Category Archives: Attempts at Humor

Czech us out, we’re a funny people!

Posted on July 6, 2014 by Sophia

Oh, Czech humor! Late-night translations of some of Ivan Mládek’s best: 1) So, a patient walks into a doctor’s clinic, and his head is absolutely smashed into pieces. The doctor stares at him. “What happened to you?!” he asks. “Well,” … Continue reading →

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Croatians sure dislike chestnuts

Posted on July 1, 2014 by Sophia

(For those who don’t speak Czech: “pitomi” resembles “pitomý”, which loosely means “bone-headed”, but is often used in place of “stupid”.)

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The denial of temptation that is graduate school

Posted on April 6, 2014 by Sophia

“I came up with the idea of the Kitchen Safe while completing my graduate studies.” http://techland.time.com/2013/09/11/this-locking-cookie-jar-has-a-timer-to-save-you-from-yourself/

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Darwin pays a compliment?

Posted on July 26, 2012 by Sophia

“In 1831, Mr. Patrick Matthew published his work on ‘Naval Timber and Arboriculture’, in which he gives precisely the same view on the origin of species as that (presently to be aluded to) propounded by Mr. Wallace and myself in … Continue reading →

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An obscure little riddle

Posted on March 17, 2011 by Sophia

The last two weeks have proven increasingly and unpleasantly hectic; I apologize for not having written recently, and for not having responded to comments as they have arrived.  I truly do appreciate every of you who has, at one point … Continue reading →

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