vinyarb

Quite a few things happened lately, all because of intense speculation.

Let’s recap:

1) US Analysts began intense speculation on some of the banks being unable to cope with the massive debt arising from the sub-prime crisis, resulting in massive run of banks, and huge dumping off of their shares. This resulted in Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, 2 banks responsible for close to 50% of all the mortgage debts, to suffer heavy losses. In the end, the government had to step in to rescue them.
Speculation to reality quotient: 100%

2) In Kungfu Panda, Master Woo Guay speculates that Tai Lung might escape from his heavily guarded (by Rhinos somemore!) prison, and forewarns Master Shifu. This in turn leads to a series of events that ultimately, releases Tai Lung from his prison.
Speculation to reality quotient: 100%

3) Since January of last year, up to 134 Yahoo execs (note: exec level and above, not the kuching kuraks) have jumped ship. Since the Yahoo Microsoft acquisition or not fiasco has started, many felt that Yahoo is no longer stable, and have decided to leave. TechCrunch has speculated that many more will leave over the next month, following the expiration of a vesting period for their employee stock options. How many more will leave?
Speculation to reality quotient: To be confirmed

So what’s the point of this post?

Well… since i’m now so waay behind on the blog awards in terms of voting, I shall come forward boldy, and intensely speculate that vinyarb’s votes will suddenly see a sharp spike in voting volumes, and ultimately propel him to the top, and clinch him the most entertaining blog award.

And based on the above 3 recent examples… I should well be on my way to a new laptop!

Wahahahahahahahhahahah!

Pssst… have you voted today?

I asked a friend of mine, do you not like Touchscreen phones? Its all the rage these days. He is a phone frenetic, changing phones like i change underwear… once every 3 months, but, he has yet to get a touch screen phone.

Then, he says the most insane thing about the touchscreen I heard from anybody who hasn’t been certified insane.

He says: people who buy touchscreen really got no brains!

(I was thinking to myself… ok… this had better come with a good reason, because I am using a HTC TOUCH!)

So I ask him why?

And he says this (and i’m not making this up): What if one day, you face an emergency situation, like you’re stuck in a bank robbery, hold-up, kidnapped etc, and you’re being blindfolded, and you want to use the phone covertly in your pocket to do something.

You decide to call the police… then you realise you own a fucking beautiful touchscreen phone, that you CANNOT use to call the police, cos you can’t see what the fuck you’re touching!

…..

Yes, i’m so going to change my phone, in case i get kidnapped.