Saturday Night Fatwa

They Urgently Need Software Engineers

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A *friend* who responded to some software engineering job postings later sent the recruiter a follow-up email to inquire about the status of those positions, pointing out the urgent need of the company to hire these developers.

Spicy Or Sweet? Or... This Should Get Me Honor Killed

I ran across an ad on a website, and since I work in the internet advertising software universe, I was compelled to click (not because the girl is pretty). Theretofore I was unaware of the abundance of Hot Muslim Singles in my area, both of the Spicy and the Sweet varieties.

I wonder what my favorite Saudi cleric would have to say about this. Also, would my wife approve of the girl in the picture as a possible candidate to fill one of three remaining spouse slots. She must be a traditional girl, look at the Islamic geometric patterns on her swimsuit.

Sweet Supari!

Automatic Ball Washer Systems

A few minutes before I was escorted out by security, this is what I saw at the kids' fun park. Well then why do you put it there in the first place?!

See Something Say Something

On the Metro buses of King County, there are warning posters which urge you to "See something? Say something!" This one has a picture of someone who looks like someone I know.


What I can't tell is: is the expression on his face supposed to reflect how vigilant the passengers should be in seeking out suspicious people or behavior? Or are we supposed to call 9-1-1 when we see this guy on the bus? He looks like he is up to something, and it ain't good.

Phone Call From (res) tri-cted

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Some LOL-ness from my online voicemail tool. Someone tell these guys to use s/(\d{3})(\d{3})(\d{4})/($1) $2-$3/ to match a phone number pattern instead of /(.{3})(.{3})(.{4})/. For a text manipulation geek -- and nobody else -- this is (HYS) TER-ICAL!

Smokin' Poles At The Airport