Linkdump – November 02

Lists, we got lists people! Enjoy!

• 101 Dumbest Moments in Business
  “Enron? Those guys were lame. We did the same thing, but it only took us two months.”
• The 50 people who matter now
  “Rank 1: You!”
• 20 Things You Didn’t Know About… Lab Accidents
  “German scientist Hennig Brand stored 50 buckets of urine in his cellar for months in 1675, hoping that it would turn into gold.”
• 2005 Foot-in-Mouth Awards
  Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer: “I’m going to f***ing bury that guy, I have done it before, and I will do it again. I’m going to f***ing kill Google.”
• Six Health Threats You Can’t Ignore
  “A bump that at first glance looks like a run-of-the-mill pimple may actually be basal-cell carcinoma, a slow-growing form of skin cancer.”
• Top 10 Funniest Bushisms of All Time
  “[...] They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we.”
• The Thoughtful User Guide: iPod Etiquette
  “Mp3 players are unwelcome at weddings, funerals, and other gatherings, and also in classrooms or places of worship. This holds true even if you’re a sullen 13-year-old with inattentive parents.”
• The Thirteen Scariest People in America
  The current president isn’t even on that list, imagine the horror the other thirteen are causing.
• Five Things That Should Never Be on Your Car
  “Bumper Stickers – They aren’t funny and nobody cares about your religious affiliation.”
• Very Short Stories
  Hemingway: “For sale: baby shoes, never worn.”
• Pimp My Mobile: 33 ways to sex up your cell phone
  No.1: “Upgrade to a diamond-encrusted, million-dollar GoldVish phone.” So, that’s 32 really…
• The Seven Phases of Owning an iPod – An Illustrated Journey
  Phase 6: “A smaller, fancier iPod is created and yours is now outdated and crappy. Yours is no longer awesome, it is horribly awful. Just awful.”