Ja. Un Becks.

[TheLizard]

A random list of symptoms of Paranoid Personality Disorder

Hey, what are you getting at by posting this? Are you trying to suggest something? Man, I can't trust anybody anymore.

[RonJonSurfer]

Leading U.S. Pathologist Gives His Top 10 Tips for Summer Skin Protection in Time for May's National Skin Cancer Awareness Month

CHARLESTON, S.C., April 30 /PRNewswire/ -- As temperatures rise and more time is spent outside, Dr. Karl Gruber, a noted pathologist and founder of LUCA Sunscreen, reminds us of the dangers of sun exposure and how to protect ourselves and our children from the risks of skin cancer.

May is National Skin Cancer Awareness Month, and in its honor Dr. Gruber wants us to understand how to protect ourselves from the sun's dangerous rays and the most common and most preventable of all cancers. Skin cancer accounts for about half of all cancer cases in the United States. Ironically, more than 80 percent of skin cancers could be prevented by protecting ourselves from the sun's rays.(1)

To reduce the risk of skin cancer, Dr. Gruber recommends these top 10 tips and facts for adults and children:

1. SPF (Sun Protection Factor) only provides information about the level of UVB protection, and nothing about UVA protection. Since penetrating UVA rays remain constant all day, consumers must use a sunscreen with both good UVB and UVA protection.

2. The level of UVB protection plateaus with an SPF 30. SPF values over 30 are meaningless.

3. Use a "broad-spectrum" sunscreen with a critical wavelength over 370nm for protection against UVA/UVB rays. Your doctor or skin care specialist should know the critical wavelength of the products they recommend.

4. Don't skimp on sunscreen. The recommended amount is 1.5 ounces, but most people apply only half the necessary amount.

5. Apply sunscreen correctly -- to clean, dry skin about 30 minutes before going outside.

6. Reapply sunscreen regularly, every 2-3 hours, especially after being in the water or sweating.

7. Avoid direct sunlight between the peak sun hours of 11am and 3pm. Sun intensity increases with altitude. Amazingly, one will sunburn in 14 minutes on Miami Beach as opposed to 8 minutes in Denver. Skiers and pilots beware.

8. Use sunscreen every day -- even in cloudy weather when 80% of UV rays are still present.

9. Cover up with loose clothing, a 2-3-inch brimmed hat and sunglasses with 100% UV protection.

10. Babies and children need even greater protection from the sun as most sun damage is caused before the age of 18.

"Most people don't understand the complexities of sun protection and are confused by competing assertions from manufacturers -- whether it's higher SPF levels, broad-spectrum protection, all-day protection, or other marketing claims, " said Dr. Gruber, who developed LUCA Sunscreen with his own young family in mind. "In this case, what you don't know could hurt you." www.lucasunscreen.com.

[Farin]

10 Attributes of Really Lazy People

1. Inability to put forth the effort required to complete any task.

[edna]

[miamisammy29]

I can't stop laughing....and I pinned the list on the wall in the office.

[RonJonSurfer]

Good one!

[Rayzor]

That is funny

I must admit that the list is a bit long (speaking as a really lazy person)

[Farin]

[big]20 Things I Learned From The Internet[/big]

# You want it, you can find it online.

# If you don't want it, you can also find it online.

# It might take a while.

# Sometimes the hunt is half the fun.

# Everyone has a website. Grandfathers, mothers and babies. Everyone.

# At some point, Google became a verb.

# The difference between web surfing with Firefox and IE is the difference between body armor and a trendy cotton vest.

# If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.

# The Internet is the geeks playground. Here, we rule.

# Not that you would ever need to know the dietary habits of the South American anteater, but it's comforting to know you could find it online if you did.

# When in doubt, Wikipedia.

# Anyone who uses the term 'Interweb' has never been online.

# Explaining the Internet to someone who's never been online, is like explaining the Magna Carta to your cat.

# Almost everything of substance can be summed up with a “DUDE! Check this out!' and a hyperlink.

# Be safe. Be cynical.

# Some else already said it first. But that doesn't mean it won't be said again, and again...

# The Internet IS redundancy.

# There is no such thing as 'sufficient bandwidth'.

# There's always something new.

# You can never go back once you've tried it.

Edited May 23, 2007 by Guest
didn't really need the quote, or did I? I mean if you liked it more I can change it back, but imho it wasn't really necesassary... nope... not really...

[Tenacious_Peaches]

10 Compliments That Wow a Man

From an early age, men get hammered with the same message about how to treat women: More compliments, more listening, more romance. That's all well and good, as it should be. But sometimes, especially as relationships progress, men can also feel on the short-end of the fawning stick: Nearly 70 percent of men say they wish they received more regular compliments from their partner. I'm not suggesting that every guy has to be coddled and cuddled with verbal roses, but every once in a while, it's nice to throw one his way. While guys aren't particularly amped by compliments like "nice eyes" or "you're so beautiful," there are a few, simple things a woman can say to a man that really get him going. To wit:

"Your arms are definitely looking bigger."

Men can be just as paranoid about the way their bodies look as women can be. In fact, nearly 90 percent of men in a national Men, Love & Sex survey say there's at least one body part they'd like to change (42 percent saying they want a new gut). While men don't necessarily want women to lie if they're out of shape, it never hurts to notice he's looking good -- or at least trying to look better.

"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha."

Guys spend all of high school, the better part of the work day, and at least 12 times a day via e-mail trying to make people laugh. Because men value their sense of humor as one of their most important qualities, a hearty, genuine laugh is as flattering as it gets.

"Wow."

Doesn't matter whether it comes as he's getting undressed or after you've finished having sex, this short, sweet word (best done in a whisper) may just be the ultimate ego-stroke. A picture may say a thousand words, but this three-letter word sums up roughly 10,000 of them.

"You the man."

Guys hear this all the time. From other guys. They hear it at work, on the golf course, and when one dude from the group buys the beer. But if it comes from a woman -- no matter the context -- the message is that, hey, we're buddies, too. Which is actually pretty darn sexy.

"The kids just adore you."

More than 50 percent of men say that their families -- more so than work and salary -- are what defines them most as men. So when a woman affirms that he's a familial hero, it's a compliment that stretches way beyond anything you could ever say about his haircut.

"What do you think?"

We've all seen it a million times with long-married couples: They engage in cerebral power struggles, where neither can concede on anything -- whether it's the best way to move a piece of furniture or the fastest way to reach the interstate. I'm not saying that men should have the only say in decisions, but some guys do feel like they actually have very little.

"Cute feet."

Typically, it doesn't matter much to men if women like a part of their body that they don't control, like their eyes, jawline, or body hair. And typically, guys care for the word "cute" about as much as Paris cares for the penal system. One exception: The part of the body that is classified as being especially gross. Tell a guy he has good feet, and somehow he takes it as a double-bagger compliment -- that you not only like his genetics, but also that you appreciate he can keep himself better groomed than the rest of the gnarly-nailed heathens out there.

"Meow."

The stats show that 61 percent of men think their partners aren't sexually adventurous enough. While a feline one-liner doesn't automatically qualify as adventurous, it does show a bit of inhibition, and the message is one he likes to hear: That perhaps he's brought a little bit of the animal out of you.

"Impressive."

Guys love feats. They love accomplishments. They love being acknowledged for their strength, power, and, simply, their masculinity. So a well-timed observation like this one -- whether it comes after he carries a TV to the family room or figures out a way to fix the pipes without having to call the plumber -- feeds into his need to feel like the family protector.

"I want you."

Women don't need to go on about a guy's eyes or hair or clothes. What a guy really wants to hear is that he's the total package, and this acknowledgement of that -- whether it's referring to bedroom behavior or relationship stability -- is the ultimate compliment of them all.

[daslied]

If I my wife ever said "You the man" to me I would promptly punch her in the mouth.

[Tenacious_Peaches]

Thus making you the man.

[Floydaholic]

[Sweet Jane 61]

"Your arms are definitely looking bigger."

Now I can think of something else to replace arms that may get a man to smile.

"Cute feet."

Ok if I told a guy he had cute feet I would have to be drunk, who has cute feet but a child??

"Meow."

Ah yes, turning into catwoman, every mans fantasy.!

"Impressive."

You say this at the right time, and the world is yours.

"I want you."

Works everytime, Monday Night Football...baseball game...argument...driving the car...watching Letterman...just about 99% of the time!

[Farin]

[big]Nine Cool Things You Didn’t Know You Could Do With Wikipedia[/big]

[smaller]Published by Ilya Lichtenstein on February 7, 2007 06:49 am Link[/smaller]

You probably know Wikipedia as the world’s largest encyclopedia, suitable for research on most any topic. You know you can look up terms, but what you may not know is that Wikipedia features a ton of other information that can do a lot more than help you with that research paper. Wikipedia can also be a:

* TV Episode Guide. Just search for “list of ____ episodes†with the name of the show, and you will see every episode catalogued and summarized, often with trivia and other factoids.

* Cliffs Notes Replacement. Don’t want to read that weighty tome for your literature class? Don’t worry, Wikipedia is on your side. Just type in the name of the book, and you will be presented with a plot summary, themes, symbols, and other in-depth analysis.

* Learning Activities. This is from Wikiversity, a Wikipedia sister site. Whether you are a student wanting extra practice for a difficult subject or a teacher looking for homework assignments or handouts for your students, Wikiversity provides tutorials and worksheets on subjects ranging from AJAX programming to Philosophy. Wikiversity is currently woefully incomplete, but many subject have lengthy, well-written tutorials.

* Stock Images Collection. Need royalty-free stock images for your next web design or desktop publishing project? Turn to Wikimedia Commons, where you can browse images by subject, licence, or author. So if you need, for example, a radioactive Diderot for that big presentation to the investors, you’re all set.

* Music Database. Want to discover new music? Wikipedia has extensive cataloguing of music by genre, making it easy to find similar bands to those you already like.

* Time Capsule. Want to know what people thought of a topic years ago? Wikipedia archives all changes, so simply by clicking on the “history†tab on top of the page and then “Earliest†on the very bottom you can see an article as it was written years ago. Aside from demonstrating the fluid and ever-changing nature of Wikipedia, but also offers a glimpse into how people thought years ago. The value of this technique will increase over the years as Wikipedia gets older.

* . Just as it can go backward in time, Wikipedia can also go backward forward. Wikipedia has articles stretching far into the next millennium. Want to see what you need to schedule for 2008? How about the World Cup in 2038? And be sure(assuming you’ve reached immortality) to pencil in the unsealing of that time capsule in 8113 AD.

* Trend Tracker. Perhaps even more important than what people are searching for on Google or other search engines is what people are researching. This page show the most popular Wikipedia articles. For example, following the Super Bowl, a lot of people went to research Prince, whose search numbers spiked recently. A list of sexual positions, however, remains an all-time favorite. Which brings us to our next and final topic:

* Teacher of Sex Positions. The list is more comprehensive than most books on the topic, complete with pictures. Hell, you can even use Wikipedia to look for porn.

And there you have it. I’ve only scratched the surface of the myriad uses of Wikipedia. It is truly an incredible resource I turn to time and time again. I conclude with this cartoon from xkcd, which pretty much sums everything up:

[Tenacious_Peaches]

I love me some Wikipedia. And, being an OCD perv, I like the idea of my porn catalogued in a neat and orderly fashion.

[miamisammy29]

Then you'd absolutely love my revolving-shelf closet.

[Tenacious_Peaches]

Of course I'd love it...I've starred in half of the productions.