Showing posts with label Fun. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fun. Show all posts

Saturday, November 29, 2008

Which Historical Queen Are You?

Your result for The Which Historical Queen Are You Test...

Queen Victoria

You scored 52% on ruling power!


You are: Victoria, Queen of England, 1819-1901.
Queen Victoria's reign was the longest in English history. Called the Victorian age, it was a time when Britain was at the height of its colonial power. Victoria became a symbol of British expansionist foreign policy. She insisted on taking an active part in the decisions of the government, and forcefully backed those ministers she liked. She herself was most proud of her role as wife and mother - she had nine children. After the death of her beloved husband Prince Albert, she went into a period of deep depression, dropping out of public view for three years. Her popularity increased in her late years, particularly during time of national celebrations, like the Jubilees of 1887 and 1897.


Take The Which Historical Queen Are You Test
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Saturday, February 16, 2008

What Be Your Nerd Type?
Your Result: Literature Nerd

Does sitting by a nice cozy fire, with a cup of hot tea/chocolate, and a book you can read for hours even when your eyes grow red and dry and you look sort of scary sitting there with your insomniac appearance? Then you fit this category perfectly! You love the power of the written word and it's eloquence; and you may like to read/write poetry or novels. You contribute to the smart people of today's society, however you can probably be overly-critical of works.

It's okay. I understand.

Drama Nerd
Artistic Nerd
Social Nerd
Anime Nerd
Gamer/Computer Nerd
Science/Math Nerd
Musician
What Be Your Nerd Type?
Quizzes for MySpace
Bonnie at Bonnie's BooksPosted this. Being the copycat that I am, I am posting this here too. Does it suprise any one that I am a lit. nerd? LOL!

Sunday, January 20, 2008

Medieval helpdesk with English Subtitles

When I saw this on my friend's blog, I was laughing out loud with tears in my eyes. Thanks for the comic relief Christina. Now I must share it with my readers as well! (I don't feel too bad about lifting the link from you, since you lifted it from Scribbit.)

Before Computers, When Books Were the Newest Thing

Thursday, January 17, 2008

Politically Correct Bedtime Stories by James Finn Garner


Laugh Out Loud Funny
This little book is the retelling of classic bedtime stories with modern day political correctness. It retells stories including Little Red Riding Hood, The Three Little Pigs, and Cinderella, to name a few.

Garner uses political correctness in the extreme! For example, here is an excerpt from Little Red Riding Hood:

The wolf said, "You know, my dear, it isn't safe for a little girl to walk through these woods alone."

Red Riding Hood said, "I find your sexist remark offensive in the extreme, but I will ignore it because of your traditional status as an outcast from society, the stress of which has caused you to develop your own, entirely valid, worldview. Now, if you'll excuse me, I must be on my way."

This book had me laughing out loud, sometimes with tears in my eyes. The only negative thing is that the stories do get a bit repetitive, like the original stories themselves. Therefore, it is best to savour them one at a time with space in between.
I really had a lot of fun reading these silly PC stories.
4/5

Wednesday, November 7, 2007

Test and Expand Your Vocabulary and Help End World Hunger

Juliette added a cool website to her Live Journal, "Thinking..." and when I saw and experienced it, I had to add it here.

The site is called Free Rice. It's a site where you can test your vocabulary and for every word you get right, they donate 10 grains of rice. Today, I made it up to level 35 and donated 300 grains of rice.

Give it a try, it's fun and a good cause.

Here's the link:

http://www.freerice.com/index.php

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