overstated

a weblog by cameron marlow

MIT Institute of Technology

I’m glad that Anil finally blogged this joke: What does M.I.T. stand for? M.I.T. Institute of Technology. I found this so entertaining I’ve been telling all of my geeky friends ever since. I was surprised to find that very few of them actually got it. Even those who are M.I.T. students and have a few [...]

Germany and England in cahoots?

Who are you rooting for in tomorrow’s World Cup finals match? The BBC suggests that English fans should back Germany, offering five supporting reasons. I’d like to draw your attention to two of their points: 3. ‘Kraut-bashing’ is so passé 4. Ethnically speaking Note the reference to Hitler as an “outdated stereotype,” and the reference [...]