Don't make up and drive

As I don't wear make up I had no idea that this was an actual problem.






I thought it particularly funny that she's a "blonde". :D

The goddam particle

I imagine we're all trying to follow the developments at Cern, with the alleged discovery of the famous and elusive Higg's boson, also known as the "god" particle.

What I didn't know is why they called it the God particle in the first place. I just thought it was because of all those creationists and other fundamentalists, but no, apparently it's because, no, wait! Read about it yourselves:

The Higg's Boson in 10 easy steps



There are lots of videos on the subject, but this one's Australian for a change:





Higg's boson pun/joke:

A Higgs boson walks into a church. 
 "We don't allow Higgs bosons in here!" shouts the priest. 
 The particle replies, "well, you can't have mass without me".

A couple of links for the summer

Ricard from 5A recommended this page: http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/theenglishwespeak/

And if you're feeling advanced, brave and adventurous (B2 level and good pronunciation necessary for some of them): try to understand some of these puns: http://www.punoftheday.com/cgi-bin/disppuns.pl?ord=F&cat=0&sub=0&page=1

(Pun = a joke based on a play on words).

For example:


Two fish in a tank.
One says to the other, "are you sure you can drive this thing?"

The laugh is based on the two meanings of tank: 1. A container for storing or holding water. 2. A military vehicle.

Another one:

I used to be a banker but I lost interest.

Or this:

A small boy swallowed some coins and was taken to a hospital. When his grandmother telephoned to ask how he was a nurse said 'No change yet'.