Humor with a twist of lemon

Young Chimp Beats College Students

2007-12-06T18:39:00.000+05:30

NEW YORK - Think you're smarter than a fifth-grader? How about a 5-year-old chimp? Japanese researchers pitted young chimps against human adults in tests of short-term memory, and overall, the chimps won.

That challenges the belief of many people, including many scientists, that "humans are superior to chimpanzees in all cognitive functions," said researcher Tetsuro Matsuzawa of Kyoto University.

"No one can imagine that chimpanzees , young chimpanzees at the age of 5 , have a better performance in a memory task than humans," he said in a statement.

Matsuzawa, a pioneer in studying the mental abilities of chimps, said even he was surprised. He and colleague Sana Inoue report the results in Tuesday's issue of the journal Current Biology.

One memory test included three 5-year-old chimps who'd been taught the order of Arabic numerals 1 through 9, and a dozen human volunteers.

Bees briefly halt cricket Test

2007-12-06T18:36:00.000+05:30

KANDY, Sri Lanka - A swarm of bees briefly halted play in the cricket Test between Sri Lanka and England on Tuesday when they flew across Asgiriya Stadium, forcing the players to all lie motionless on the ground.

The bees were first spotted by Pakistani umpire Asad Rauf, who laid down on the field during the fourth day of the first Test between the countries. The players soon followed, with both teams remaining on the ground for several minutes until the bees moved on.

More here.

Gorilla shows the birdie

2007-12-05T15:28:00.000+05:30

From Nothing to do with Arbroath.

If I had a single paise

2007-08-21T16:14:00.000+05:30

If I had a single paise I would not know what to do with it.

I mean, its worthless right now, what with inflation and everything. I’d rather be better off with a piece of some other metal, like gold, hehehehe.

2007-05-07T10:45:00.000+05:30

"Ordinarily he was insane, but he had lucid moments when he was merely stupid." LINK

Love

2007-03-13T18:39:00.000+05:30

"Love is a razor and I walked the line On that silver blade" - Iron Maiden - Evil that men do

Death

2007-01-03T21:03:00.000+05:30

Painful end to a painful beginning.

Love

2006-09-15T16:13:00.000+05:30

Love - Prelude to sex

Laziness

2006-05-22T15:36:00.000+05:30

Jules Renard "Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired."

Anger

2006-05-16T18:14:00.000+05:30

Prelude to embarrassment

Unpredictability

2006-05-08T18:59:00.000+05:30

You have become so predictably unpredictable that you are no longer unpredictable.

Freedom

2006-04-11T13:13:00.000+05:30

"An illusion woven around thin strands of a myriad of dreams" "Freedom is like an Eagle with broken wings"

Quotes - 1

2006-04-01T18:05:00.000+05:30

"Good-bye. I am leaving because I am bored." --George Saunders "Love is an irresistible desire to be irresistibly desired." --Robert Frost

Heartfix

2006-03-29T20:34:00.000+05:30

Who said there is no fix for maladies of the heart? The answer is very simple. Quickfix formula for a broken heart = Find a new home for your heart + Time

Beauty

2006-03-08T19:50:00.000+05:30

"Beauty is only skin deep" Proverb. First found in Overbury's poem, 1613. 'All the carnall beauty of my wife, Is but skin deep'. What his wife thought isn't recorded. My take: What do I care if its skin deep or if it reaches the heart? I am interested in the SKIN. Period.

Difference

2006-02-18T17:59:00.000+05:30

The only difference that I see Is you are exactly the same As you used to be -- The Wallflowers - Song: The Difference

Lost and Loved

2006-02-16T14:50:00.000+05:30

'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all -- Alfred Lord Tennyson

Clock

2006-01-12T21:14:00.000+05:30

"Runs faster when you are in a hurry and much slower when you have nothing to do"

Brains

2005-12-20T16:09:00.000+05:30

"To lose your brains you either have to be a woman or get married"

Fall in Love

2005-12-06T17:10:00.000+05:30

You can fall when you rise You can attempt to rise when you fall Is that why they say "falling in love"?

Desire and want

2005-12-02T15:18:00.000+05:30

"What you desire you don't get, you only get what you need" That's truth as experienced by me...and I absoulety hate this damn truth

Sarcasm - 2

2005-11-04T17:49:00.000+05:30

I will always cherish the initial misconceptions I had about you.

Sarcasm - 1

2005-10-31T16:49:00.000+05:30

Yes, I am an agent of Satan, but my duties are largely ceremonial.

Beauty

2005-10-19T16:30:00.000+05:30

Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder. Cross posted on HERE

L.O.V.E

2005-10-11T18:33:00.000+05:30

Loss Of Valuable Energy. Courtesy - Karthik

Life

2005-10-04T19:55:00.000+05:30

Life is a lemon Squeeze the drops and life is bitter Add some water, life is manageable Add some sugar or salt to the lemon water life is good Add some vodka to lemon, life is wonderful

Wisdom

2005-09-20T20:06:00.000+05:30

Like pearls to a dying man on a desert with no water in sight.

Well wishers

2005-09-16T18:22:00.000+05:30

Your closest friends who wish to push you into the nearest and deepest well.

Marriage

2005-09-08T21:10:00.000+05:30

Marriages are made in heaven, but the wives are made in hell.

Man

2005-09-01T13:50:00.000+05:30

The better half of Wo-Man.

God / Devil

2005-08-31T20:02:00.000+05:30

God is a great listener. But if you need answers, pray to the devil. He answers.

Luck

2005-08-27T16:37:00.000+05:30

The lady who befriends those who have everything and ignores those who have nothing.

Sex

2005-08-26T20:49:00.000+05:30

Sex is like a cigarette - pumps up your adrenaline when doing it and gives you a sense of euphoria after doing it, only without the side effects.

Work

2005-08-23T12:48:00.000+05:30

Something Donkeys do to get peanuts.

Woman

2005-08-17T19:06:00.000+05:30

Woe + Man = Woman Need I say more? I think not.

Love

2005-08-13T22:43:00.000+05:30

Question: How do you find you are in love? Answer: When you find you have a perpetual hole in your wallet.