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Here’s a daily schedule I found for Anakin Skywalker:
Give C3PO his tune-up……………………….8:00AM
Light Saber practice………………………….9:00 – 11:00AM
Meeting with the Jedis……………………….11:15 – 1:00PM
Lunch…………………………………………..1:30PM
Pick up Padme at salon………………………2:00PM
Jedi lesson with Obi Wan…………………….2:30 – 5:00PM
Secret meeting with Senator Palpatine…….6:00 – 7:30PM
Dinner…………………………………………..8:00PM
Go over to the dark side……………………..9:00PM
Kill all the jedi…………………………………10:00 – ??
You need to be versed in internet jargon/Slashdot memes, or a South Park fan, to consider this one famous:
[x] 1. Steal Underpants.
[ ] 2. …
[ ] 3. Profit!
Here’s a list that I believe fell out of the pocket of Steve Jobs. I think it contains their plans for possible future products.
Product Idea……………………………..Product Name
Computerized automobile…………….iCar
Apple-branded bicycle…………………iBike
Electronic document system………….iPaper
Internet-enabled spectacles………….iGlasses
Seats for very young professionals…iChair
Apple-branded makeup……………….iBrow
Secret espionage gadget……………..iSpy
Auto-congratulating gadget…………..iFive
On-line degree program………………iSchool
Chilling Apple-flavored dessert………iScream
Apple-branded virtual pet……………..iRock
Naval auto-saluting gadget……………i-Aye-Aye
George Lucas’ plans for the Star Wars Extra Special Edition
[] Add CGI Wampa dance number to Empire
[] Replace storm trooper blasters with walkie talkies
[] Add a few more “explosion rings” to exploding death star
[] More ewoks, more ewoks, more ewoks
[] Insert the Jar Jar new scenes into Ep IV, Ep V, and Ep VI
[] Make it so Han doesn’t shoot at all, just have Greedo’s own shot ricochet and kill him
[] More “ooo bah, ooo bah” droids at the end of Ep III
[]
Add a few more sweet lightsaber battlesOn second thought, I’ll just add 5 minutes to that Wampa dance numberHannibal Lecter’s abbreviated grocery list:
[] Fava Beans
[] Grocer?
[] A-1 Sauce
[] Floss
Tiger Wood’s keys to victory list
Don’t forget to pack 1 or 2 extra balls – to sign autographs on
Swing hard. Real hard.
Have caddy smack patrons armed with cameras so they don’t ruin my concentration
Park my Buick in the VIP section of the course
Wear red and black on Sundays
Think positive thoughts, like, “I will win more majors than Jack.”
or
I’m smart enough, I’m good enough, and doggone it, people like me
Get a win for Elin. And Sam!
Big week for NASA so…
Neil Armstrong
1. Pack bag
2. Don’t forget ticket
3. Travel Insurance
4. Sun cream
5. Bucket & spade
6. Pick up Buzz
7. Set VCR to tape Woodstock
8. Check iron is unplugged
9. Stamps and postcards
10. Put key under the mat.
Classical composer Franz Liszt’s little-known “LisztPro” list:
1) Do minor rev. to Opus v.2.0.
Be sharp
2) Finish lyrics to “Hoppin’ with Chopin”
3) Watch TiVo’d broadcast of “Super Bowl I”
4) Go to publc market for more Mountain Deux
5) Take Marquis in for service
6) Pick up candle to wave over head at Beethoven concert
7) Make reservations at the Paris Hilton
9) Dispel rumor that Herz is number one
10) Scour phone book for 1,000 Franks
Windows 7 development list (on Balmer’s assistant’s PDA – he wouldn’t carry one himself!)
[] Add flashy things
[] Add slick stuff copied from Apple
[] Add fixes for the slick stuff
[] Add patches to remove the fixes that broke the flashy things
[] Add more flashy things
[] Add one killer feature
[] Hide things that everyone uses every day in XP
[] Request marketing material about how easy it will be to select from the 19 flavors of Windows 7
[] Prepare classified and top secret Vista obituary – blame BillG
Shopping list for B. Obama:
[] Commiseration card for the Clintons
[] Very large box of cigars
Shopping list for H. R. Clinton
[] Calculator
[] Earplugs
[] A big shiny mirror
Dr. Evil’s to do list:
*My Next Plan to take over the world that can’t possibly fail, but if it does, I’ve got a backup plan, what is it Number 2? Oh that’s no good… AH! This thing is still on? Wait, I have to type into it, well than what am I typing all this for?*
[] Feed Mr. Bigglesworth.
[] Attempt to kill Scott.
[] Create another plan to take over the world.
[] Buy Lightsabers
[] Attempt to kill Scott again if I fail the first time.
[] MUAHAHAHAHAHA!
[] Kill one of my employees for no reason.
[] Put plan to take over the world into action.
[] MUAHAHAHAHAHA! again
[] Try one last time to kill that little bastard.
[] See that Austin Power’s has gotten involved.
[] Get in an epic lightsaber fight with AUSTIN POWERS! *evil eye and pinky combo*
[] If that fails, collect Mr. Bigglesworth, a Space Heater(It’s friggin’ cold in space nowdays), and a sack of $1 McDonalds Cheeseburgers(What? Evil Geniuses have to eat to? And they don’t make me fat, I’m big boned…)
[] Make my last second escape into space and pray someone kills Scott. (God I hate that kid…)
God:
List #42
1. Make a blob and give it a spin
2. Cover it
3. Add water, dirt and some greenery
4. Hang up some decorations
5. Design a variety of wet and flighty things and let them loose
6. Make up some other thing but don’t forget that funny one I thought up last night.
7. Put feet up and watch what happens
1. Make winning Illium 11th Birthday list
2. Cross #1 off list
3. Try again
4
5. Try to think of something for #4
6. Surf web
7. Set reminder to finish the list
Secret Agent
1. Gh6S gf671 bg t5w
2. O9h s$@d
3. H80# g71d *&R$D
4. F64@!
5. Y7@% bhf75lpv fs#*&sb5
6. 1f u c4n r34d th1s u r34lly n33d t0 g37 0wt mo4r
hehe, the only one I can understand is #6. I still need to get out more though.
MacGyver’s list of things in back pocket (you know, just in case…):
Swiss Army knife
paper clip
ballpoint pen
rubber band
tweezer
tube sock
nasal spray
filament of an incandescent lightbulb (to pick locks… or reset PDA)
AA battery
small amount of insulated wire
piece of cork (because, of course, the battery and stripped wire can be used to create an electromagnet to magnitize the paperclip which will float on cork in a bowl of water and serve as a compass… in case it’s a cloudy day and GPS goes out)
duct tape (need I say more)
lolcat 10 commandments:
1 – Not to has any cat befur Ceiling cat.
2 – All ur cheezburgrs ar belongz to Ceiling cat.
3 – Thou shall not kills. (Well unless itz mouses and kitteh has hungerz)
4 – Thou shall not steel. Ceiling cat prvides.
5 – Ceiling cat prvides but plz to bring own bukket.
6 – Plz to not to wrkz on Caturday. Iz day to honor Ceiling cat.
7 – Halp kittehs in needs, srsly.
8 – Plz to trust Ilium huumans, dey come from teh intrawebs.
9 – Fr RSS raeding plz to use Nwzbraek!!!sh1ft1!!exclamationpoint!!1 Ceiling cat approvs.
10 – Send complains to spprt [cat] ceilingcat [dot] com. ktxbai!
Paris Hilton:
1. Go to that shop you had to go to
2. Do not forget to ?? … and … ???
3. call that person
4. do not forget to buy that thing you saw yesterday
5. Return that other thingie
6. Go to that shop you had to go to
Ballmer’s to do list if the Yahoo deal falls through:
[] Search Amazon for “Ways to spend $46bn”
[] Buy a small island
[] Install StumbleUpon plugin and buy every site that I hit in the first hour
[] Buy a large island
[] Take out contract on Jerry Yang
[] Solve all future problems with EU fines: buy Europe
Michael Scott’s motivational list:
[] Think positive
[] Define your goals
[] Think big
[] That’s what she said