Oh, give me a home where the guanaco roam, Where the lemma and the alpaca play, Where seldom is heard a humongous word And the skies are not cloudy all day. Home, home on the range, Where the lemma and the alpaca play; Where seldom is heard a humongous word And the skies are not cloudy all day. — Big ...
Nil Mānel (Copyright (cc) B Kahuna) GALLE, Sri Lanka -- Close up of a Nil Mānel (Nympheae Stelleta) flower at The Fortress resort in Galle. Captured on 20th March 2010, using a Canon EOS 30D (EF 50mm 1:1.8 II) on aperture priority (f/4.5) with a resulting shutter speed of 1/40th of second and ISO 200. ...
Vase of Nil Mānel (Copyright (cc) 2010 Vandoofus) GALLE, Sri Lanka -- An ornamental vase with Nil Mānel (Nympheae Stelleta), the national flower of Sri Lanka, at The Fortress resort in Galle. In English, Nil Mānel is often rendered as "blue lotus" or "blue water lily". Captured on 20th March 2010, using a Canon EOS ...
REPUBLIC OF BOSTON, Former Massachusetts -- At an impromptu briefing held a short while ago, Kahuna announced sweeping changes to the Circus, suspiciously coinciding with the Ides of March. Calling the timing purely circumstantial, He downplayed rumors of resorting to brute force à la Junius Brutus. Getting down to business, Kahuna proclaimed that the blog had been refreshed with an ...
ISLA BUNGLAR, Off Costa Rica -- In completely unanticipated developments, Kahuna announced today that He had been rudely awakened from His slumber of more than sixty moons by the rise in average global temperature and corresponding decline in human intelligence. Speaking to KNN via satellite phone from the decidedly hostile territory of Professor Gordon’s secret laboratory off the coast of ...
Sambar in the Mist (Copyright (cc) B Kahuna 2006) HORTON PLAINS, Sri Lanka -- A Sri Lankan Sambar Deer (Rusa unicolor unicolor) frolicks as the mist rolls in near the car park at the Horton Plains National Park. Captured on 29th July 2006 with a Canon EOD 30D (EF-S 18-55mm 1:3.5-5.6 II) on Landscape Mode ...
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- Late last year, a number of clowns gathered for dinner amidst much pandemonium. St Vandoofus, Darth Teddy, Timmy, The Monster and Her Royal Highness were among the assembled contingent. Kahuna was notably absent from the proceedings citing a suspicious and completely unverifiable prior engagement. Given the already high Clown Factor, the event had rapidly descended into ...
de Havilland Mosquito (Copyright (cc) 2005 B Kahuna) DUXFORD, United Kingdom -- A World War II de Havilland Mosquito B.35 bomber (serial TA719) parked at the Imperial War Museum. The "Mossie" consisted of a mostly plywood airframe and was also known as "The Wooden
Gah! Didn't know this thing had chat. — The Monster, on being accosted by Kahuna on Facebook chat. Ask it to buy a dongle and stop whining. — Gordon to Kahuna, weighing in heavily on the Vandoofus Bluetooth fiasco. Are you on Michael Dell's customer support staff? — Kahuna, unimpressed by Gordon's customer service mindset. I can't find "safely remove"; ...
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- KNN has learned that the Vandoofus Expedition has returned to the metropolis after an unholy excursion into the depths of Hiyare, punctuated by attempts to disprove Archimedes' principle, planting certified trees, suspicious incidents involving culverts and attempted assault on wait-staff. Members of the ill-fated expedition have since fallen out, after self-styled expedition big cheese, St Vandoofus, ...
Here we are, in the grays of winter. Here we are, just me and you. Hold my hand. Let's face tomorrow. Tomorrow still holds out its hands to you. This precious time, we've only borrowed. The autumn winds have blown on through. A quiet thought would tell our story. Tomorrow still holds out its hands to you. Yes, tomorrow still ...
REPUBLIC OF BOSTON, Former Massachusetts -- Nearly sixty years ago, Alan Mathison Turing asked, "Can machines think?" in his seminal paper, Computing Machinery and Intelligence[1]. Turing is considered by many to be the father of computer science and the test of a machine's ability to demonstrate intelligence is named for him. Although, research in artificial intelligence has made great strides, ...
I didn't say half these things. — Vandoofus to Kahuna, on being prominently featured in UQ40. Your liver would secede if it had that option. — Kahuna's Tipsy Teddy Hypothesis. Que? Speak English, man. — Darth Teddy's Foreign Language Retort to Kahuna's Tipsy Teddy Hypothesis. I would like to play something besides their hands. — Vandoofus to Kahuna, expressing dubious ...
COLPETTY, Sri Lanka -- It was announced early this morning that the beloved Blue-eyed Sibling of HRH has given in his Notice of Marriage. There remains a mere two week window of opportunity for any clown who can give substantial evidence of previous involvement with said sibling. HRH ...
Glaring Leopard (Copyright (cc) 2009 B Kahuna) YALA NATIONAL PARK, Sri Lanka -- A Sri Lankan Leopard (Panthera pardus kotiya) glares disapprovingly at cameras as it walks past a jeep full of photographers. Captured on August 29th 2009 with a Canon EOS 30D (EF 75-300mm 1:4-5.6 III and Kenko 2X Teleplus Pro 300 teleconverter) on ...
GENEVA, Switzerland -- Outright buffoonery was uncovered last week when the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) experienced a cryogenics failure in two sectors due to a sudden loss of electrical power. It turned out to be anything but an ordinary short circuit. The root cause? A piece of crusty baguette dropped strategically onto ...
