Category: Humour

In a previous post I presented a theory that one could determine the general driving behaviour of an individual based on the type of car they drive. Today I took my car in to be serviced. As I waited in line behind a young girl (mid-twenties) I listened as the service manager enumerated a long…

A recent study reported in Science magazine concluded that national stereotypes are very common but highly mistaken [1]. The study suggests that stereotypes can provide some information about culture but not they do not describe the people [2, 3]. Intuitively this makes sense. While culture may broadly influence individual behaviour, it is difficult to see…

BATON ROUGE, LA. – The White House announced today that President Bush has successfully sold the state of Louisiana back to the French at more than double its original selling price of $11,250,000. [1] Gee, I didn’t know it was for sale.

A friend sent me a link. She sent it in an e-mail with the subject “our parents lied.” This obviously troubled me on two fronts. First, that my parents would relate to me, during my formative years, incorrect information. Second, that my travel plans for a vacation to the east may have to be materially…