I am soooooo bored

[SmoochyTX]

No work coming in and I'm tired of surfing the net so I thought I'd create a worthless thread here.

For those of you at work, what are you doing to fill your time besides working?

 

[Kabrinski]

Lurking on a couple forums, Fark, just surfing in general. Can't do much more than that while the boss's are around.

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

Back in the day, we read books.

 

[Platypus]

I'm reading a python book because there are 4 people in the office today including me.. got some wilco going on the jukebox and I'm kicking it

 

[Modular]

Originally posted by: AgaBoogaBoo
Back in the day, we read books.

Not at your desk at work you didn't!

 

[Kelemvor]

You and me both. I've answered a handful of calls today and still have an hour left to go. *sigh*

 

[Capt Caveman]

I'm leaving early to get my car inspected.

 

[SmoochyTX]

I'm debating right now whether I should eat a regular candy cane or a cherry-flavored candy cane. *sigh*

 

[xSauronx]

Originally posted by: SmoochyTX
I'm debating right now whether I should eat a regular candy cane or a cherry-flavored candy cane. *sigh*

they make cherry ones?

bah

regular.

 

[Capt Caveman]

Cherry!!!

 

[Capt Caveman]

Then eat the regular!!!

 

[SmoochyTX]

I think I'll have the cherry first.

 

[trmiv]

I got so bored I signed up for Netflix so I could watch a few movies online.

 

[Umberger]

In other news, I just got home with my new cell phone! I'm going to spend the rest of the day playing with every possible menu and setting. Definitely going to avoid reading the instructions, though...

:beer:

edit: yeah, also bored.

 

[FP]

This riddle should be good for about 30mins to an hour.

There are 5 houses in 5 different colors. In each house lives a person with a different nationality. The 5 owners drink a certain type of beverage, smoke a certain brand of cigar, and keep a certain pet. No owners have the same pet, smoke the same brand of cigar, or drink the same beverage.

The question is: Who owns the fish?

Hints:

* The Brit lives in the red house.
* The Swede keeps dogs as pets.
* The Dane drinks tea.
* The green house is on the left of the white house.
* The green homeowner drinks coffee.
* The person who smokes Pall Mall rears birds.
* The owner of the yellow house smokes Dunhill.
* The man living in the center house drinks milk.
* The Norwegian lives in the first house.
* The man who smokes Blend lives next to the one who keeps cats.
* The man who keeps the horse lives next to the man who smokes Dunhill.
* The owner who smokes Bluemaster drinks beer.
* The German smokes prince.
* The Norwegian lives next to the blue house.
* The man who smokes Blend has a neighbor who drinks water.

Einstein wrote this riddle early during the 19th century. He said 98% of the world could not solve it. Its not hard, you just need to pay attention and be patient.

 

[AkumaX]

the day after christmas, and its of course going to be a slow day in the office

boss comes in late (well, what do you expect, he makes his own hours)

springs an annual review on me (1 month early)

get nice payraise, woot!

 

[Farang]

Originally posted by: binister
This riddle should be good for about 30mins to an hour.

There are 5 houses in 5 different colors. In each house lives a person with a different nationality. The 5 owners drink a certain type of beverage, smoke a certain brand of cigar, and keep a certain pet. No owners have the same pet, smoke the same brand of cigar, or drink the same beverage.

The question is: Who owns the fish?

Hints:

* The Brit lives in the red house.
* The Swede keeps dogs as pets.
* The Dane drinks tea.
* The green house is on the left of the white house.
* The green homeowner drinks coffee.
* The person who smokes Pall Mall rears birds.
* The owner of the yellow house smokes Dunhill.
* The man living in the center house drinks milk.
* The Norwegian lives in the first house.
* The man who smokes Blend lives next to the one who keeps cats.
* The man who keeps the horse lives next to the man who smokes Dunhill.
* The owner who smokes Bluemaster drinks beer.
* The German smokes prince.
* The Norwegian lives next to the blue house.
* The man who smokes Blend has a neighbor who drinks water.

Einstein wrote this riddle early during the 19th century. He said 98% of the world could not solve it. Its not hard, you just need to pay attention and be patient.

Albert Einstein wasn't alive early during the 19th century.

 

[FP]

Originally posted by: Farang

Originally posted by: binister
This riddle should be good for about 30mins to an hour.

There are 5 houses in 5 different colors. In each house lives a person with a different nationality. The 5 owners drink a certain type of beverage, smoke a certain brand of cigar, and keep a certain pet. No owners have the same pet, smoke the same brand of cigar, or drink the same beverage.

The question is: Who owns the fish?

Hints:

* The Brit lives in the red house.
* The Swede keeps dogs as pets.
* The Dane drinks tea.
* The green house is on the left of the white house.
* The green homeowner drinks coffee.
* The person who smokes Pall Mall rears birds.
* The owner of the yellow house smokes Dunhill.
* The man living in the center house drinks milk.
* The Norwegian lives in the first house.
* The man who smokes Blend lives next to the one who keeps cats.
* The man who keeps the horse lives next to the man who smokes Dunhill.
* The owner who smokes Bluemaster drinks beer.
* The German smokes prince.
* The Norwegian lives next to the blue house.
* The man who smokes Blend has a neighbor who drinks water.

Einstein wrote this riddle early during the 19th century. He said 98% of the world could not solve it. Its not hard, you just need to pay attention and be patient.

Albert Einstein wasn't alive early during the 19th century.

I pulled the riddle text directly from Wikipedia but I believe you are wrong. According to Wikipedia he lived March 14, 1879 ? April 18, 1955. I read he wrote the riddle as a youngster.

 

[Farang]

Originally posted by: binister

Originally posted by: Farang

Originally posted by: binister
This riddle should be good for about 30mins to an hour.

There are 5 houses in 5 different colors. In each house lives a person with a different nationality. The 5 owners drink a certain type of beverage, smoke a certain brand of cigar, and keep a certain pet. No owners have the same pet, smoke the same brand of cigar, or drink the same beverage.

The question is: Who owns the fish?

Hints:

* The Brit lives in the red house.
* The Swede keeps dogs as pets.
* The Dane drinks tea.
* The green house is on the left of the white house.
* The green homeowner drinks coffee.
* The person who smokes Pall Mall rears birds.
* The owner of the yellow house smokes Dunhill.
* The man living in the center house drinks milk.
* The Norwegian lives in the first house.
* The man who smokes Blend lives next to the one who keeps cats.
* The man who keeps the horse lives next to the man who smokes Dunhill.
* The owner who smokes Bluemaster drinks beer.
* The German smokes prince.
* The Norwegian lives next to the blue house.
* The man who smokes Blend has a neighbor who drinks water.

Einstein wrote this riddle early during the 19th century. He said 98% of the world could not solve it. Its not hard, you just need to pay attention and be patient.

Albert Einstein wasn't alive early during the 19th century.

I pulled the riddle text directly from Wikipedia but I believe you are wrong. According to Wikipedia he lived March 14, 1879 ? April 18, 1955. I read he wrote the riddle as a youngster.

19th century = 1800 - 1899.

And the claim at the end of a riddle is textbook internet bullshit rumor anyhow.

 

[LS21]

Originally posted by: SmoochyTX
No work coming in and I'm tired of surfing the net so I thought I'd create a worthless thread here.

For those of you at work, what are you doing to fill your time besides working?

logged onto netflix to watch some shows/movies

dead bored. should ahve brought a book... or somehow get my books in pdf format

 

[LS21]

Originally posted by: Umberger
In other news, I just got home with my new cell phone! I'm going to spend the rest of the day playing with every possible menu and setting. Definitely going to avoid reading the instructions, though...

:beer:

edit: yeah, also bored.

i thought i was the only person who does this with phones (and other electronics)

 

[buck]

I came in late, ate sushi for an hour at lunch and still have 2:30min left here. I am bored out of my mind too, nothing to do.

 

[makken]

Originally posted by: binister
This riddle should be good for about 30mins to an hour.

There are 5 houses in 5 different colors. In each house lives a person with a different nationality. The 5 owners drink a certain type of beverage, smoke a certain brand of cigar, and keep a certain pet. No owners have the same pet, smoke the same brand of cigar, or drink the same beverage.

The question is: Who owns the fish?

Hints:

* The Brit lives in the red house.
* The Swede keeps dogs as pets.
* The Dane drinks tea.
* The green house is on the left of the white house.
* The green homeowner drinks coffee.
* The person who smokes Pall Mall rears birds.
* The owner of the yellow house smokes Dunhill.
* The man living in the center house drinks milk.
* The Norwegian lives in the first house.
* The man who smokes Blend lives next to the one who keeps cats.
* The man who keeps the horse lives next to the man who smokes Dunhill.
* The owner who smokes Bluemaster drinks beer.
* The German smokes prince.
* The Norwegian lives next to the blue house.
* The man who smokes Blend has a neighbor who drinks water.

Einstein wrote this riddle early during the 19th century. He said 98% of the world could not solve it. Its not hard, you just need to pay attention and be patient.

i was bored enough to work it out in excel:
house 1 2 3 4 5
color yellow blue red green white
nat norwegian Dane brit German Swede
smoke dunhill Blend Pall Mall Prince Bluemaster
drink Water Tea milk coffee Beer
pet Cats horse Birds FISH Dogs

 

[ForumMaster]

I'm playing Company of Heroes again. we're learning about the material in history and it's interesting to play the game at same time. must be one of the few strategy games that are actually completely historically accurate.

 

[RossMAN]

The AT Vent server is back

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