Fucking hilarious :)

The second sign carries the hilarity even further: "Bitte - nicht so schnell!" is German for "Please - not so fast!" (Evidently it refers to the speed limit due to likely children presence, but the unintended double meaning is greatly amusing) ;D

Fucking sign problem! Fucking, Austria

Yes, it does exist. Here's the wikipedia entry:


"Fucking, Austria
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Fucking (German pronunciation: [ˈfʊkɪŋ]) is an Austrian village in the municipality of Tarsdorf, in the Innviertel region of western Upper Austria.

The village is located 33 kilometres (21 mi) north of Salzburg, four kilometres (2.5 mi) east of the German border.

The settlement of Fucking has existed since at least 1070 and is named after a man from the 6th century called Focko. "-ing" is an old Germanic suffix indicating the people of the root word to which it is attached; thus Fucking means "(place of) Focko’s people." The village has a population of 107.

Fucking's most famous feature is a traffic sign with its name on it, beside which tourists often stop to have their photograph taken. It is a commonly stolen street sign, owing to the identical spelling to a form of the English-language profanity "fuck".Significant public funds have been spent on replacing the stolen signs.

In 2004, mainly due to the stolen signs, a vote was held on changing the village's name, but the residents voted against doing so. According to the town mayor, Siegfried Hauppl:

We had a vote last year on whether to rename the town, but decided to keep it as it is. After all, Fucking has existed for 800 years, probably when a Mr Fuck or the Fuck family moved into the area. The 'ing' was added as a word for settlement.

In August 2005, the road signs were replaced with theft-resistant signs welded to steel and secured in concrete to prevent further chances of the sign being stolen.







Country Austria
State Upper Austria
Region Innviertel
Municipality Tarsdorf
Established since at least 1070
Named for 6th century man called Focko
Population Total 104
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 5121
Area code(s) 06278
Licence plate BR"

TO RISK OR NOT TO RISK?

i'm lookin' 4 a ride back from Berlin and had a sudden idea.... There're train vouchers around in ebay that allow, if you have a ticket, to get a 2nd person with you for free. So, I was thinking, WHAT IF I just get one of those vouchers for 2-5eur, get in the train and look for someone that travels my way? I could offer 30 eur for letting me use them as the main passenger. BUT I'm travelling at night AND I'd have to find that person before the revisor comes AND I have to convice that person; would they find it ok or simply look at me as if I were crazy? The fine if it goes wrong? puff, VERY high.

Would u take this risk at all?


It would have many benefits, being able to travel at my preferred times to begin with, quicker ride, more confortable, .. BUT it does come with a risk though .. I don't know I just have the feeling it can go right although for sure I'll get A LOT of crazy looks on me... On the other hand with risk comes excitement and I've had a rather boring and hard-working week .. hmm .. so eventually it all comes back to the same, TO RISK OR NOT TO RISK?

WHO SAID I'VE TRAVELED TOO MUCH?

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Lo que faltaba :s

Study Ball, gadget para estudiantes

El gadget ideal para estudiantes y opositores con problemas de concentración. Una bola de preso con temporizador que te ayuda a estudiar.

Y encima te clavan 90 euros .. Lo peor del caso es que el producto esta agotado :s .. Cuánto tardaremos en verlo por ahí en los aularios y bibliotecas? Y lo que es peor, cuánto tardaremos en verlo NORMAL? Y en comprarlo? S

Ya estoy viendo a la gente en camisetas naranjas o de rayas negras para hacer juego con la bolita de las narices ... Para rematar la frikada seguro que nos sacan la version USB un día de estos y una versión más "hard core" después que te impida levantarte de la silla hasta que no cumplas hasta el último segundo de tu tiempo de estudio

Muerte al mito del murciélago

En un articulo de NeoTeo he encontrado este post sobre el famoso mito del murciélago. Como casi toda la población española lo he oído alguna que otra vez, pero nunca me he preocupado por investigar su origen y veracidad. La historia tiene su punto y a la escritora en cuestión .. ya le vale jejeje ... ni yo con mis mejores resacas :D

Mito : Murciélago es la única palabra del español que contiene las 5 vocales.
Autor: Lucía Echevarría de Asteinza.

"Cuenta la leyenda, que Lucía Echevarría de Asteinza, ganadora del Premio Planeta y una polémica escritora muy pagada de sí misma, dijo en una entrevista que murciélago era la única palabra del idioma castellano que contenía las 5 vocales. Este mito ha recorrido los correos electrónicos de los internautas hasta la saciedad. Siempre hay algún listillo en las fiestas que salta con la ocurrencia. Hasta que .. "

... publicado en ABC ...(Demostración por reducción al absurdo) ..

Autor: José Fernando Blanco Sánchez ..

"Mí estimada señora: piense un poco y controle su euforia. Un escuálido arquitecto llamado Aurelio, o quizás Eulalio, dice que lo más auténtico es tener un abuelito que lleve un traje reticulado y siga el arquetipo de aquel viejo reumático y repudiado que consiguiera (en su tiempo) ser esquilado por un comunicante que cometió adulterio con una encubridora, cerca del estanquillo.

Señora escritora: si el peliagudo enunciado de la ecuación la deja irresoluta entonces mejor olvide su menstruación y piense de modo jerárquico. No se atragante con esta perturbación que no va con su milonguera y meticulosa educación."

El verdadero delito es que tal y como se demuestra tanto en la demostración "oficial" como en esta que ha añadido NeoTeo, no es necesario tener un vocabulario amplio en absoluto. Cualquier persona que no ha tocado un diccionario (o un libro) en su vida puede aportar una palabra que niege el famoso mito. Cómo es posible que una persona tan "culta" según se define ella misma, suelte tal cosa y se quede así de a gusto?

"¡Vaya Dominguera!. Quizá no merezcas un escupitajo pero aún siendo escritora cincuentona y concienzuda, no parece que tengas conseguida la depuración del idioma. Puedes lloriquear a la concurrencia, pero no darle esquinazo. Puedes curiosear pero no cuestionar esta degustación del error ajeno. Para la próxima, ten congruencia y no seas tan impetuosa porque te puedes equivocar. Te has ensuciado el estimulador de neurótica exudación con ínfulas de neutralismo, sin embargo, tu exculpación será un muestrario depurativo de nuestra paciencia. ¡Ay, bribonzuela! Por esta vez, pase tu bufonería, porque no somos aguerridos buscapleitos, pero quede este enunciado como advertencia futura a la contundencia del rigor sin cuartelillo."

New York, New York

Yeeeeeeeeees!! I'm coming to New York! After I missed the first offer I had couldn't imagine that less than a month later I'd be buying another flight offer to NY! It's a bit more expensive (around 40 eur) but I do prefer it this way cos the flight time is less and more convinient to me. I fly over London-Heathrow and I don't have one of those long stoppovers, just 1h between both flights. I'm visiting Heathrow's new 5 Terminal, whose construction started right after I moved out of England. Actually I haven't been in Heathrow since Sep 26th 2002 ...(hardest flight ever) so it's kind of "emotional" being back there. I wish I could stop in London for a couple of days too .. it's definetely gonna be weird being just an hour away from Oxford and not visiting ..

Well, leaving "Oxford emotions" aside I'm very excited about this trip and I'm very very happy that I'm flying in September instead of June ..... all sports are on season while I'm there!!! This means I'd be able to watch Baseball, NBA, NHL and of course the american football :DDD My budget will not be enough to see all of them, but it's now sure that I won't leave USA without seeing at least one of them.

Moreover it's kind of "Festival time" in NY, there's the International Film Festival, the Comedy Club International Festival, the Musical Theatre Festival, .... all in all a lot going on by then hehehehe.

I'm a bit sad that I won't be seeing NY with xmas stuff and people hanging around in the ice rinks but on the other hand I guess I'll see LIFE in Central Park, as far as I've looked by now there's a lot going on there on summertime.

Then there's Broadway (i'll probably get a ticket) and visiting all those neighbourhoods: Brooklyn, Harlem and the Bronx. I'll probably come to visit Queens (Yankee Stadium is there I think) and I definetely ruled out Coney Island for this trip ..

I'm also researching on thematic bars and happy hours .. also some restaurants I shouln't miss and I'm definetely going for sushi or any strange foreing cuisine. And yes, the traditional hot dog in Central Park. But moslty I'm exited about the bars hehehehe. I'm guessing u can "happy hour" 24h a day if you mean to.

Then I might take some Film tours and visit some famous film locations ... so, briefly, a LOT of stuff to do there XD! And if for some strange reason I get bored I can make a day trip to Washington or Boston for a joke-price hehehehe. Jussssst looking forward to NY!!!!!!!!!!