Note: originally published on ILoveFreedom.com.

According to a recent post in the International Business Edge, the small town of Sequim, WA, has an Identity Crisis … big time:

“The U.S. town of Sequim, Washington has long claimed that ‘in the native language of the S’Klallam tribe, ‘S’Kwim’ means quiet waters,’ as indicated on the town website. However, a linguist recently revealed that a correct translation would actually be ‘a place for going to shoot.’”

“Quiet Waters” or “A place for going to shoot.”  Quite a contrast, don’t you think?

For more insight, you can Listen to the story on NPR.org or read the article by the Associated Press.

With shooting potentially involved, I wonder why NRA.org hasn’t picked up the story!

Note: originally published on ILoveFreedom.com.

Have you ever visited Uzbekistan?  Me neither.

I may never go if I need to rely on the Uzbeki (is that a word?) national airline, whose billboard ad wishes us “Good Luck” as an airliner disappears into a dense cloud with apparent snowy weather ahead.

Thanks to The International Business Edge for pointing out this fun example of a somewhat misguided effort at language translation.

By coincidence, I stumbled today across a second encouraging article about this fine country.  The Kansas City FBI office reported today that “an Uzbekistan national pleaded guilty in federal court today to his role in a criminal enterprise involving illegal aliens working in 14 states, including employees at hotels in the Kansas City, Missouri area and in Branson, Missouri.”

Maybe this fellow and his cohorts were so scared by the prospect of the flying Uzbekistan Airlines that they came to the United States and took up smuggling illegal aliens instead.

I’m only about two years late to the party, but I stumbled across this wonderfully rye cartoon from G. J. Caulkins today.  Enjoy!

With all that is being said about cloud computing nowadays, perhaps we should pause and listed to what Dilbert has to say on the subject

… as he receives the assignment …

… and starts the project.

Whenever you are feeling deprived,  consider the technological advantages we enjoy today and count your many blessings!

Thanks to the Lighter Side of Technology page on ITWorldCanada.com for this gem.

Granted, it was a lower-division course …

Thanks to F-Minus for today’s humor!

Admit it. We’ve all been here …

My daughter gave me a great card for Father’s Day that shared a bit of technical support history from the wise folks at Tundra Comics.  I wonder how you do CTL-ALT-DEL on an abacus!

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Thanks to Brad Blumenthal for sharing Despair.com’s delightfully wry commentary on Social Media.

It makes me think of my favorite neurotic worldview: "The whole world is crazy except for me and thee … and I’ve been wondering about thee, lately!"

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All of you frequent fliers who have ever dealt with lost luggage, please join me in thanking Anders Berg, the self-proclaimed "Joke Cleaner" at CleanComedyClub.com, for posting a link to this hilarious video:

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