Archive for July, 2006

One-Hit Wonder

Sunday, July 30th, 2006

前几天看到这篇One-Hit Wonder,挺意外的。之前只知道To Kill A Mockingbird多么有名,完全不晓得作者Harper Lee一辈子只写过这一本书。
To Kill a Mockingbird hit the bookstores in 1960. Within weeks, it had become a bestseller. Forty-five years later, it is practically an industry of its own: To date, more than 30 million copies have been sold, and by 1988 three-quarters of the public schools in America were teaching it.
Despite […]

Unintentionally Hilarious URLs

Saturday, July 15th, 2006

Prepare to laugh yourself silly: The top 10 unintentionally worst company URLs
1. A site called ‘Who Represents‘ where you can find the name of the agent that represents a celebrity. Their domain name… wait for it… is
www.whorepresents.com
2. Experts Exchange, a knowledge base where programmers can exchange advice and views at
www.expertsexchange.com
3. Looking for a pen? Look […]

Headbutt

Tuesday, July 11th, 2006

这一幕估计大家都已经见过多次,我就不重复了。人的好奇心是个无底洞。这不,才一天,“密码”已被数位唇语专家破解。

Revealed: The disgusting abuse that sparked Zidane’s fury
Read my lips: the taunt that made Zidane snap (links via Jason Kottke)
First defender Marco Materazzi spoke in Italian - a language understood by Zidane who once played for Italian side Juventus - grabbed his opponent and told him ‘hold on, wait, that one’s not for a […]

Yumen

Monday, July 10th, 2006

提个被问了无数次的问题:“郁闷”用英语怎么说?
如果没有上下文觉得难办,我随便给几个例子:
Zidane竟然以这样的方式告别,郁闷。
这年头,连终止blog的留言功能都不能断绝spam,郁闷。
为什么总有人问我“郁闷”怎么说?为什么我总也找不到“郁闷”最传神、最令人满意的英文版本?无限郁闷中。
大家一起帮忙吧。在下先谢过。
Bonus video: Crazy Frog - We Are the Champions