Let’s beat hunger – together! (对抗饥饿——一起！)

I have Google adverts on a lot of the pages on my website. These ads are very clever, because they ‘scan’ the page that they’re on to see what sort of content it is about, and then put adverts up there accordingly. Theoretically, if I talk about buying turkey in Shanghai in an article, then if there’s a company who advertises with Google selling turkeys in town….the ad will be there.

我网站上有很多Google广告。这些广告都很聪明，因为他们总是出现在和他们广告内容相关的页面上。理论上说，如果我的文章里提到在上海买火鸡，那么Google里面卖火鸡的公司的广告….就会出现在那儿。

One small problem, however, is if Google doesn’t know what you’re talking about on a page (or if nobody wants to advertise on a page which talks about McDreamy from Grey’s Anatomy looking like Iran’s leader). In this case, they will either put a solid colour (no ads) or PSAs (Public Service Ads). These ads are generally pretty plain and served on behalf of charities and other community groups – and usually are nothing to do with what is on the page.

不过还是有个小问题，如果Google搞不清你的页面是关于什么内容的（或者如果没人想在讨论‘实习医生格蕾’中的McDreamy长得像伊朗领导人的网页上刊登广告）。这种情况下，他们可能会放全色（无广告）或者PSAs（公益广告）。这些广告通常都很平淡无奇，为一些慈善机构或者其他社会团体服务。

Sometimes though, even a PSA can be relevant…

不过有时，即使是公益广告，也能做得很深刻…

Google really knows how to fix EVERY problem in the world!

Google真的无所不能！

The funny Facebook status, or how I miss updating my blue friend

If you’re not interested in the concept of a funny Facebook status, then please turn away now! I have been without the blue monster for so long that I’m craving some humour and some chat…help me!

Some of you may know, and some of you may not know, but this site runs on the blood of Facebook. I got my first ‘hit’ internet article (that sounds so strange) writing about Facebook emoticons, and I feel like I owe a lot to the company in that it gave me the opportunity to talk to loads of people about different technology subjects (usually which I know nothing about).

Well today, that’s different – I’m going to write a bit about a new phenomenon which is sweeping the internet – the funny Facebook status. Let me preface this with a comment, I’m not claiming to be reinventing the wheel here, but I’m going to give you a list of some of the most amusing, cool, funny (and some downright hilarious) funny Facebook statuses out there right now. Some involve irony, some involve special characters and symbols, and some just include a straight up joke. Let’s check some out…

Funny Facebook status

Dalan is colour blind and thinks trying to solve a Rubik’s cube is pretty difficult…

Ok, let’s just admit it right off the bat, making fun of blind people (wait…colour blind isn’t really blind!) is not cool or clever (but it might make a couple of people laugh just a little bit).

Fiona ¡ǝɯıʇ ǝɯɐs ǝɥʇ ʇɐ ʞooqǝɔɐɟ ǝsn puɐ puɐʇspuɐɥ ɐ op ʎןןɐuıɟ uɐɔ

Ok I don’t think I have ever seen something as cool as this! All of the words are actually upside down! I think I saw a post about how to write characters upside down on someone else’s blog a few weeks ago, but right now all I can say is HAHAHA!

Jyrki is uploading a virus ████████████ 83%

I remember on MSN a few years ago there was one of those ‘sets of three’ emoticons which had an ‘uploading virus to you now’ thing on it. Made people crap themselves thinking that they would be infested with viruses soon! Now you can do it in your Facebook status – and you KNOW that there are fifty girls on your list who will message you asking if it’s for real…

Daisy is cle’a[ni.ng he'~r ke]yb36oa;rd

We’ve all done it, so why not share it! I actually haven’t cleaned my keyboard in months and it’s full of dirt and little hairs (no, not THAT type of hairs!).

Why don’t aliens eat clowns? Because they taste funny.

I have a colleague at work who is obsessed with puns, and this is the one I have heard him repeat most. Simple, funny and guaranteed to have people clicking ‘like’ on your status!

Anyway, these are my favourite funny Facebook statuses – let me know if you have any better!

Innovative Shanghai bank (革新的上海银行)

With the financial crisis beginning to bite in China, some firms have begun to take a revolutionary approach to finance – keeping it real. This bank has renamed itself to try to appeal to westerners who want more honesty in a broker…

由于中国开始受到金融危机的影响,一些公司在面对财政问题时做了一些变革–保持坦诚.这个银行已经重新命名了,为的是试图上诉那些想从股票经济人身上得到更多坦诚的西方人…

Apologies for the picture quality (snapped out of the window of a speeding taxi!)…

抱歉图片的质量不好(在行驶中的出租里拍到的)

PS, dough = 是一个有趣的俚语, 意思是钱, 所以 ‘dough shop’ = (字面意思) ‘钱商店’.

Goodbye Bush!　（再见Bush!）

Goodbye Bush!
再见Bush!

Bush有很多意思。一个是美国前任总统的名字，另一个意思是女人的灌木丛.

My Sister

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you remind me of yao ming.

and valentine´s plans my boy or are you still messin with other
boys´girlfriends?
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please reply to ******@cantab.net

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