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Who are the Gideons?
By thorgal on Aug 30, 2010 | In Philosophy | Send feedback »
Gideons International (also known as Gideon's Bible) is an evangelical Christian organization dedicated to distributing copies of the Bible in over 80 languages and 190 countries of the world to those who might not otherwise encounter it, most famously i… more »
Bad Etiquette: 3 - Paying the Bill
By thorgal on Mar 5, 2009 | In Philosophy | Send feedback »
How familiar is this situation : You go out for lunch with four friends, the check finally arrives, and one of your meal companions begins to divide up the check down to the last cent? Sure, maybe George had a caesar's salad and Robert only a glass of wa… more »
Bad Etiquette: 2 - The Toilet
By thorgal on Mar 5, 2009 | In Philosophy | Send feedback »
We get so annoyed when we see the way some people treat public toilets. Public bathrooms get used by everyone, that's why they are called public! So, making a mess of the toilet seat, and then leaving your stuff without bothering to wipe it up -- not coo… more »
Bad Etiquette: 1 - Stealing
By thorgal on Mar 4, 2009 | In Philosophy | Send feedback »
When we say stealing, we don't mean taking money from somebody's purse. Although that is also very annoying (and highly illegal) of course. No we are talking about stealing...a parking spot. Yeah, you know who you are. If someone has their blinker on and… more »
I Wish You Enough - a true story
By thorgal on Jan 24, 2009 | In Philosophy | 3 feedbacks »
Recently I found the following text in my spam folder. It seems like a chain letter that has been around for years and years. Just wanted to share it with you in case it never got to your mailbox or you deleted it because it was too corny. It is corny. I… more »
