Category Archives: Random Stuff

$140-a-barrel of oil too expensive?

Think again. Oil is dirt cheap compared to some other “necessities”. Budweiser beer: $447.25 a barrelTabasco hot sauce: $6,155.52 a barrelPerrier: $300.61 a barrelStarbucks coffee: $954.24 a barrel, milk not includedBen & Jerry’s New York Super Fudge Chunk: $1,609.44 a barrelChanel No. 5: $1,666,560 a barrel

盗版的损失

我觉得“得不到”和“损失”不同。已经得到的失去了是损失,但得不到的就是得不到。倪匡 Technorati Tags: 倪匡 盗版 损失

Do male shoppers have brand envy?

Apparently, male shoppers are more attuned to brand than women when shopping for digital cameras, according to a study by Market Insight’s MyProductAdvisor.com. Check out the results of the study. So do male shoppers have brand envy? I beg to differ. I suspect the case is that male shoppers, being more tech savvy, know what… Read More »

Paranoia?

“My husband gave me a necklace. It’s fake. I requested fake. Maybe I’m paranoid, but in this day and age, I don’t want something around my neck that’s worth more than my head.”Rita Rudner, writer and comedian Paranoia? Methinks such prudence is not only practical but necessary, considering snatch thieves will do anything to lay… Read More »