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    • Just the facts, Lady, just the facts II

      21st Jan On average, a person will spend about five years eating during their lifetime.No wonder I'm hungry; I haven't eaten in over 57 years! Many cancer patients that are treated with chemotherapy lose their hair. For some when the hair grows ... | Read More

      • Joe_Blob
      • | Jan 17, 2013
      • | 381 views
      • | 7 comments
    • World's Most Expensive Internet Connection!

      How much do you think? R$1,000.00 a month? R$10,000? R$25,000.00? Way too little. Remember that Arabian story with the wise man's reward of rice... vivo can get you connected to the Internet for just 10 cents per megabyte per second. Sounds g... | Read More

      • Joe_Blob
      • | Jan 16, 2013
      • | 591 views
      • | 23 comments
    • One Liners

      21st Jan A seminar on time travel will be held two weeks ago.[Next week's fortune-telling contest was won by Esmeralda - Blobiculous] Every time you open your mouth, some idiot starts talking. At my age, I spend all night doing what I used to d... | Read More

      • Joe_Blob
      • | Jan 16, 2013
      • | 358 views
      • | 0 comments
    • Today's News from Brazil

      Keeping and eye out               Monday, 28th Jan 2013 Santa Maria Club Fire Santa Maria - 27th January, 02:30, a fire reportedly started after a member of the band playing at the Kiss nightclub lit a flare on stage. [This turns ... | Read More

      • Joe_Blob
      • | Jan 14, 2013
      • | 277 views
      • | 3 comments
    • Just the facts, Lady, just the facts.

      In 2002, the most popular boat name in the U.S. was Liberty.In 2003, boat-owners were heard saying, "Someone's taken a Liberty."One out of 20 people have an extra rib.Go figure, Adam.44% of kids watch television before they go to sleep.The other 5... | Read More

      • Joe_Blob
      • | Jan 13, 2013
      • | 534 views
      • | 21 comments
    • Corruption 2013

      The City of Sao Luis, capital of Maranhão, declared a state of emergency for health. The director of a municipal hospital in the city has appealed on the Internet. He urged people to donate food to feed patients. The hallways are crowded in the... | Read More

      • Joe_Blob
      • | Jan 11, 2013
      • | 212 views
      • | 6 comments
    • Corruption

          The problem with corruption is manifold and is not simply the removal of public money designated to do 'good works', although, that in itself, is bad enough. A corrupt politician now has two jobs; he has the one he's paid for and the on... | Read More

      • Joe_Blob
      • | Nov 3, 2012
      • | 326 views
      • | 5 comments
    • Board

        Blobby was board with chess the other day so he decided to mooch around the internet. Here are a few things he stumbled upon during his ramble: The first product to have a bar code was Wrigleys gum. The worlds oldest piece of chewing gum is... | Read More

      • Joe_Blob
      • | Jan 23, 2011
      • | 989 views
      • | 5 comments
    • Tactic Strainer 7 - Updated almost yearly

        This is part seven [already?!] of Tactic Strainer,   looking at the lighter side of chess and the comments we make along the way  What prompted this bloggy thingy is described in part one: http://blog.chess.com/Joe_Blob/tactic-strainer o... | Read More

      • Joe_Blob
      • | Nov 19, 2009
      • | 2445 views
      • | 9 comments
    • Tactic Strainer 6

        This is part six of Tactic Strainer,  which looks inside the minds of some strange strainers straining    What prompted this bloggy thingy is described in part one: http://blog.chess.com/Joe_Blob/tactic-strainerand continues in part tw... | Read More

      • Joe_Blob
      • | Oct 25, 2009
      • | 2661 views
      • | 8 comments