Fung Wah Prank Call-Part 2-Ticket to NY

My friend and I prank called the Fung Wah bus office in Boston. This time around is much better because we had prepared questions. Subtitles are also provided for your viewing convenience. My words are in green and his are in blue. As ever, my voice has been distorted.

UPEK Eikon fingerprint reader now supports OS X

The UPEK Eikon fingerprint reader now supports OS X and all browsers supported by keychain. This would mean no more dealing with a single password.

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Apple in 2015

Could this time line for Apple be possible? It is certainly interesting.

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AIM/text acronyms

Never use an acronym unless you are sure of its meaning, because if you say the wrong thing to the wrong person.....
Try not to use chat acronyms in real life, especially in formal writing or conversation. Doing this could be embarrassing depending on who you're communicating with.


Chat Acronym Dictionary
121: one to one
ADN: any day now
ADR/addy: address
AFAIK: as far as I know
AFK: away from keyboard
A/S/L: age, sex, location (or just "ASL")
ASAP: as soon as possible
B4: before
B4N: bye for now
BBFD: big bad forum discussion
BBL: be back later
BF: boyfriend or best friend
BFF: best friends forever
BFN: bye for now
BG: big grin
BRB: be right back
BRT: be right there
BTA: but then again
BTW: by the way
C: see?
CID: crying in disgrace
CNP: continued [in my] next post
CP: chat post
CU: see you
CUL: see you later
CYA: see you (later)
CYO: see you online
DBAU: doing business as usual
DD, DH, DS, DW: dear daughter, dear husband, dear son, dear wife (often used on boards where you discuss personal things, but wish to keep private the names of your loved ones)
EIP: editing in progress
FTW: for the win or f*** the world
FUD: fear, uncertainty, and doubt
FWIW: for what it's worth
FYI: for your information
G2G or GTG: got to go
G: grin
GA: go ahead
GAL: get a life
GF: girlfriend
GFN: gone for now
GFY: go f*** yourself/good for you*
GG: gotta go/good game
GJ: good job
GL: good luck
GMBO: giggling my butt off*
GMTA: great minds think alike
GSOH: good sense of humor
GTFO: get the f*** out
GTG or G2G: got to go or get together
GYPO: get your pants off
H2G: have to go
HAGN: have a good night
HDOP: help delete online predators
HHIS: hanging head in shame
Homg: same as OMG
IAC: in any case
IANAL: I am not a lawyer (but)
IAWTC: I agree with this comment
IC: I see
IDC:I don't care
IDK: I don't know
IFSFWI: if the shoe fits, wear it!
IIRC: If I recall correctly
ILU: I love you
ILY: I love you
IMNECTHO: in my not-even-close-to-humble opinion*
IMNSHO: in my not so humble opinion
IMO: in my opinion; or "IMHO" - in my humble/honest opinion
IOW: in other words
IPN: I’m posting naked
IRL: in real life
IWSN: I want sex now
JC: just chilling
K: all right
KFY: kiss for you
KTHX: Okay, thanks.
JK: just kidding
JSUK: just so you know
KPC: keeping parents clueless
L8R: later
LAFFO: laughing out loud
LBR: loser beyond repair*
LD: later, dude
LDR: long distance relationship
LLTA: lots and lots of thunderous applause
LMIRL: let's meet in real life
LMAO: laughing my *** off
LMSO: laughing my socks off
LMFAO: laughing my f*** a** off
LOL: laughing out loud, lots of love
LQTS: laughing quietly to self
LTP: learn to play (L2P)
LTR: longterm relationship
LULAB: love you like a brother
LULAS: love you like a sister
MML: making me laugh
MMORPG: massively multiplayer online role playing game
MOOS: member(s) of the opposite sex
MOSS/MOTSS: member(s) of the same sex
M/F: male or female
N1: nice one
NALOPKT: not a lot of people know that
NE1: anyone
NFI: no f****** idea
NFW: no f****** way
NIFOC: naked in front of computer
NO1: no one
NSFW: not safe for work
NP: no Problem
NVM: nevermind
NM: not much, nothing much, never mind
OIC: ohh I see
OMG: oh my God, oh my goodness, oh my gosh
OMGBBQWTF: oh my God, Bar-b-q, What The F*** (surprise and confusion)*
OMFG: Oh my f*****g God
OLL: oh, Lordy, Lordy!*
OLL: online love
OMW: on my way
OTOH: on the other hand
OTW: on the way
P911: parent alert
PAL: parents are listening
PAW: parents are watching
PIR: parent in room
POS: parent over shoulder / Piece of S***
PLZ: please
PlzKThx: Please. ok? Thanks. (Thanks in advance)
PlzKThxNo-Re: Please, ok, Thanks, No-Read (sarcasm)
PL0x or PLOX: same as please
Pwn: to triumph (not actually an acronym, but rather a misspelling of own)
PDA: public display [of] affection
QFT: quoted for truth
RBA: right back at you (right back atcha)
RL: real life
RTFM: read the f*****g manual
RTFO: rock the f***** out
ROFL: rolling on floor laughing
ROTFLOL: rolling on the floor laughing out loud
ROFLMAO: rolling on the floor laughing my a** off
ROFLMAOSCOMN: rolling on the floor laughing my a** off spitting/spewing Coke out my nose*
RPG: role playing games
RP: roleplay
SA: something awful
SGXK: set a good example for the kiddies
SHID: slaps head in disgust
SLAP: sounds like a plan
SLGF: secondlife girlfriend
SO: significant other
SOMY: sick of me yet?
SorG: straight or gay
SOT: short of time
SUF: shut up fool
STFU: shut the **** up
STHU: shut the h*** up
TDTM: talk dirty to me
THX: thanks
TMI: too much information
TTFN: ta-ta for now
TTYL: talk to you later
TTLY: totally
TY: thank you
U: you (common); how are you?; or you do it!
UW: you’re welcome
WAYT: what are you thinking?
WB: welcome back/ write back
WDYT: what do you think
WFM: works for me
WIBNI: wouldn't it be nice if
WIP: work in progress
WTGP: want to go private?
WTG: way to go
WTF: what the ****, alternatively Where's The Food
WUIP: wind up in progress
WYCM: will you call me?
WYSIWYG: what you see is what you get
Y: why do you ask?
YM: young man
YMMV: your mileage may vary
YTMND: you're the man now, dog
YW: you're welcome
ZOMG: same as OMG
omG: Oh my GUY
CTM: certainly*
CBMY: too bad*
NQN: NOT QUITE NICE (all caps was used on purpose)*
LQTM: laughing quietly to myself
HRNSQ: Harlanesque (of or relating to Harlan)*
NHH: one who is Harlanesque*
WIT: What is this

*author favorites
**The authors apologize if any reader is offended by the meanings of any acronyms seen above.

Harry Potter Puppet Show

Weird Vending Machine

Who wants to buy Pepto-Bismol with their iPod?

San Francisco Gorilla Run

The Great Gorilla Run is a 7km race in London to raise money for the Gorilla Organization. Runners must wear a gorilla suit to participate. If you take part in the Great Gorilla Run you’ll be helping to raise over £400,000 to fund more than 20 key projects dedicated to the protection and preservation of the gorillas. These include ranger patrols, forest-dwelling, tree planting, and community development

For more information or to sign up for next years race go to http://www.gorillas.org/greatgorillarun/

NASCAR Strategy

NASCAR Coach Reveals Winning Strategy: 'Drive Fast'
You must press the foot petal down all the way.

Self Defense Lessons

What my dog ate for dinner.

My mom just put freshly cooked pasta and canned tomatos in his bowl.

Light Writing

Fung Wah Prank Call Part 1 New York-Boston

My friend and I pranked called the Fung Wah bus office in Boston. I pretended to want to buy a ticket to Boston. My voice has been altered, the voice of the man on the other end remains unchaged.

No, your other right hand

George Bush seems confused at a conference with world leaders...
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Skiing Ostrich

This is the Ostrich Blog

The Rich

In The Know: Are America's Rich Falling Behind The Super-Rich?

British Adults--Picky About Their Book Covers

If one was to go to a bookseller based in the UK, they would find two different versions of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. An adult and a child version with two different covers. "What is the reason for this?" one might ask. It turns out that many British adults would not want to be seen reading a book with such a childish cover. Who cares about the cover of the book! The content is what matters. Seen below are the two British covers along with the American one.


Adult Version-British


Children Version-British


American Version

Attack of the Note Sheep

Creepy Person in Walmart

Some weird guy named Rikki has nothing better to do than to hang out at Walmart.

The Odds

Odds of bowling a 300 game: 11,500 to 1
Odds that a celebrity marriage will last a lifetime: 3 to 1
Odds of being born a twin in North America: 90 to 1
Odds of being on plane with a drunken pilot: 117 to 1
Odds of catching a ball at a major league ballgame: 563 to 1
Odds of becoming a pro athlete: 22,000 to 1
Odds of finding a four-leaf clover on first try: 10,000 to 1
Odds of a person in the military winning the Medal of Honor: 11,000 to 1
Odds of striking it rich on Antiques Roadshow: 60,000 to 1
Odds of becoming president: 10,000,000 to 1
Odds of winning the California lottery: 13,000,000 to 1
Odds of a meteor landing on your house: 182,138,880,000,000 to 1
Odds of dying from a car accident: 1 in 18,585
Odds of dying in an airplane accident: 1 in 354,319
Odds of dying in a terrorist attack while visiting a foreign country: 1 in 650,000
Odds of dying from being bitten by a dog: 1 in 700,000
Odds of getting a hole in one: 5,000 to 1
Odds of injury from using a chain saw: 4,464 to 1
Odds of injury from mowing the lawn: 3,623 to 1
Odds of drowning in a bathtub: 685,000 to 1
Odds of being killed sometime in the next year in any sort of transportation accident: 77 to 1
Odds of being killed in any sort of non-transportation accident: 69 to 1
Odds of being struck by lightning: 576,000 to 1
Odds of being killed by lightning: 2,320,000 to 1
Odds of being murdered: 18,000 to 1
Odds of getting away with murder: 2 to 1
Odds of getting canonized: 20,000,000 to 1
Odds of being an astronaut: 13,200,000 to 1
Odds of Winning an Olympic medal: 662,000 to 1

Free Laundry

Is that a guy with boobs?