Tag Archives: Germany

Caught

Posted on May 19, 2009 by WorldWideWeber

The New York Times reported today that Google is being threatened with sanctions in Germany over its Street View feature, which allows users to “stroll” along streets in areas that are covered by the service, taking in the buildings, scenery, … Continue reading →

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Pffffft

Posted on July 31, 2008 by WorldWideWeber

Today was a big day. I read about the world’s oldest joke and heard an old favorite, Haydn’s Symphony No. 93, on XM Radio. Okay, here’s the joke, recorded ca. 1900 BCE by a Sumerian who shall remain nameless: Something … Continue reading →

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Spiel

Posted on July 21, 2006 by WorldWideWeber

Well, the Germans have arrived. Five out of five comments in the spam filter today came from Deutschland. All for poker sites. I will say this for them: the comments were extremely terse, with only one link apiece. Chinese spam … Continue reading →

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Beer

Posted on May 20, 2006 by WorldWideWeber

Make that “water filtered through a horse”: [German soccer fans] are furious that Budweiser will be the official tipple for the World Cup, which starts next month. The American lager has secured a near-monopoly of beer sales inside World Cup … Continue reading →

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Meat

Posted on March 11, 2006 by WorldWideWeber

The local PBS station is begging for money again, and to get our attention they’re running old episodes of Julia Child‘s The French Chef. Last Saturday she made several dishes using potatoes. It was the first installment, apparently, from 1963— … Continue reading →

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