Archive for the 'Humor' Category

  • Poor Domain names for businesses

    These are actual domain names, but for one humorous reason or another, they convey a secondary humorous or offensive message that distracts from their “mission”. Perhaps that’s why some allowed their domain name to go up for sale like “Experts Exchange:Experts Exchange, a knowledge base where programmers can exchange advice and views.” It’s domain? ” [...]

  • Keys To “Soup Nazi’ Self Publishing Success John Reed

    John Reed’s advice to wannabe authors is worth reading… if only for the entertainment value. It’s counterintuitive to most of what you “think you know” about publishing that’s why I predict you’ll like it. From John Reed *Writing talent (or at least the sheer nerve to think you have it – Chuck!) *Know the subject [...]

  • You Don’t Need A Home Based Business – Your Corporate Pension Plan Is Now Fully Funded!

    Corporate America has now devised a plan to fully fund your corporate pension. No need to worry about creating your own home based business. Return to your cubicles with complete assurance!

  • Ripples From The Zambezi

    Ernesto Sirolli’s first assignment as an “economic development” officer whose task was to help Africans “improve their economy” (as if Italy’s were so hot!) was to supervise a tomato growing project along the Zambezi river. Along the way they had to addict the natives to alcohol, tobacco and other staples of the West to encourage [...]

  • MLM Test – 2 Beers and a Napkin

    When I was reviewing MLM companies in print, here’s how I decided if it was worth my time to review them. I call it the “2 Beers and a Napkin” test. If the MLM company could have been dreamed up from start to finish by 2 guys drinking a beer and written down on a [...]

  • Does Dilbert Do MLM?

    When I read this Dilbert comic strip a few days ago, it sounded remarkably like many of the “work at home” job postings I see in Monster, etc. that are really work at home business opportunities where YOU have to pay. It made me wonder… Is Dilbert doing MLM these days? “The job doesn’t have [...]