Posts Tagged ‘Humor’
‘Mule’ 20 Pence Coin Sends Britons Scrambling
A specialist British firm has offered to buy faulty 20 pence pieces for 50 pounds, sending Britons scrambling in search of one of the approximately 50,000 undated coins.
So what’s faulty? These coins have no date on them.
The Royal Mint has admitted it made a rare error, producing coins without a date on them for the first time in centuries.
The latest error happened when the Royal Mint issued a new design of the coin that moved the year from the back side to the one that bears the head of Queen Elizabeth II. But mint spokesman Jadon Raj said one batch that didn’t add “2008″ to the head’s side got through quality control.
The letters “F.D.” have been printed where the date “2008″ should have been. A coin with mismatched sides is known as a “mule” and they are extremely rare. The last time one appeared in circulation was during the reign of Charles II more than 300 years ago.
Raj said the mint couldn’t issue a recall because the coins are legal to use.
“As far as were concerned their face value is 20 pence, so there isn’t an issue for us,” he said.
The mint said Monday that at least 100,000 of the year-less 20-pence coins, normally worth 33 US cents at face value, slipped into circulation at the end of last year.
The coins first appeared at the end of 2008, after a batch which included between 50,000 and 200,000 of the faulty 20-pence entered circulation. The last time a mistake was made on the casting of a coin was in 1983, when a batch of 2-pence coins went into circulation with the words “New Pence” rather than “Two Pence” on the reverse side. These coins fetched up to 650 pounds in top condition.
Some numismatists say the last time the Royal Mint accidentally left out the year on a coin was in 1672.
The mint admitted the mistake after a private British company called the London Mint Office launched a promotion Monday offering to pay 50 pounds ($83) per coin. Market experts noted that the coins already have been quietly selling to online collectors for up to six times higher.
Howie Mandel Takes the Strain Out of Working Out
Trust Howie to do just that. I mean, you never know if that guy is kidding or is for real.
Check out this cool and funny video on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rcMbpPDlmg. But that’s just half the fun… lots more online at buy.com.
The first thing I check out is their What’s Shakin’ and Deal of the Week areas. And there’s almost always a sale going on there. You never know what snazzy gadget you might find! Just as this video reveals, you never know what Howie’s gonna come up with!
ATM Goes Generous
Who’d worry about the global economic slowdown if all the ATM’s in the world were as generous as the one at a petrol station in Manchester, UK?
At 11 am this last Thursday, this ‘adorable’ ATM simply started doubling the requested cash for everyone. Hundreds flocked to the Nationwide ATM with multiple bank cards and made hay during the ‘happy hour’ which actually extended till 5 pm until an engineer was called to fix the cash-happy machine.
“There was a problem,” a spokesperson for Nationwide commented. “We are investigating what transactions took place.
“It is disappointing no one reported the matter earlier in the day when lots of people were aware and it is disappointing some people were deliberately using the machine to take extra money. Legally, recipients of payments made by mistakes are not entitled to benefit from it.
“We will reserve the right to contact people about the matter on an individual basis.”
Is this the first time in history that an ATM went berserk? Not really. An article about a similar incident appeared in the Indian edition of the Reader’s Digest in 2007.
U.S. vs Chinese Diplomacy
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Never Underestimate the Power of Make-up
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Top 10 Olympic Bloopers by NBC Commentators
While a proven source of these ‘bloopers’ is rather tough to pin down, these Olympic ‘bloopers’ have been in circulation for nearly six years now. Yet their ‘glory’ has continued to rise, even be refined, revised and recycled to the point they are generally believed to be authentic.
But I can assure you that these were not uttered during the Beijing 2008 Olympics, except for the last, No. 11 by Venezuelan sportscaster Willie Oviedo on Micheal Phelps.
1. Weightlifting commentator: “This is Gregoriava from Bulgaria. I saw her snatch this morning during her warm up and it was amazing.”
2. Dressage commentator: “This is really a lovely horse and I speak from personal experience since I once mounted her mother.”
3. Paul Hamm, Gymnast: “I owe a lot to my parents, especially my mother and father.”
4. Boxing Analyst: “Sure there have been injuries, and even some deaths in boxing, but none of them really that serious.”
5. Softball announcer: “If history repeats itself, I should think we can expect the same thing again.”
6. Basketball analyst: “He dribbles a lot and the opposition doesn’t like it. In fact you can see it all over their faces.”
7. At the rowing medal ceremony: “Ah, isn’t that nice, the wife of the IOC president is hugging Cox of the British crew.”
8. Soccer commentator: “Julian Dicks is everywhere. It’s like they’ve got eleven Dicks on the field.”
9. Tennis commentator: “One of the reasons Andy is playing so well is that, before the final round, his wife takes out his balls and kisses them… Oh my God, what have I just said?”
10. At the diving competitions: “Look at that… you aren’t getting anything between those legs.”
And the prize catch:
11. TV commentator Venezuelan sportscaster Willie Oviedo on TVes during the 2008 Olympics:
“Never in the Olympic Games has any mortal, any living being been able to win eight gold medals. Only Michael Phelps in the Olympic Games of Munich in the year 1972, over there in the Germany of Hitler, where he refused to give him the medals himself back then.” Duh.
Is Your Marriage Perfect? Ask Red Skelton
Richard Bernard “Red” Skelton (1913 – 1997) was an American comedian who was celebrated as a top radio and television star from 1937 to 1971. By age 15 Skelton was performing on the Vaudeville circuit, and went on to Broadway, films, radio, TV, night clubs and casinos, while also pursuing painting as a parallel career.
In 1988 he received a Life Achievement Award from the Screen Actors Guild.
The following set of one liners is considered a classic on the humor circuit. They’ll never fade away, forever bringing a chuckle to anyone reading them.
1. Two times a week we go to a nice restaurant, have a little beverage, good food and companionship.
* She goes on Tuesdays; I go on Fridays.
2. We also sleep in separate beds.
* Hers is in California, and mine is in Texas.
3. I take my wife everywhere….
* … but she keeps finding her way back.
4. I asked my wife where she wanted to go for our anniversary.
“Somewhere I haven’t been in a long time!” she said.
* So I suggested the kitchen.
5. We always hold hands.
* If I let go, she shops.
6. She has an electric blender, electric toaster and electric bread maker.
She said “There are too many gadgets, and no place to sit down!”
* So I bought her an electric chair.
7. My wife told me the car wasn’t running well because there was water in the carburetor.
I asked where the car was.
* She told me, “In the lake.”
8. She got a mud pack, and looked great for two days.
* Then the mud fell off.
9. She ran after the garbage truck, yelling, “Am I too late for the garbage?”
* The driver said, “No, jump in!”
10. Remember:
* Marriage is the number one cause of divorce.
11. I married Miss Right.
* I just didn’t know her first name was Always.
12. I haven’t spoken to my wife in 18 months.
* I don’t like to interrupt her.
13. The last fight was my fault though.
My wife asked, “What’s on the TV?”
* I said, “Dust!”
“If some day you’re not feeling well, you should remember some little thing I have said or done and if it brings a smile to your face or a chuckle to your heart then my purpose as a clown has been fulfilled.”— Red Skelton
Homer Simpson is New Face on Euro Coin
An official Spanish one Euro coin bearing the face of cartoon couch potato Homer Simpson instead of that of the country’s king has turned up in candy shop owner Jose Martinez’s till.
Martinez was counting his cash the city of Aviles in northern Spain, when he chanced upon a Euro coin where the typical face of cartoon couch potato Homer Simpson had replaced that of King Juan Carlos.
“The coin must have been done by a professional,” he told Reuters.”It’s an impressive piece of work.”
Don Juan Carlos’s regal half-profile topped by a full head of curls had morphed seamlessly into the pop-eyed, big-nosed, bald-headed features of beer-guzzling Homer Simpson, complete with his 5 o’clock shadow.
The talented carver had not touched the other side of the coin displaying the map of Europe. So far, no other coins of the bald headed and big-eyed hapless ‘intelligent idiot’ have been found in circulation.
Martinez says he’s received thousands of bids for the coin have come in from Simpsons fans in the Netherlands, Japan, Canada and the US, but he plans to keep the collector’s item for himself–at least for now.
But he ought to beware of potential duplicates:
