A group of 40-year-old buddies discuss where they should have dinner. Finally it is agreed that they should meet at Mario's restaurant because the waitresses there have low-cut blouses and nice breasts.   Ten years later, at 50 years of age, the group meets again and once again they discuss where they should have dinner. Finally it is agreed upon that they should meet at Mario's because the food there is very good and the wine selection is good also.   Ten years later, at 60 years of age, the group meets again and once again they discuss where they should have dinner. Finally it is agreed upon that they should...

Will sent me this and seemed to think it was amusing. Looks perfectly fine to me. Permalink | Leave a comment  »

You may never look at a can of Coca-Cola in the same way again after reading What Coke Contains by Kevin Ashton.The manufacture of a can of Coke begins in Pinjarra, Western Australia and ends in your local corner store via Greenland, Atlanta, Africa and South America."The number of individuals who know how to make a can of Coke is zero. The number of individual nations that could produce a can of Coke is zero. This famously American product is not American at all. Invention and creation is something we are all in together. Modern tool chains are so long and complex that they bind us into one people and one planet. They are not...

Do chimps have faster short term memories than humans? Some spoil sports dispute the conclusion, but I'm with the monkey. Go Ayumu. Can you beat Ayumu? Try it out here. You may be surprised at how well you can do. Permalink | Leave a comment  »

Here are Richard Glover's 43 top ways to tell if you're a local. You know you're Australian if ... 1. You know the meaning of the word "girt". 2. You believe that stubbies can be either drunk or worn. 3. You think it's normal to have a Treasurer called Wayne. 4. You waddle when you walk due to the 53 expired petrol discount vouchers stuffed in your wallet or purse. 5. You've made a bong out of your garden hose rather than use it for something illegal such as watering the garden. 6. You believe it is appropriate to put a rubber in your son's pencil case when he first attends school. 7. When you hear that an American...

They just don't make ads like these anymore (apart from ads for margarine, vitamins, laundry detergents,beer, departments stores,bras .....) See the full gallery on Posterous I wonder which of our current advertisements will be laughed at by our grandchildren. Cars? Petrol? CDs? iPads? Plane travel? Hat tip to Brendan and Tanya Permalink | Leave a comment  » ...

The photo editor of Time Magazine calls 2012 'A year of Deja Vu'.   Photos can be eerily simililar, even when taken a year apart. Time Lightbox faetures a series of such similar photos.   Permalink | Leave a comment  » ...

On a previous WILT, we looked at the world record Rube Goldberg machineI think this latest posting has just toppled the previous champion from its throne. Permalink | Leave a comment  »

Can you print directly from your iPad or iPhone? Yes - if you are on a network with a supported printer. Goota hate the fine print. And Yes - if you have any old printer, and the very handy MacOSX program handyPrint. We posted about AirPrint Activator last year. It has recently been updated to v3 and had a name change to handyPrint. If you occasionally need to print from your iThing, I recommend it. Details are pretty much as per our previous post. Permalink | Leave a comment  »

James Bond had a good eye for glamour. Lonely Planet has a guide to making sure your next holiday is of secret agent status. Ao Phang-Nga Marine National Park, Thailand? Udaipur, India? Goldeneye Beach, Jamaica? You can check out Lonely Planet's full selection at 50 years of James Bond: a dream 007 travel itinerary   Permalink | Leave a comment  » ...