2008-07-27 On Planes And Names And Singles
On Friday, a Qantas Boeing 747 on its way from Hong Kong to Melbourne made an emergency landing in Manila because an explosion had ripped it open. Luckily, nobody was killed. Qantas has quite a good crash statistic so far, which has also been recommended in Rain Man. Believe it or not, there is even a Wikipedia article about it.
But anyway, I've been on that route myself, less than eight months ago. And let me tell you, there's no better place for an unscheduled stopover than Manila.
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OpenOffice/Ubuntu spell check suggestion for the word Kaiserslautern: Manslaughter. Funny, but not as hilarious as what happened to me with speech recognition a while ago. "Ich liebe dich" (I love you) has been interpreted as "nicht ledig" (not single). Now that is funny.
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The picture isn't a fake. Sad but true. Luckily, it turned out to be less rainy than prognosticated. The temperature was correct, though. Oh well, never mind frost bites and fogged up windows, summer is just around the corner.
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Here in New Zealand, nobody is called Marc. Nobody. Mark is as close as it gets. So I've sort of gotten into the habit of ignoring it when people misspell me. But on Saturday, I met someone who is much worse off. She's Irish and her name sounds like Eefa, but it spells Aoife. I bet even the Irish make mistakes with that name!
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Newsweek: Marc, it's so great to have you with us. Quick question up front: How does it feel not having blogged for more than 8 weeks?
Marc: Well, let me first say how honored I am to enjoy an interview with you today.
Newsweek: That's just great! So - what are your plans for the immediate future?
Marc: Well, there are most interesting things to come. Can't really say much without spoiling the show, but we're certainly looking forward to ever decreasing numbers.
Newsweek: Great! Wow, really great. What can you say to our readers regarding what happens when those numbers, let's say, decline into a single-digit regime?
Marc: Well, as it is, you can never know for sure.
Newsweek: That is SO great! Unbelievable. Thank you Marc for this great interview and insights!
(As it turns out, Newsweek never printed the original interview. It got edited down to a single word, which was quite unfair indeed, but the interviewer was able to get that corrected. Two words: "Well, great!")
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