Category Archives: Diversions

A repeat of fine programming

Here at elfnoodles, we are not, we must regret, completely above re-runs.

However, we choose only the finest re-runs. Here is a link that still sends us into fits of laughter when we contemplate it. That is the Dishonest Dubya Action Figure. If you have never seen this before, now is the time. [...]

Geeky enough

Not to be outdone, here is my strangely apropos Illuminati quiz result:

Bavaria:

Power for Power’s Sake.

Fnord.

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Teletubbies Slaughter

As promised, here is the link to the Teletubbies Slaughter flash game. Hours of fun. There are some other interesting things on this site as well. It was sent to me by Another Blogless Mike.

Bored at work?

Another one of my co-workers sent me this. You’d think we had nothing to do, although it’s quite the opposite. In fact this game has distracted me from some very uncharitable thoughts about certain members of the public I’ve had to deal with recently.

Here it is:
BBC learning comes to the rescue if you’re [...]

U.S. Dialects quiz

It’s Friday and one of my co-workers pointed me to this quiz: Yankee or Dixie?

You choose the words or phrases you use to describe certain things and it calculates a score. Even with my Yankee roots (and despite using the words “crayfish” and “pillbug” from the “Northeast and Great Lakes region”) I got [...]