Category Archives: xsamplex

Earlier this day, a close Dutch relative (understatement) brought up the Dutch word ‘flater’, which had me confused for a couple of seconds: the actual meaning of the word (“a fiasco of gigantic proportions”, I guess you could call that … Continue reading →

Reading a flyer of an unspecified company selling electronic wares like MP3 players and computer stuff I was startled by a slogan next to a picture of a DVD burner: BURN ALL YOUR FILES! Imagine living in the 70s and … Continue reading →

The other day when watching commercials, I came to the conclusion that one of most innovative products of the Eighties must have been ‘anti-dandruff’ shampoo. Think of it: when is the last time you have seen a commercial featuring a … Continue reading →

I‘m not sure if I’ve mentioned it before, but I have a plan for fending off hurricanes (and other related storms) from Nova Scotia. We are (once again) looking forward to another busy hurricane (uh, ‘storm’) season this year. Forget … Continue reading →

To be honest, I’ve been smirking along when reading this article about scientists who apparently found new species in an undiscovered part of New Guinea. These finds are amazing, but not surprising. If there’s one word I associate with New … Continue reading →

Because I’m bored with anything today, here a magnificent (unresized) scan of my cellphone. Earlier there was a program on TV, where Canadian famers provided tips how you as a Canadian, should vote. We at xsamplex, would like to add … Continue reading →

Almost there to ‘Friday’s Dry Humour day’. The kick-off: slogans for home-made bread: Home-made bread: almost as good as the real stuff! Right. Next question.

The most anticipated website is coming from the Office of The Special Council Fitzgerald. If you haven’t heard of the name Fitzgerald yet, you must have been living in a different shadow world. Or maybe you just don’t read the … Continue reading →

Sometimes, political blogs remind me of a game of chess, analyzed (live, naturally) by a grandmaster with an ELO rating less than 1000 points. I keep imagining the following screen. Mark the double exclamation: update: If you didn’t get it, … Continue reading →

A couple of items drew my attention: first of all Niels‘ link to an article that tells “it’s official to call Windows ‘broken’” and details the struggle of Microsoft’s executives with the problems ahead for its Windows operating system: “It’s … Continue reading →

From: Arthur… To: Alfons… Subject: Re: Nogmaals… In-Reply-To: <9110d5aa0409200320d9e1d48@…> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable References: <9110d5aa0409200320d9e1d48@….> I’m on it. Regards, Arthur On Mon, 20 Sep 2004 12:20:31 +0200, Alfons wrote… [snip]