Those who know me know that I’m obsessed with the Super Mario Brother’s Theme - I’m always humming it, have it as a ring tone and am learning to play it on my harmonica. When I saw this video, I just about flipped out!
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The kid has filled up a ton of glass bottles with the correct about of liquid to create the appropriate notes when tapped. He’s spaced the bottles apart and drives an RC Car past them, which taps them as it passes. This creates, what has to be, the most original version of the Super Mario Theme that I’ve ever heard!
In this secret Governemt photo, we can see that a Rebal X-Wing class fighter crash landed on the deck of the USS Long Island in 1942.
Now, we all know that a small fighter like this couldn’t have made it this far into space on it’s own - how did it get here and where is it now? Did the US Government disassemble it? What happened to it’s proton torpedoes? What about the pilot and it’s astromech droid.
I found this on Leo Chiang’s site and I thought it was fun enough for a Friday post!
Kineda, the site that I lost to in the 2007 Blogger’s Tournament (check out the stats that I posted back then ), has created a widget that uses your Technorati stats to gauge if you’re an A-List blogger - I’m not the type to be sucked into celebrity-style lists like this, but I’m in a feisty mood today According to the widget, here are the stats:
Your Results:
With 547 links in the last 180 days, Technorati places http://samanathon.com/ in the very high authority group.
That makes you a A-List Blogger!
I also thought this was interesting:
The Very High Authority Group [A-List Bloggers]
(500 or more blogs linking in the last 6 months)
In the final group we see what might be considered the blogging elite. This group, which represents more than 4,000 blogs, exhibits a radical shift in post frequency as well as blog age. Bloggers of this type have been at it longer – a year and a half on average – and post nearly twice a day, an increase in posting volume of over 100% from the previous group. Many of the blogs in this category, in fact, are about as old as Technorati and we’ve grown up together. Some of these are full-fledge professional enterprises that post many, many times per day and behave increasingly like our friends in the mainstream media. As has been widely reported, the impact of these bloggers on our cultures and democracies is increasingly dramatic.
It’s interesting because:
This site is only eight months old - not a year and a half
I did posts twice a day but have fallen to one lately
Technorati has been around way longer then me!
I am definitely not a “full-fledge professional enterprises”
So What Does It All Mean?
I guess it means that this hobby site is in a class with some big contenders! I know I could be doing a lot more to promote the site - I guess this means that I should! Also, I know that I must thank my good friend, Mr. Gary Lee - if he hadn’t been including me in all of his great memes, I wouldn’t have been favorited nearly as often as I have!
I usually don’t like to post jokes, but since I can really relate to this, I just couldn’t resist!
General Motors doesn’t have a “help line” for people who don’t know how to drive, because people don’t buy cars like they buy computers - but imagine if they did…
Helpline:
“General Motors Helpline, how can I help you?”
Customer:
“I got in my car and closed the door, and nothing happened!”
Helpline:
“Did you put the key in the ignition and turn it?”
Customer:
“What’s an ignition?”
Helpline:
“It’s a starter motor that draws current from your battery and turns over the engine.”
Customer:
“Ignition? Motor? Battery? Engine? How come I have to know all of these technical terms just to use my car?”
Helpline:
“General Motors Helpline, how can I help you?”
Customer:
“My car ran fine for a week, and now it won’t go anywhere!”
Helpline:
“Is the gas tank empty?”
Customer:
“Huh? How do I know?”
Helpline:
“There’s a little gauge on the front panel, with a needle, and markings from ‘E’ to ‘F’. Where is the needle pointing?”
Customer:
“I see an ‘E’ but no ‘F’.”
Helpline:
“You see the ‘E’ and just to the right is the ‘F’.”
Customer:
“No, just to the right of the first ‘E’ is a ‘V’.”
Helpline:
“A ‘V’?!?”
Customer:
“Yeah, there’s a ‘C’, an ‘H’, the first ‘E’, then a ‘V’, followed by ‘R’, ‘O’, ‘L’ …”
Helpline:
“No, no, no sir! That’s the front of the car. When you sit behind the steering wheel, that’s the panel I’m talking about.”
Customer:
“That steering wheel thingy — Is that the round thing that honks the horn?”
Helpline:
“Yes, among other things.”
Customer:
“The needle’s pointing to ‘E’. What does that mean?”
Helpline:
“It means that you have to visit a gasoline vendor and purchase some more gasoline. You can install it yourself, or pay the vendor to install it for you.”
Customer:
“What? I paid $12,000 for this car! Now you tell me that I have to keep buying more components? I want a car that comes with everything built in!”
Helpline:
“General Motors Helpline, how can I help you?”
Customer:
“Your cars suck!”
Helpline:
“What’s wrong?”
Customer:
“It crashed, that’s what went wrong!”
Helpline:
“What were you doing?”
Customer:
“I wanted to go faster, so I pushed the accelerator pedal all the way to the floor. It worked for a while, and then it crashed — and now it won’t even start up!”
Helpline:
“I’m sorry, sir, but it’s your responsibility if you misuse the product.”
Customer:
“Misuse it? I was just following this damned manual of yours. It said to make the car go to put the transmission in ‘D’ and press the accelerator pedal. That’s exactly what I did — now the damn thing’s crashed.”
Helpline:
“Did you read the entire operator’s manual before operating the car sir?”
Customer:
“What? Of course I did! I told you I did EVERYTHING the manual said and it didn’t work!”
Helpline:
“Didn’t you attempt to slow down so you wouldn’t crash?”
Customer:
“How do you do THAT?”
Helpline:
“You said you read the entire manual, sir. It’s on page 14. The pedal next to the accelerator.”
Customer:
“Well, I don’t have all day to sit around and read this manual you know.”
Helpline:
“Of course not. What do you expect us to do about it?”
Customer:
“I want you to send me one of the latest versions that goes fast and won’t crash anymore!”
Helpline:
“General Motors Helpline, how can I help you?”
Customer:
“Hi! I just bought my first car, and I chose your car because it has automatic transmission, cruise control, power steering, power brakes, and power door locks.”
Helpline:
“Thanks for buying our car. How can I help you?”
Customer:
“How do I work it?”
Helpline:
“Do you know how to drive?”
Customer:
“Do I know how to what?”
Helpline:
“Do you know how to DRIVE?”
Customer:
“I’m not a technical person! I just want to go places in my car!”
I was tagged by Shawn Knight, Natron, Bobs and 2Perfect, thanks for thinking of me guys! Here are some fun facts about me that you can share with your grandma.
This Is How It Works:
Each player must post these rules first.
Each player starts with eight random facts/habits about themselves.
People who are tagged need to write their own blog about their eight things and post these rules.
At the end of your blog, you need to choose eight people to get tagged and list their names.
Don’t forget to leave them a comment telling them they’re tagged, and to read your blog.
Because Saman=Best, These Are The Facts You Need To Know:
I am a proud father of two beautiful girls!
Believe it or not, I have been fired from every job that I have ever worked!
I was born in Iran and moved to the States when I was 6 months old.
My GPA in high school was a 1.7, in college it was a 3.6 (high school was all about girls and parting).
I used to be a speed demon, and I almost killed 11 of my friends while racing my car – luckily, I knew all about counter steering and no one was hurt (except for my car - $12,000 worth of damage on a two month old car).
Right out of college, I was directing video at a concert venue and have worked for many headline acts: LL Cool J, Lilith Fair, Metallica, Yes and Shania Twain to name a few.
I have attended (not worked) 50+ concerts, and have see 311 eleven times – I love music!!
Today, the 4th of July, is my wedding anniversary – the entire nation throws us a party!
), has created a widget that uses your Technorati stats to gauge if you’re an A-List blogger - I’m not the type to be sucked into celebrity-style lists like this, but I’m in a feisty mood today 
According to the widget, here are the stats:
I know I could be doing a lot more to promote the site - I guess this means that I should! Also, I know that I must thank my good friend, 
