Wednesday, June 30, 2004

Thinker-type Quiz + June Postings Reprised

1. Thinker-type Quiz

What kind of thinker are you?
  <http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/leonardo/thinker_quiz/index.shtml>

My results:
-You are a Logical-Mathematical Thinker
-You are an Interpersonal Thinker


2. June Postings Reprised

[Celebrity News - Movie Stars]
* "Gwyneth 'prefers Mozart to Coldplay' for Apple"
   <http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1000030.html>
"Gwyneth Paltrow prefers playing Mozart to baby Apple than husband Chris
 Martin's Coldplay tracks"
* "Sorry, Mr Farrell, but you'll have to queue"
   <http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?art_id=vn20040614112742807C995671>
"Hollywood heart throb Colin Farrell had to queue for a table at a Cape Town
 restaurant like other mere mortals, after staff failed to recognise him"
* "Clueless cop clocks Clapton"
   <http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1002291.html>
"A policeman reportedly didn't recognise Eric Clapton when he pulled him
 over for speeding"

[Ten Ways to Stop Traffic II - Food Spills]
* "Truck driver survives crash with moose, then ensuing fire"
   <http://www.wlbz2.com/newscenter/article.asp?id=14355>
"A Canadian truck driver who was hauling 35,000 pounds of fresh fish from
 Nova Scotia escaped serious injury when his rig collided with a moose along
 a remote stretch of Route 9 in Washington County"
* "Truck carrying hams crashes"
   <http://www.kctv5.com/Global/story.asp?S=1959925&nav=1PuZO6XD>
"Traffic was still backed up Tuesday afternoon on eastbound Interstate 70
 after a tractor-trailer carrying hams crashed early Tuesday morning"

[Unusual Place Names]
* "Lost village set to disappear"
   <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/3492672.stm>
"The Scottish village of Lost is changing its name because souvenir hunters
 keep making its road signs disappear"

[Get Educated]
* "Czech students learn to play on university course"
   <http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_988844.html>
"A university in the Czech Republic will show students how to play pool as
 part of a physics course"

[Name-Givers and Name-Changers]
* "Elvis couple's baby name dilemma"
   <http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1004586.html>
"A Belgian couple whose 15 children's names are linked to Elvis Presley say
 they cannot think of a name for their 16th child"
* "Boy named ESPN gets visit from sports network"
   <http://www.sacbee.com/24hour/weird/story/1458856p-8854813c.html>
"ESPN (pronounced Espen) McCall is one of at least three youngsters in the
 United States known to be named for the sports network. A couple in Corpus
 Christi named their son Espn Curiel in 2000, the same year Espen Blondeel
 was born in Michigan"