A Moment of Wisdom

When was the last time that you sat down and enjoyed the adventures of Duck Tales or came across a reference to the Beagle Boys? Well, for me … once again SlashDot has provided a nostalgic look back into my youth with a crazy story of burglars over in France. I will have to do some more research when I get a chance to try and find the exact episode that this appeared in but there was a very similar scenario where the Beagle Boys used a vacuum to steal gold and money and surely it must have been the inspiration for this group.

Anyway, here is a grab of the post and link to the Vacuum Burglars article on Slashdot:

I guess I could be grouped into the category of “nerd” and claim that I am interested in “stuff that matters” but more often than not I find myself coming back to /. to read the witty and sarcastic comments left by the very large and intriguing community that the site maintains. So, I’m betting that it would be helpful if I gave an example of this humour instead of leaving you to wander over to the site and find some on your own … so wait no longer … here is a screen capture from my Google Reader:

There you have it – an absolutely classic example – where a snippet from a technology article on harvesting sound for energy and *BOOM* right off the bat a commenter takes the stereotypical jab at his jabber jaw wife claiming that he has an endless source of power right at home.

Funny? Well, depending on your stance or gender you may or may not find this example as LOL as I did but the joke is relatively clean and apparently quick because it was the first post on the article.

The Internet is full of this kind of stuff and even though you may have to peruse the comment threads a bit to find them, personally, I find that Slashdot is usually good for a few quips per topic. If you happen to come across any please share them!