Wednesday, December 29, 2004
Amazon.com has published its year-end
"most wished for" lists -- products that appear most often in customers' wish
lists. The most wished for personal care product? Philips HeartStart Home
Automated External Defibrillator This sounds like a fun night to me. First, it's
off to Hardee's for a Monster Thickburger. Then, the next thing you know
someone's shouting "Clear!" with their knees on your
- Posted by Richard Chlopan - 12:49:13 AM -
Great
post from MonkeyFilter about the surprisingly widespread Icelandic belief in
"hidden folk."
And don't get smug, Americans -- after all, 34% of us believe in ghosts, 24% in witches, and a whopping 78% of us believe in angels.
Elsewhere on the site, Monkeyfilter is leading the world in discussion about gay penguins.
According to surveys, 10 percent of Icelanders believe in elves. Another staggering 80 percent will not say they exactly believe, but neither are they willing to totally rule out their existence.Another link from Monkeyfilter puts the elf-belief number near 70%, and still others talk about the various road-building and home-buying procedures necessary to appease the hidden folk. Great stuff.
And don't get smug, Americans -- after all, 34% of us believe in ghosts, 24% in witches, and a whopping 78% of us believe in angels.
Elsewhere on the site, Monkeyfilter is leading the world in discussion about gay penguins.
- Posted by Richard Chlopan - 12:48:31 AM -
