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Funny Friday

Oct 052012

I recently updated my iPhone 4 to the newest operating system iOS 6. The only reason I did it was because I can’t stand to have the little red one on my screen. For the most part it seems to be working pretty well but I think the auto-correct has changed. It seemed to be changing lots of things that it never did before and some of my text don’t make sense. I don’t usually proof read a text before sending it but I may have to start now.

1. Where do polar bears vote?

2. Why do seagulls fly over the sea?

3. Why do ghosts make good cheerleaders?

4. What to hear a cat joke?

5. What a trees favorite drink?

6. What do you call an alligator in a vest?

7. What’s the difference between ignorance and apathy?

8. How do you find Will Smith in the snow?

9. What did the horse say when he fell over?

10. What did one tomato say to the other tomato?

Enjoy your weekend!!!

Answers: 1. North Poll. 2. Because if they flew over the bay, they’d be bagels. 3. They have lots of spirit. 4. Oh just kitten. 5. Rootbeer. 6. An investigator. 7. ? I don’t know and I don’t care. 8. Look for fresh prints. 9. I’ve fallen and I can’t giddy up. 10. Go ahead, I’ll catch up.

Google it

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Apr 032012

I will be the first to admit that I’m addicted to my iPhone. I use my phone for tons of things; texting, internet, games, Facebook, Twitter, Google +, news updates, calendar and oh yeah talking. One day my boyfriend and I were talking about plans and he asked me to wake him up at a certain time. I said ok fully planning on texting him and he said, “Don’t text me. Use the talking part of your phone.” I hardly ever actually call people with my phone anymore. I almost always send a text message. I know I’m not the only one who does this though. Doctors have coined the term ‘texting thumbs’ from people complaining of hand pain caused by over using their thumbs to text. Now that’s just sad, I’m not that bad.

Usually one of the first things I do in the morning is check my email and Facebook from my phone. It seems like a day doesn’t go by without Google searching for something. I wonder if that plant can grow in Evansville, Google it. What’s the distance from the Earth to the sun, (93 Million miles) Google it. When is the next new episode of Grey’s Anatomy on, Google it. It’s funny how different my life is because of what my phone can do. I remember when they first came out and only rich people had one. Now if you don’t have a cell phone you’re the weird one. If you’re supposed to be able to reach someone on their phone and they don’t answer or text back you assume the worst. They must have been kidnapped or have a car wreck or else they would answer. Some people take the whole phone answering to an extreme though. When I was working at the insurance company I was returning a call to a customer and she answered and everything seems normal until she asked me to hold for a second. She then explained that she was in shower and need to dry off. Seriously why would you answer the phone if you are in the shower? Another customer was going to the bathroom and then brushing their teeth. Again, seriously?

2012 is a great time to be living in with technology always advancing. I’m thankful to have the nice gadget that I do have. This wasn’t always the case though. I made myself feel old when I was out running errands with my sister, niece, and nephew. We had just finished shopping at Target and were heading over to the next store which is about two minutes away. My nephew asked my sister if he could play on her iPhone and she said no. He was so upset and mad. He couldn’t believe that she expected him to sit and do nothing for a few minutes. He was getting ready to whine when I said to him, “Did you know that when your Mom and I were kids there was no such thing as a cell phone?” No, he quickly replied. “No DS or DVD player. We had to entertain ourselves. We had to use our imaginations.” Without any hesitation he said, “You must have had a boring life.” In his mind the games my siblings and I played together were silly and not fun. Kids now are used to having a smart phone and Wi-Fi. I would take a game of flashlight tag over an iPhone any day though.

Angry Birds

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Mar 272012

There are way too many addictive games out for the iPhone. My newest obsession is Angry Birds Space. I have all four versions of Angry Birds now. They are Angry Birds, Angry Birds Seasons, Angry Birds Rio, and Angry Birds Space. My boyfriend has helped feed my addiction by sending me the apps as gifts. Until a few months ago I would play the games until I had beaten all the levels and would wait for the game to update. Let me tell you this is no small task. I can’t tell you how many days I charged my phone mid-day to keep power so I could play. It is kind of sad now that I think about.

The original Angry Birds was a great idea. It is a game that doesn’t take long to learn how to play and once you start you usually play for at least 30 minutes without even knowing it. You want to get to the next level. It is entertaining to launch the birds into the air at the pigs. In each screen you have to knock over the pigs or hit the pigs to complete the level. You have a variety of bird to use. Each bird does something different. You have a red bird that just goes straight. A blue bird breaks into three smaller birds that is use for ice blocks. The yellow bird can go faster and harder at an angle that is used for wooden blocks. There is black bomb bird that explodes when you choose. The white bird drops eggs that explode when it lands. This game would set the stage for the other versions.

I enjoyed playing Angry Birds Seasons which released a new level themed for holidays and seasons. It was a nice variety from the original. It didn’t take me long before I had beaten the game and was waiting for update. This was followed up by Angry Birds Rio based off of the movie Rio. The idea in Rio is to release the birds from the cages instead of hitting pigs. Rio is so far my least favorite. It wasn’t very difficult and I became bored with it pretty quickly.

Yesterday my boyfriend sent me Angry Birds Space. It ismy favorite out of all the versions now. It’s set in space and so it presents a new challenge of gravity. You have to see what direction the gravity is pushing or pulling and adjust your route based on it. The birds look a little different and they have introduced new birds into the game. I’m on the second level so far and I think it will continue to take up more time then it should. Play at your own risk.