Discussion Tell me a joke or a story or a fact

[Painless_end]

Joke, or any funny or interesting story from your life, or some fact that you are amazed by.

So the utility of this thread could be either entertainment, educational, or informational.

 

[jodes2]

Pioneer charge a fortune for their DJ products, not because they're amazing, but just because the industry seems to have adopted them as standard. DJs are used to playing on them at clubs, so clubs are forced to get them, And DJs are forced to get them. They should be less than half the price. A full setup of 4 decks and a mixer costs a whopping 12k. Direct equivalents from competitors are more like 2.5k for a full high quality setup

 

[Painless_end]

Pioneer charge a fortune for their DJ products, not because they're amazing, but just because the industry seems to have adopted them as standard. DJs are used to playing on them at clubs, so clubs are forced to get them, And DJs are forced to get them. They should be less than half the price. A full setup of 4 decks and a mixer costs a whopping 12k. Direct equivalents from competitors are more like 2.5k for a full high quality setup

Maybe you would like to post this in DJ enthusiast groups for maximum impact.

Nevertheless, thanks for this fact.

 

[Brew]

pussy

 

[PanickedMelancholia]

More fun facts please!

 

[Exact Change]

Mike the Headless Chicken lived for 18 month without his head. So even decapitation might not be fool proof for CTB.

 

[Pluto]

My favourite story right now.

A young man named Adolf "Adi" Dassler started making shoes in his mother's house in 1920s Herzogenaurach (Germany). His brother Rudolf joined forces with him and they formed the Dassler Brothers Shoe Factory. They became successful and gained international exposure during the 1936 Berlin Olympics hosted by Nazi Germany.

In the aftermath of WWII, however, Adolf and Rudolf had a major disagreement. This was partly because their respective wives did not get along, and partly because Rudolf had been forced into conscription and accused his brother of being responsible. The situation escalated to such an extent that they split the company into two.

Adi Dassler named his new shoe company after an abbreviation of his name, and Adidas was born. Rudolf's company was initially named Ruda, but was soon changed to Puma. Today, Adidas is the world's second-biggest sportswear brand (trailing the American Nike brand) and Puma is number three.

Because Herzogenaurach is a small Bavarian town with the two global companies completely dominating local employment, Adolf and Rudolf's animosity divided the entire community. A fierce rivalry arose between two local football teams, each sponsored by the respective brands. Employees of Adidas and Puma avoided speaking to one another. Herzogenaurach was at one point nicknamed the 'town of bent necks', as people would look at each other's shoes to see which brand they were affiliated with.

Both Adolf and Rudolf passed away during the 1970s, and were buried at opposite ends of the Herzogenaurach cemetery. Only in more recent times has the rift in the town healed somewhat.

 

[MentalStefan]

If you are an enjoyer of weird, nerdy and hermetic humor then you might like my favorite nerd jokes:

Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning.

There are 10 kinds of people in this world - these who understand binary code and these who don't.
Are you interested in making $$$$ fast? here's an incredibly simple way to do it and there is nothing to buy, no investment to make, no money to lose!
Try it now!

Follow this simple procedure:
1. Open a new text or word document
2. Hold down the shift key.
3. Hit the "4" key four times.


An infinite number of mathematicians walk into a bar. The first one orders a beer. The second orders half a beer. The third, a quarter of a beer. The bartender says: "You're all idiots", and purs two beers.


Programmer's girlfriend.

 

[Exact Change]

How do you get a nun pregnant?

You dress her up as an alter boy