NikitaTaxi and pretty much every other Luc Besson movie. La Haine also rocks. If you want a softer cultural view then Claude Berri's Jean de Florette and Manon des Source. Doesn't every DVD come with french dubbing now?
Its a free economy thing
The statement "The customer is always right" was made in a time when there was margin to be made from the customer, nowadays competitive pricing pressure means that being a "customer" is more like standing in a queue outside a nightclub.
You can still get better service, but you have to pay for it.
That said, give me crappy service and if there is an equally affordable alternative then you can forget about me as a customer, and your tip.
It's sad that so many relationships just come down to sex - or lack of.
and Kamus, I was hoping for a boiler service while she's at it
It's all relative you know ...
five grand an hour
Not quite, looks like it was about 4 hours+ travel expenses and some of the money was for future frolics.
he had $500 + the brown envelope deposit of ?, and he owed them $2700.
Probably ~$1000 an hour including expenses and travel time, so not very 'high class' after all
There's a tooth in your eye,
And I'm wondering why,
For it never should be there at all.
With such a hole in your smile,
Sure a stone you'd beguile,
So there's never a teardrop should fall.
When your sweet lilting laughter's
Like some fairy song,
And your eyes twinkle bright as can be;
You should laugh all the while
And all other times smile,
And now, smile a smile for me.
When Irish eyes are smiling,
Sure, 'tis like the morn in Spring.
In the lilt of Irish laughter
You can hear the angels sing.
When Irish hearts are happy,
All the world seems bright and gay.
And when Irish eyes are smiling,
Sure, they steal your heart away.
with shame in my heart Chauncey Olcott and George Graff, Jr, but I could not resist
Thanks Koko, this is great. I've been toying with the idea of learning Arabic, and that article has just the right balance of romance and realism to inspire me.
Kaiser Soze waz 'ere thanks wander, enjoyed that
posted by fistynuts 15 years ago
In " Regulate armed robots before it's too late."
Or to give it its subtitle; "Bored Academic takes a shine to Summer Glau"
posted by fistynuts 15 years ago
In "BubbleQuod!"
it is a very addictive physics engine ... and such a great soundtrack. Agreed about 49.
posted by fistynuts 15 years ago
In "How do we know"
Probability sums to 1.
posted by fistynuts 15 years ago
In "British
NaziNational Party membership posted online."I'm disappointed monkeys ... next we'll be inviting the kind of people who don't like Paediatricians to join
posted by fistynuts 15 years ago
In "French Film?"
Nikita Taxi and pretty much every other Luc Besson movie. La Haine also rocks. If you want a softer cultural view then Claude Berri's Jean de Florette and Manon des Source. Doesn't every DVD come with french dubbing now?
posted by fistynuts 15 years ago
In "'NASA has scheduled a media teleconference "
It *MUST* be this It's a conspiracy!
posted by fistynuts 15 years ago
In "Calculating"
did she cost $5000 an hour?
posted by fistynuts 16 years ago
density matters if you are not in a vacuum
posted by fistynuts 16 years ago
In "5 Reasons Why "The Customer Is Always Right" Is Wrong"
Its a free economy thing The statement "The customer is always right" was made in a time when there was margin to be made from the customer, nowadays competitive pricing pressure means that being a "customer" is more like standing in a queue outside a nightclub. You can still get better service, but you have to pay for it. That said, give me crappy service and if there is an equally affordable alternative then you can forget about me as a customer, and your tip.
posted by fistynuts 16 years ago
In "Human, all too human?"
It's sad that so many relationships just come down to sex - or lack of. and Kamus, I was hoping for a boiler service while she's at it It's all relative you know ...
posted by fistynuts 16 years ago
In "Horrendous X-Ray of Snapped Spine "
Skip to 13 minutes Awesome. (gory btw)
posted by fistynuts 16 years ago
In "Can a thinking, remembering, decision-making, biologically accurate brain be built from a supercomputer?"
The result is that they end up with models based on many false assumptions. Nailed.
posted by fistynuts 16 years ago
In "Teaching Crows to do Useful Stuff"
It an almost perfect replica of the US economy.
posted by fistynuts 16 years ago
In "Human, all too human?"
five grand an hour Not quite, looks like it was about 4 hours+ travel expenses and some of the money was for future frolics. he had $500 + the brown envelope deposit of ?, and he owed them $2700. Probably ~$1000 an hour including expenses and travel time, so not very 'high class' after all
posted by fistynuts 16 years ago
In " Blind Irishman sees with the aid of son's tooth in his eye."
There's a tooth in your eye, And I'm wondering why, For it never should be there at all. With such a hole in your smile, Sure a stone you'd beguile, So there's never a teardrop should fall. When your sweet lilting laughter's Like some fairy song, And your eyes twinkle bright as can be; You should laugh all the while And all other times smile, And now, smile a smile for me. When Irish eyes are smiling, Sure, 'tis like the morn in Spring. In the lilt of Irish laughter You can hear the angels sing. When Irish hearts are happy, All the world seems bright and gay. And when Irish eyes are smiling, Sure, they steal your heart away. with shame in my heart Chauncey Olcott and George Graff, Jr, but I could not resist
posted by fistynuts 16 years ago
In "Curious George: UK Earthquake?"
I slept through it in London. First I knew about it was reading the paper.
posted by fistynuts 16 years ago
In "80 million tiny images."
I like. Brown for earth, blue for water, green for plants and red for life.
posted by fistynuts 16 years ago
In "I abound in lizards."
Thanks Koko, this is great. I've been toying with the idea of learning Arabic, and that article has just the right balance of romance and realism to inspire me.
posted by fistynuts 16 years ago
In "The Great Unanswered."
• When a fly lands on a ceiling, does it execute a barrel roll or an inside loop? Best Question Ever!
posted by fistynuts 16 years ago
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