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30 Jun, 2008

Eleven Interesting Words

Posted by: robertstevenson In: Fun stuff| Grammar posts| Life| Writing

 How many words are in your vocabulary? The average high school graduate is said to know about 10,000 words. The average 4-year college graduate is said to know about 20,000 words. Do you have room for any more words in your vocabulary?
Here are some interesting words, which you may not know.
Upon learning an interesting word, [...]

29 Jun, 2008

They were told he would not remember them

Posted by: robertstevenson In: Life| Thoughts

They were told he would not remember them
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LnW14vRO_M&hl=en]
Makes you wonder what else They are wrong about.

29 Jun, 2008

Rob’s Selected Silly Stuff

Posted by: robertstevenson In: *Silly stuff (signs, news, pics)

Howdy Folks,
I’ve put together some of my favorite
silly post from Rob’s Megaphone for
the last three months.
I hope you enjoy them. 
 
 
Silly Signs 37: Why does this happen?
Why does this happen? Maybe somebody is happy he learned how to add. Maybe there’s a competition going on with OLD CUYAMA     Why does this [...]

28 Jun, 2008

Silly Signs 37: Why does this happen?

Posted by: robertstevenson In: *Silly stuff (signs, news, pics)

Why does this happen?
Maybe somebody is happy he learned how to add. Maybe there’s a competition going on with OLD CUYAMA
 
 

Why does this happen?
Note to self: Next February 22nd – stay home.

Sometimes we all just want the world to stop spinning so fast, so we can get off and get away from it all. Rob’s Megaphone has uncovered one reason why so many people have a hard time exiting the rat race.  Check out these silly exits signs:
 
 
What are cruise ships doing on the highway anyway?
And [...]

26 Jun, 2008

Only Great Minds Can Read This

Posted by: robertstevenson In: Fun stuff| Interesting stuff

Only great minds can read this:
(It was bourhgt to my atttneoin by smoenoe at reddit.com taht tihs is not new. He was pttery uspet aobut it – mdae me lguah. It is new to me, and I hpoe to smoe of you!
fi yuo cna raed tihs, yuo hvae a gerat mnid too.
Cna yuo raed tihs? Olny 55 [...]

25 Jun, 2008

1973 was the year for strange music

Posted by: robertstevenson In: *Silly stuff (signs, news, pics)| music

1973 was the year for strange music
Kiss gets their start performing their first concert at the Coventary Club in Queens, and David Bowie says good bye to ‘Ziggy Stardust’ in front of a stunned crowd at the Hammersmith Odeon. In music theatre, The Rocky Horror Picture Show was born.
For more about Music of 1973, check Here.
Check out the vids below [...]

24 Jun, 2008

The future of journalism

Posted by: robertstevenson In: Thoughts

David and Goliath analogies predicting the shattering of the traditional press by the new media and citizen journalism has inched closer to fruition according to Bill Kirtz’s Poynter.org column: Future of Journalism: New Media, New Money.  In his commentary covering the “Future of Journalism Conference” held at Harvard, on June 20-21, Kirtz revealed common ground [...]

24 Jun, 2008

Silly news #27

Posted by: robertstevenson In: *Silly stuff (signs, news, pics)


 

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Hi! I'm Dr. Rob. I'm a father of two wonderful sons, a mass communications professor, and a blogger. Through Rob's Megaphone, my hope is to inform and entertain. Hope you get a chance to view my previous posts in the "Categories" menu below. Drop me a line if you have any feedback. Thanks a bunch!

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