George Carlin - Remembered - "Save the Planet"

George Carlin - Remembered - "Save the Planet"

Are you superstitious?

Friday the 13th is coming.... on June 13th
13 is an unlucky number in western culture. In East Asian countries "4" is thought to be unlucky and avoided.

Read more about superstition

Artist File 2008 - The NACT Annual Show of Contemporary Art

I've been so quiet here over the past several weeks. Not that there is nothing to write about. On the contrary, there is plenty! I've been so busy online and offline. Hope things are settling now for a couple of weeks. I look forward to writing again. Before I do, I want to introduce a great show - ending soon! - at the NACT.


"Artist File 2008 - The NACT Annual Show of Contemporary Art" Exhibition
Venue: The National Art Center, Tokyo
Schedule: From 2008-03-05 To 2008-05-06
Open April 29th (Tues) & May 6th (Tues). Closed April 30th (Wed).
Address: 7-22-2 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-8558
Phone: 03-5777-8600

Using English

This is a good site. Simply put. Lots of resources for students and instructors.

http://www.usingenglish.com/

Rice Cost Creating Fears of Asia Unrest

Recently availability of food is becoming a broader issue. Staples such as rice and bananas are becoming more and more expensive.

Business / World Business
High Rice Cost Creating Fears of Asia Unrest
By KEITH BRADSHER
Published: March 29, 2008
The price of rice, a staple in the diets of nearly half the world’s population, has almost doubled on international markets.

Do you think you understand English?

A priest and rabbi and a minister walk into a bar. The bartender says: "Is this some kind of joke?"

Get it?

If you understand English culture you'll get it.

Higher education rates

Here is an interesting of higher education rates among several countries. Can you explain it?

English Grammar Games

A great collection of English Grammar Games
Free. online. Offered by the British Council

Rule Britannia...

http://www.learnenglish.org.uk/grammar/archive/grammar_games_index_page01.html

A man walks into a bar

A man walks into a bar and asks for a drink. The bartender pulls out a gun and points it at him. The man says, "Thank you," and walks out.

(I like this one. It's got a real bizarre feeling to it. Though the answer makes sense... Need a hint?)

Prison Break

Two prisoners are locked in a prison cell. There is an unbarred window high up in the cell. However, even if the two men stand on the bed or one on top of the other they can't reach the window to escape. They decide to tunnel out. After digging for a long time they give up with the tunneling because they realize that it will take too long. Finally one of the convicts figures out how to escape from the cell.

What is his plan?

English Grammar Site

This blog and this blogger is not about English grammar. However, I could not resist posting this link that I discovered recently. It is a plain, text-based on-line English grammar guide / text. No graphics, no advertising, nothing "flashing". Just English.

http://www.fortunecity.com/bally/durrus/153/gramtoc.html

Scotland Quiz

What do you know about the bonnie land to the north of England?

1) What’s the capital city of Scotland?
a) Glasgow b) Aberdeen c) Edinburgh

2) Scotland used to be an independent state. When did it lose its independence and become part of Great Britain?
a) 1507 b) 1707 c) 1907

3) What colour is the Scottish flag?
a) Blue with a white cross b) White with a blue cross c) Green with a white cross

4) What’s the name of the famous lake where a monster is said to live?
a) Loch Monstro b) Loch Grass c) Loch Ness

5) What’s the name of the type of skirt that Scottish men sometimes wear?
a) Kilt b) Scot skirt c) Skilt

6) What’s the national drink of Scotland?
a) Vodka b) Gin c) Whisky

7) What’s the name of the musical wind instrument that is from Scotland?
a) Wind pipes b) Bag pipes c) Scottish sax

8) When did Scotland get its own Parliament?
a) 1899 b) 1959 c) 1999

9) How many languages are spoken in Scotland?
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3

10) What’s the name of Scotland’s national poet?
a) Robert Burns b) Robert Louis Stevenson c) Walter Scot