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Lenny Henry rocks Perth Concert Hall!

Yesterday the wife and me went to see Lenny Henry performing at the Perth Concert Hall. I've never seen live stand up comedy before, except on TV where there's those pesky ad breaks, and I must say that the experience was unlike any i've ever...

Published Tue, Jul 07 2008 7:38 AM by Brian Madsen

Filed under: Have a laugh - c'mon you know you want to., Perth
How To Write Unmaintainable Code – still my favourite

Waiting for a colleague to come in for a meeting, i decided to quickly read up on one of my most favourite white papers out there today. Namely, how to write unmaintainable code…even though it was written a long time ago, i’m still enjoying the pun and...

Published Thu, Jun 06 2008 8:59 AM by Brian Madsen

Filed under: Have a laugh - c'mon you know you want to.
Visual Studio 2008 error notification...when not to make sense

A colleague of mine who's working on the same project as I am, got an error today in Visual Studio 2008 (when he was building the app) which just made a lot of sense...or..did it. Brilliant!!! "The operation completed successfully" is registered...

Published Thu, May 05 2008 12:45 PM by Brian Madsen

Filed under: Have a laugh - c'mon you know you want to., Visual Studio 2008
This survey i trust - Apple perceived as gay-friendly

A colleague of mine, SE, who knows full well that i'm slightly biased when it comes to technology (and no, we're not just talking my love for C# here), sent me a link today for an article published over at Gizmodo Australia. When i saw the link...

Published Mon, May 05 2008 9:37 AM by Brian Madsen

Filed under: Have a laugh - c'mon you know you want to.
A new drug is out there - Sarcasma

I received this today from a colleague - appropriate as it is :) it had me seriously cracking up!!! especially the testimonial "I no longer shoot my co-workers".. Here's a link to the web site - www.sarcasma.net - absolutely hilarious!!...

Published Thu, May 05 2008 1:43 PM by Brian Madsen

Filed under: Have a laugh - c'mon you know you want to.
An Adobe employee gives numbers a whole new meaning...

Sometimes it can be fun to take things out of context and totally twist the data to meet your own needs. Sometimes you just look like a fool when you try it. John Dowell at Adobe did just that by running a test with 4500 consumers. Seriously John, i hope...

Published Thu, Apr 04 2008 7:44 AM by Brian Madsen

Filed under: Blog Fun, Have a laugh - c'mon you know you want to.
Jeff Dunham - Achmed The Dead Terrorist - AOL Video

Now this is hillarious!!! thanks for the link Glenn ! Jeff Dunham - Achmed The Dead Terrorist - AOL Video

Published Wed, Nov 11 2007 4:11 PM by Brian Madsen

Filed under: Have a laugh - c'mon you know you want to.
Joke of the Day - Female vocabulary and terminology

Again, my friendly colleague Peter has provided me with some laughs this morning..thanks Peter. Nine words women use... 1.) Fine : This is the word women use to end an argument when they are right and you need to shut up. 2.) Five Minutes : If she is...

Published Thu, Oct 10 2007 10:20 AM by Brian Madsen

Filed under: Blog Fun, Have a laugh - c'mon you know you want to.
Joke of the day - think positive

Got this one in the interweb mail today from a friendly colleague - thanks Peter: Positive thought for the day When you feel that nobody loves you, nobody cares for you, everyone is ignoring you, You should really ask yourself...Am I a wanker?

Published Wed, Oct 10 2007 10:54 AM by Brian Madsen

Filed under: Have a laugh - c'mon you know you want to.
Sandi has humour??? w00t? a funner on her site!?!?

Was reading Sandi Hardmeier's blog tonight about the blogspot issues she's mentioning here and after scrolling around a bit i saw this other thing . Had me in tears nearly...somehow i envisioned Sandi with a red shoe and...well, i better not say...

Published Tue, Jul 07 2007 11:50 PM by Brian Madsen

Filed under: Have a laugh - c'mon you know you want to.
I'm blocked from downloading podcasts..oops

I've been listening to a whole heap of podcasts lately..i mean.. a lot..rougly my total podcast library is 6gb now (both from home and work). Anyways, this week my Network Admin located culprit that's been downloading heaps...me.. naturally he...

Published Fri, Jun 06 2007 4:55 PM by Brian Madsen

Filed under: Have a laugh - c'mon you know you want to.
ASUS M2N32 WS Professional - BIOS upgrade

I should have listened to my own advice yesterday and just gone out the backyard to dig a hole and then drop myself into it. First a Vista installation fails....driver corruption... Then being very brave (well i thought i was!!!) i decided it was about...

Published Fri, Jun 06 2007 6:55 AM by Brian Madsen

Filed under: Freaky stories, Have a laugh - c'mon you know you want to.
My colleagues has this...fixation...on me - HELP!!

Since christmas, where we had our pictures taken, my face has appeared on numerous items around the office. Some of the more creative ones has been hanging them up in the kitchen..wearing them on their shirts??? the latest one is scary...i'm getting...

Published Fri, Jun 06 2007 11:58 AM by Brian Madsen

Filed under: Have a laugh - c'mon you know you want to.
How To Write Unmaintainable Code

A former colleagure sent me this link yesterday which goes into how to ensure you have a job for life in the development industry...it's written by Roedy Green. I almost pissed myself laughing at this as it is absolutely hillarious...But, strangely...

Published Thu, May 05 2007 9:26 AM by Brian Madsen

Filed under: Blog Fun, Have a laugh - c'mon you know you want to.
Just too funny...

I was talking to Stephen Price this evening and took a look at his cartoons (quite talented actually, with a cool sense of humor) where he blends his natural fetish with technical issues. Anyway's, after browsing around a bit I fell in love with this...

Published Thu, May 05 2007 11:13 PM by Brian Madsen

Filed under: Have a laugh - c'mon you know you want to.
Joke of the day - May 17th 2007

An 86 year old man walked into a crowded waiting room and approached the desk.... The Receptionist said, "Yes sir, what are you seeing the Doctor for today?" "There's something wrong with my ***", he replied. The receptionist became...

Published Thu, May 05 2007 10:52 AM by Brian Madsen

Filed under: Have a laugh - c'mon you know you want to.
Joke of the day - Unhealthy male reasoning

A man took his wife to the rodeo and one of the first exhibits they stopped at was the breeding bulls... They went up to the first pen and there was a sign attached that said, "this bull mated 50 times last year"... The wife playfully nudged...

Published Wed, May 05 2007 1:05 PM by Brian Madsen

Filed under: Have a laugh - c'mon you know you want to.
Orcas Beta 1 trouble - yes, still having issues...Anti-climatic...

Ok, if frustration needs a face on wikipedia.org, then i think it should display me with a sickening hangover (i know i look like *** when i'm hanging low). After I had some diagnostics help from some MSFT employees I felt that perhaps Orcas Beta...

Published Thu, Apr 04 2007 11:07 PM by Brian Madsen

Filed under: Have a laugh - c'mon you know you want to.
"Now, I'm not a complete marshmallow.".......Mike does the confession

"I know that you don't jam a screwdriver directly into an electrical device if it's plugged into the wall. So I calmly extracted the power cable and rested it gently between my teeth. Go back and read that paragraph again. I kid you not, I placed a power...

Published Wed, Apr 04 2007 11:43 PM by Brian Madsen

Filed under: Blog Fun, Have a laugh - c'mon you know you want to.
Joke of the day - Blonde Jokes (how original!!)

Blonde LOGIC Two blondes living in Townsville were sitting on a bench talking...... And one blonde says to the other, "Which do You think is farther away..........Melbourne or the moon?" The other blonde turns and says "Helloooooooooo, can You see Melbourne...

Published Thu, Apr 04 2007 2:30 PM by Brian Madsen

Filed under: Have a laugh - c'mon you know you want to.

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