Need a little pick-me-up to make it through the last working day of the week? This should do the trick. Thanks to the ever-reliable BoingBoing for the pointer.
The Structure of the Company
As you start work on a rainy Monday morning, do you feel that this diagram matches your place of employment?
Thanks to the redoubtable Laurel Papworth for the pointer — and for a great article on why companies that ban access to Facebook and other social media websites are troglodytes.
George W shatters the myth…
Asked what he thought of the President, Representative Charles Rangel said: “I really think he shatters the myth of white supremacy once and for all.”
Weekly Poll: Bono is…?
I’m chuffed! Inspired by the work of the Bonological Semiotics team, I coined my own Bonophone.
Bonorrhoea: A chronic disease which causes meaningless words to dribble from the mouth and, more usually, other orifices. Also known as “talking out one’s arse.”
As a result, Arch Bonologer Sabian Wilde has promoted me to the rank of Clayton Private. To celebrate, this week’s poll can only be… “Bono is…?” Go to the website to vote.
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Bonus link: Netscape founder Marc Andreessen has a whole blog category about Bono.
Last week’s results: Clearly I’m the only one who’s getting moist over the return of Supernaut. Screw the lot of you.
Bonological Semiotics
Found on Facebook: a group dedicated to the study of Bonological Semiotics:
A cooperative (but edited) attempt to make sense of the modern world with a new lexicon of misunderstanding… a time where language has been degraded to the point of BONOPHONICS (words that sound as if they carry meaning, but really just take up valuable space).
Some examples:
Bonologue: One know-it-all telling everyone else in the world what to do. Submitted by Sabian Wilde.
Bonoculture: A phrase coined by political conservationists in the early 21st Century to describe their fear of living in a homogenized, politically correct world. Submitted by Sabian Wilde.
Bonophilia: For the love of Bono, usually the practice of self-loving. Submitted by Sabian Wilde.
Bonolith: A structure, usually the world’s largest television screen, placed at the most prominent and visible point of the bonstrosity, to display an image of Bono. Submitted by David Paris.
Bonoholic: A medical condition wherein the patient is addicted to being drunk on their own delusions of grandeur. Submitted by Rewi Lyall.
I think I have Bonophobia…
Costello: “I’d go Amanda any day”
Given a choice between dating Bronwyn Bishop or Amanda Vanstone, who would you choose? Apparently federal treasurer Peter Costello would go Amanda any day. Thanks to Crikey for the tip.