Memes Blog

There never was a class 62, so I can’t do any bad train puns for this week’s Carnival of the Vanities. It’s to be found at Setting The World To Rights.

I’m sure the stereotypes of American tourists being ignorant aren’t all true. But things like this story make you wonder.

A third of US tourists who were quizzed about their trip to Scotland said they believed the haggis was a creature.

The survey also revealed that almost a quarter of those questioned thought that they could hunt and catch the country’s most famous dish.

They have legs of different lengths on either side of their bodies, you know. So they can graze steep mountainsides without falling over….

OK, so you knew that already. But The Gender Genie definitely thinks I’m male. I fed it this game review, and it came up with the following:

Words: 688

(NOTE: The genie works best on texts of more than 500 words.)

Female Score: 98
Male Score: 1902

The Gender Genie thinks the author of this passage is: male!

98 to 1902 is a little extreme. I’m not quite sure what that says about my writing style.

Estimating the Airspeed Velocity of an Unladen Swallow. You never know when this information might be useful. (Link from Julia)

Does this represent the Dead End of British locomotive building? Or is it the latest Carnival of the Vanities?

Not to be confused, of course, with www.class60.co.uk.

If you want to communicate with the yoof of today on the internet, you need The AOLer Translator. Turn English into the style of a typical 12 year old with an AOL account. (Link from Meera Barry)

Is this really just Carnival #45 repackaged in a European shaped box? Are these bad train puns getting worse? Yes, it’s Carnival of the Vanities time again.

If you have a sound card, then go view this. It’s work safe, although colleagues may question your sanity (Links from both Anil Haji and Silkenray)

First class not to be delivered in Blue, funny-shaped, all retired, but making a comeback in Holland. In other words, it’s Carnival of the Vanities 58, at Who Censored Blogger Rabbit

And a note for Steve Karlson; I’ve already decides how the link to Carnival 66 will be; and it will involve the Zero Wing meme. Be very afraid…

Take a worn out carnival from 11 weeks ago, a refurbished alternator from last week’s, and a reconditioned power plant from across the Atlantic, and you’ve got THE CARNIVAL OF THE VANITIES No 57.