OddThinking

A blog for odd things and odd thoughts.

Telegram for Mr Houdini!

No matter how morally you behave in life, a significant population think you are going to Hell. However, I realised there was a way of turning this depressing thought into an opportunity.

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Happy Birthday Proto-OddThinking

Today is the 20th anniversary of my first email.

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Picking^W Choosing a Scab Excuse

Top Excuses I have Tried to Use to Explain the Horribly Disfiguring Scab on my Cheek This Week

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Categories: Based On A True Story,Heroic Failures,Humour,Observation
Tags: Australian culture, excuses, injury, tall tales

Cold Reading

I once found myself performing a cold-reading. It was an interesting experience, but I was left feeling uncomfortable.

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Tom’s iPod

I found an iPod Shuffle last weekend. Just laying on the grass. Cool.

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Can You Undo Laughter?

Help me solve a dilemma that has nagged me for many years.

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The French Job

A conversation in the back-streets of a French university leaves me smiling… at first.

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The only thing worse than having a secret dossier…

In the shadowy world of credit ratings, companies trade behind your back in gossip about your past.

I wanted to see what they had to say about me – what story they have been tattling.

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Playstation Considered Flawed

The last gaming console I ever bought was the Sony PlayStation. Maybe I am really missing out, but the PlayStation was so disappointing, I never felt the urge to move away from the PC-based video-games again.

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Hidden Text, Hidden Meaning

I made a mistake at work late last week, and I am still scratching my head trying to decipher what the lesson might be. I can’t see one. I am posting it here either so others can provide me guidance, or at the very least so it can stand as a warning for others.

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