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Different versions of Titanic

So, they’re re-releasing Titanic in 3D? While you wait for that to happen in 2012, here are some other unofficial versions of the disaster movie. Friend version: I want to jump… anybody else wants to jump? Leadership version: I jump… all of you jump after me. Follower version: We will jump after you jump. Coward… Read More »

When will it really expire?

Who determines the appropriate expiry date (or “expiration date” in American English) of a product (particularly a food item)? Have you ever wondered if your can of Coke will remain bubbly for another year as indicated on the expiry date? Well, I have. And I tried to dig up some info on this topic: Nothing… Read More »

Competitive (dis)advantage

Three contractors were visiting a tourist attraction on the same day. One was from the U.S., another from China, and the third from Singapore. At the end of the tour, the guard asked them what they did for a living. When they all replied that they were contractors, the guard said, “Hey, we need one… Read More »