The Graphing Calculator Story

I used to be a contractor for Apple, working on a secret project. Unfortunately, the computer we were building never saw the light of day. The project was so plagued by politics and ego that when the engineers requested technical oversight, our manager hired a psychologist instead. In August 1993, the project was canceled. A year of my work evaporated, my contract ended, and I was unemployed.

I was frustrated by all the wasted effort, so I decided to uncancel my small part of the project. I had been paid to do a job, and I wanted to finish it. My electronic badge still opened Apple's doors, so I just kept showing up.

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Mexico Outreach

Visit the new Mexico Outreach website. It is a fantastic organization which ministers to the people of Mexico in practical ways like free medical/dental care, and church construction. The services are typically sponsored by church groups from the United States.

Many of the naitive Mexican Indians have never heard about Jesus or even seen a Bible. They have a great program to distribute Bibles in the various dialects which is a treat since most of these people don't even speak Spanish. If you would like to make a difference in someone's life, consider sponsoring one of these programs.

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BAPTIST COWBOY

A cowboy walks into a bar in Texas, orders three mugs of Beer and sits in the back room, drinking a sip out of each one in turn. When he finishes them, he comes back to the bar and orders three more. The bartender approaches and tells the cowboy, "You know, a mug goes flat after I draw it. It would taste better if you bought one at a time." The cowboy replies, "Well, you see, I have two brothers. One is in Australia, the other is in Dublin, and I'm in Texas. When we all left home, we promised that we'd drink this way to remember the days we drank together. So I drink one for each of my brothers and one for myself." The bartender admits that this is a nice custom, and leaves it there. The cowboy becomes a regular in the bar, and always drinks the same way. He orders three mugs and drinks them in turn. One day, he comes in and orders only two mugs. All the regulars take notice and fall silent. When he comes back to the bar for the second round, the bartender says, "I don't want to intrude on your grief, but I wanted to offer my condolences on your loss."The cowboy looks quite puzzled for a moment, then a light dawns and he laughs. "Oh, no, everybody's just fine," he explains. "It's just that my wife and I joined the Baptist Church in Longview and I had to quit drinking.....Hasn't affected my brothers though.

Strong Bad

Nearly everything on homestarrunner.com is great, but these 3 Strong Bad Emails are definately the best of the best!

• dullard
• virus
• animal

Dilbert: Blinded by the obvious