Beat the Stress: Laugh at Short Funny Jokes

Posted on 28 Apr 2010 In: Humor
Joel Owens asked:


Stress is a staple part of life. Contrary to popular belief, stress can actually come from almost every situation whether they bring excitement, happiness, sadness of anxiety. What makes this a thing of complexity is that stress actually differs from person to person. On the other hand, no matter how complicated the math of stress may be, the mere act of laughing at short funny jokes, expressing feelings, and smiling could release one of the perils of stress.

Stress effect on the body is contingent upon its intensity. In small quantities, stress can be a source of productivity and motivation. However, too much of it could yield adverse emotional, physical and mental effects for a person. In fact, experiencing too much stress could result to depression, heart disease and infection. It is also said to be one of the causes of overeating, alcoholism, and drug abuse. Fluctuating emotional states, low blood sugar, heart diseases, and overactive thyroids are also believed by science to be some effects of stress.

The fast-paced world clouded by the pressures of work and the demands of living compounds stress. This is why spa and sauna businesses have been a booming industry in the recent years because people are made to believe that availing their services is the only effective means to de-stress. However, there is no need to go on a money splurging activity to relieve stress. Here are some simple ways by which you could deal with stress without having to burn some cash.

1. Learn to smile.

Dont undermine the power of smiling. Take every opportunity to flash that million dollar smile. As surprising as it may seem, smiling could actually lighten a very unpleasant situation.

2. Talk about what stresses you.

Talking about problems and sources of anxiety is a great way to release the burden of having to deal with a stressful day. It doesnt only relieve stress; it also enriches your social life and keeps you in touch with friends and family.

3. Keep a journal and write about your feelings.

There are some people who might not be that comfortable sharing their emotions to others no matter how close they are to the person. When such is the case, journal writing is the way to go. Writing about what happened during the day is a manner of cleansing oneself of all the anxieties during a hard day at work.

4. Reading a book that interests you.

Reading a good book increases your knowledge, and do well for your overall health. A really inspiring book can elicit a feeling of lightness and motivation in a person. Sometimes, it can even encourage a person to act on life-changing decisions.

5. Laughing at short funny jokes.

Studies show that 40% of people who have heart diseases are less likely to be inclined to laughing. As funny as it may seem, laughter might just be the cheapest and easiest way to relieve stress. Joking around with friends, watching funny films or TV shows and reading funny comics are cheap and fun solutions to de-stress.

Stress may be part of everyday living, but that doesnt necessarily equate to letting it through and take over. Accentuating the positive is a solution to deal with it. After all, stress is not what occurs; its how one reacts to it.


Here Come the Jokes and Criticism Against Barack Obama

Posted on 27 Apr 2010 In: Humor
nlwest21 asked:


It is very exciting when we get to see history unfold before our eyes. Many people in our past generations (such as our parents) were able to see man landing on the moon for the first time. When something like this happens it is exciting and amazing to know that you were able to witness it. This year in 2008 many Americans will remember watching their televisions once again as the first black man was elected as the President of the Unites States.

For over a year we watched and listened to Senator John McCain and Senator Barack Obama plead their cases to the American people and state why they would be best for President. It was believed that John McCain would win with no problems – but the people spoke otherwise. On November 4th Barack Obama won the Presidency by a landslide. Being in office Barack must now face the biggest challenge of his life. He must be able to rule a country that is slowly easing towards a depression and is in the middle of a war that will never seem to end.

This requires him to be able to fulfill all of the promises that got him into this demanding position. The American people are now asking whether or not he will be able to take the soldiers out of Iraq and harms way? Or will he be able to steer us clear from a depression and into an economy that people cannot only afford – but can also enjoy to live in. He has four years to prove himself.

Along with trying to keep the country well run and balanced out he most endure criticism from everyone. The fact that he is the first black President makes him an icon forever and someone that many people will look up to. But it also means that others will not like him. But this comes with the territory does it not? We see it with every President that takes office.

When you are in such a high position of power you are required to do EVERYTHING right. One small wrong move like not pronouncing a word right or wearing the wrong clothes will be ridiculed and splashed on every comedic television show and website. The media rules the minds of people and the media is everywhere. It plays a big role in peoples lives and is the easiest way to spread the word.

Already many websites have begun to spread around Obama jokes. Ill admit that a few of them are a bit funny – but every once in a awhile I will run across some that can take things a little too far. Lets remember that as our President we do have the right to criticize – but we also need to respect him. After all he is the most powerful man in the country and he can control most things. Lets try to keep him happy and we wish him good luck on the next four years!


Humor Makes Us Laugh – How to Write Humorous Articles

Posted on 24 Apr 2010 In: Humor
Rohit Kumar Sharma asked:


Everyone likes a good joke, and some people who go online and get e-mail accounts do nothing more than forward all the jokes and humorous items they can find on the Internet to all of their friends on their e-mail list. As an online article content provider this provides an incredible opportunity to get your articles seen by the whole world.

In other words, if you write something really funny or humorous, something that makes everyone laugh, you will be surprised how often these articles and this type of content will go viral. Meaning that one person forwards it to 100 of their friends, and a third of those hundred will e-mail it to 100 more people, and so on. Next thing you know, your article have traveled halfway around the world and been read by millions of people in less than a few days.

That would be a nice start to the week wouldn’t it, especially considering that most people who write online content do so in order to attract traffic to their websites. Over the years, I’ve written nearly 175 articles on this topic (humor) and what I’ve learned is that occasionally my own articles go viral, and it is incredible what happens when it does.

Not only does the website traffic spike, but as writers we are flooded with comments and e-mails coming in thanking us for what we have written, or criticizing us for the words that we have put forth. With all this considered it should also be known that some of the most non-politically correct and humorous content goes viral quickest.

But with that said it can also get you in the most trouble the fastest. Therefore, you should realize that you should NOT write anything that might be considered racist, or too over the top. That’s my advice to you, and I hope you will listen to what I’ve said here today. Please consider this.

Lance Winslow is a retired Founder of a Nationwide Franchise Chain, and now runs the Online Think Tank. Lance Winslow believes in humor especially for those who have diabetes; lantus insulin.

Note: All of Lance Winslow’s articles are written by him, not by Automated Software, any Computer Program, or Artificially Intelligent Software. None of his articles are outsourced, PLR Content or written by ghost writers. Lance Winslow believes those who use these strategies lack integrity and mislead the reader. Indeed, those who use such cheating tools, crutches, and tricks of the trade may even be breaking the law by misleading the consumer and misrepresenting themselves in online marketing, which he finds completely unacceptable.


Future Video Games

Posted on 23 Apr 2010 In: Computer Games
kimberly valerio asked:


A Gamer’s Plea

With video game technology advancing so fast and so far from where it started, one can’t help but to entertain the idea of where it’s going to go from here. After all, that is part of a larger creative process and we’d like to think that our writings contribute even in some small way. One of the earliest video games that we can remember is Commodore’s “Pong.” But never did we think the industry would have reached the point where it is today. One thing is for sure however, and that’s the gaming is pushing full force ahead.

Today we did a little fantasizing to see where our imagination and desires would take us.

The following offers some suggestions of what could be done short of a little thing called, “impossible.”

We’re a little intrigued with the “Sun Game Glasses” idea. Wearing a pair of dark sunglasses and using the technology implemented by Nintendo’s “Wii” system, we could literally watch a game take place right before our eyes and then interact with it using a device that’s about the size of a pen. Since this isn’t exactly a new idea, we’re curious to watch what develops from University of South Australia’s ‘ARQuake’ project1 – a springboard for this kind of gaming to develop in the near future for sure.

Another cool idea we’d like to see erupt within the gaming industry is the ability to talk to the characters inside a game. Some games allow players to textually speak to game characters already, but we’d like to see this pushed a little further. We’d like to be able to orally interact with characters: ask questions, joke around, warn and speak to them as if we were speaking to another human being. And we’d like to hear these characters talk back! It’s the ultimate artificial intelligence opportunity and although it would probably be years before this technology would be available on a wide scale, we’re sure it would be a hit.

Will we ever get to the point where we can play inside a simulated environment the way the characters in Star Trek: The Next Generation could play? Virtual reality is getting close, but the reality of the simulation is gone the moment we put on the silly-looking goggles and gloves. In order for simulation of this sort to work, there has to be as little a barrier between gamers and the game as possible. We don’t what to just think we’re inside a game, we want to feel that we’re inside a game and to be honest, we don’t want to have to go somewhere outside our home to do so.

The television or computer screen will suffice for now, but in the future, we’re going to want to be surrounded with the elements that make gaming the wonder that it is today. We’re going to want to transform our dens or bedrooms into a virtual alien ship or simulated jungle. In short, we want a new world.

One possible obstacle to bringing this fantasy into our living rooms is public acceptance. Would the public be ready for such a high level of entertainment? And could the public handle it? Immediately following Nintendo’s Wii release, customers were ready to complain that they wanted their old controller back! So as with any new development, there will surely be unintended consequences and although we’re gung-ho for these types of advances, we also share concerns about the impact it would have on an audience that isn’t “virtually ready.”

As a result, we can certainly envision a few laws introduced that restricted the use of our fantasy gaming. We already have some laws that attempt the same now and in our opinion, that’s a good thing. The last thing we want to encounter in gaming is physical harm – especially when we’re trying to enjoy virtual entertainment!


How Important Are Inside Jokes?

Posted on 22 Apr 2010 In: Art And Entertainment
YoungCasual asked:


So then guys, inside jokes. I found this to work TREMENDOUSLY well for me the past few times i’ve tried it. The first time I used it, I didn’t think anything of it or realize that I had actually done it, but then the second time I deliberately set one up, just to see if it would have the same effect, now I use it on almost every girl I want to keep around for a potential LTR, and thought i’d share it with you guys so you can have the same success as me using it.

The first time I did this was when I was chatting to a girl online from my town. I planned to meet up with her and if she met my standards in person then i’d keep her to one side for a potential long term relationship in the future. At the time of creating Inside Joke number 1, we were on our webcams to each other and the room I was in was a total mess, as I was having a tidy up, and I found a stuffed animal. I can’t remember exactly what she said, but my reaction was “Anymore of that, and you will be killed”. Her response was “by who!?” and I picked this stuffed animal off the floor, stuck it in front of the cam and had her in stitches. We gave the stuffed bear a nickname and it was our little private joke. The animal made more appearances on cam, and when we were chatting with a group of friends, a topic came up and I mentioned our nickname of the stuffed bear. The others in the group looked clueless, but us two were in hysterics. It created a connection and bought us together, and made for some funny conversations in the future between us.

The second inside joke was when I took up the role of James Bond while I was out with a girl shopping. We went into a shop, which was empty apart from the two of us and the shopkeeper. The shopkeeper in there said I had a likening to one of the actors who has previously played James Bond and asked my date if she agreed. She did agree, and from then on I started acting like a 007 agent, which was PERFECT for me, because I often use the “I’m a member of the FBI” line when I want to keep myself mysterious to a women, yet keep it humerous. This made for some GREAT kino, you know what James is like with his women! Again, when we got together in groups, this was brilliant, as everyone else was puzzled why she kept calling me James. One of my friends thought I had been lying about my name!

Inside jokes with women are great because it creates something special between you to that no one else shares. This is only the tip of the iceberg in terms are creating a connection with a women. Make sure you check out A Crash Course In Seduction, our free eBook, if you want to really take your relationship with a women to the next level.

For more free articles from myself and other seduction guru’s, make sure you check out my website, The Seduction Box


Ways To Obtain Audio Books Online

Posted on 20 Apr 2010 In: Computer Games
Johnny asked:


Audio books can be downloaded from the Internet, purchased in bookstores or borrowed from libraries. They come in a variety of formats: CD, cassette and as a download to a computer or MP3 player. There are free audio book sites, rental audio books sites and clubs where you need to be a member to download audio books.

Free Websites

The Website Audible.com is a membership site that offers many benefits. The members can choose 1 digital audio book each month for up to 75% savings from regular retail prices. They also receive a free audio download each week. Members are offered daily discounts and member only exclusive offers. The site boasts of World-class Customer Service. They have two plans to choose from: Platinum and Gold.

http://AudioBooksForFree.com is a MP3 file audio book site. Registration is free, but membership is $100 USD per year. Categories are children, animal, train tales, fairy tales, and serials, grown up books, science arts, Christian books, jokes, poetry and songs.

http://Audiobooks.org features free books such as Robinson Crusoe, A Tale Of Two Cities and a Christmas Carol. They also have free samples and links to other publishers and sellers and to itunes. You can download the iTunes player right on the site, should you need to do so.

http://LearnOutLoud.com is a Website where you can find free audio books for business, on religion, self-development, sports and hobbies, travel, technology, science, politics, literature, history and many other categories. They have a free audio book of the month, a main catalog page, a free directory of audio books, and they can offer recommendations based on your selection history and registration. They also list free resources on their site including a directory of other free audio and video learning sites.

Rental Sites

The http://simplyaudiobooks.com site is where you can rent audio books, download audio books or buy them right on the site. There is a DL club List, and audio book club, audio books on CD and Talking Books for Kids (a selection of audio books geared for young kids to entertain them and provide audible learning.

http://Rentbooksontape.com is a Audio Book Club Website.

http://Jiggerbug.com is another Audio Book Rental Club where you can enjoy unlimited audio book rentals every book with free shipping and awesome customer service.

Buying Audio Books Online

http://spokenalliance.com has just about everything you could want in audio book selection. They have free audio books, unabridged audio books, downloadable MP3 audio books, and free audio books. They have sections on featured audio books, new audio books, tv and film audio books and every category of audio book imaginable. This is not a membership site, so no member fee. They do have a Newsletter to keep customers informed of new additions to the site. They have a Buying Guide, and instructions on how to download to a MP3 player, how to burn a CD, and how to download to your iPod.

http://Blish.com is a huge audio book site that has a category for every book taste. The categories include: antiques, careers, children’s, classic literature, cooking and food, current events, crime, drama, economics, education, essays, fantasy, fiction, finance, folklore, foreign language, government, health and fitness just to name a few. Blish makes it easy for customers to download right from the site.

Buying audio books online is easy as most audio books are downloadable. A lot of the audio book sites have forums where users can share experiences and opinions on books they have listened to.


Having Fun With Dating

Posted on 19 Apr 2010 In: Art And Entertainment
MIKE SELVON asked:


Dating is usually an important component to the life of a man or a woman, representing a phase that can tell people a lot about themselves. There are many people, however, that view dating as a sort of neve rending siege that leads from one heartache directly to another. Others still view the dating life as a sort of hunt, looking for the best possible prize at the end. Regardless of the motivation, dating is a unique experience that many people participate in throughout the course of their lives.

Dating can be a fun way to have a new relationship. Many people choose dating in order to get their first taste of what a relationship can be like, allowing the rules of dating to serve as their virtual guide to learning how to act in a relationship and how the rules of dating impact the course of the relationship.

Within the general rules of dating, there exists a variety of protocols in terms of dealing with one another. While some of them can seem like common sense, others are up for some debate. Some of the issues up for debate are, the experience of the “first kiss”. Many scholars assert that the first kiss should take place after nothing less than three dates, while still others assert that the first kiss can take place at any time and in any location.

Dating finds its purpose in developing long-term relationships. It serves as marriage preparation in many cases, but in others people date for years without marriage or commitment. Many a locker room joke is made about the different types of women men would want to date versus the different types of women men would want to marry. Apparently the difference carries some weight in the sexual realm as well, as marriage is seen as “settling down” in Western culture.

Nonetheless, for many people there still is a connection between dating and marriage. Some cultures reject the concept of any connection between dating and marriage. People in Indian culture or other Asian cultures believe in a concept called “arranged marriage”, which effectively rejects dating altogether. This saves the single person an awful lot of time by simply selecting a suitable mate from a proverbial “pool” of possibilities. An arranged marriage appears to be the easiest way possible to skip the arduous chore of actually having to impress someone and move directly on to the “good stuff”.

Dating is very different in terms of cultural relevance, depending on the part of the world and the culture in it. For many, dating is an aspect of life that comes with the territory of finding a suitable mate. For others, dating is a religious experience that relates to finding a spiritual companion. For still others, dating is simply a game to be played. Regardless of the aspects of dating throughout the world’s cultures, some form of it exists in all societies.


Men and Women fluctuate a lot! Ten Situations where

Posted on 19 Apr 2010 In: Computer Games
joginder asked:


Joke of a woman to another woman “Some husbands are living proof that a woman can take a joke!

Joke of a man to another man;” Vain men are, they will check themselves in the mirror. However, women are ridiculous, they will check their reflections in shiny surfaces, mirrors, spoons, shop windows. “

So why not get me men think that women and vice versa? A fundamental fact of life. Women and men are different. I am not talking about their physical attributes, but in their attitudes with respect to relations.

I am a man, the writing of this article. I tried to be fair, but can I tell you ladies, I can not understand that you most time. But I am sure that most of you would answer that you can not understand us men.

I was guilty of most listed attitudes, especially races that I ****. So to go in understanding the effects of some, here are 10 situations where the minds of men and women are going in opposite directions;

1) ANGER: When anger or Another problem in a relationship between a woman will want to repair the situation or problem before ***. man will think that making love, it will be all right again.

2) TOUCHING: For women without touching the *** is very comforting and soothing. they note that the touch gives a warm feeling of security. But for men, *** without touching can be easily misunderstood, and it may even feel threatened.

Please understand that when men are touching, it is in fact. they slap or punch each other on the back. Deals touch makes many men feel vulnerable and dependent. Celles This has been seen by men to be masculine. Men are uncomfortable with such proximity. It makes them feel vulnerable.

However, women are not comfortable without this kind of intimacy.

3) TELEPHONE: Men use the telephone or mobile phone as a communication device. It is to send short messages to each other.

However, women see the phone differently. They use it to keep in touch with their friends support, help and more relationships. They are more interested in people and feelings that objects such as telephones and the latest video games.

4) SEX: When it comes to foreplay, women prefer Preliminary 40-45 minutes. men But on the other hand prefer 40-45 seconds prior to the preliminaries sex

5) EXIT: When a man said he was prepared to leave, it means that he is ready to leave. But when a woman says she is ready to leave, this means that it is ready, as soon as it regains its other piece of jewellery and makes just one phone call.

6) SHOPPING: Women can shop all day and enjoy the whole experience. His chance to talk. they used to talk about developing and maintaining relationships with others. But men just want to finish and close to the situation.’s their nature. this can be viewed at any time difference with couples in shopping malls.

7) BATHROOMS: A man, on average, around 5-6 points in his bathroom. Woman on the other hand has more than 200 items in his bathroom . Do not try to ask a man to identify all those points.

8) DRESSING UP: A woman will dress up to go shopping, gardening, answer the phone, or get the post. Un man will dress up for weddings and funerals.

9) CHILDREN: A woman knows all about her children. She knows doctors and dentists appointments. All their friends, their favorite, and not so food favorite, and their secret fears and their hopes and dreams. Most men, but not as much as many years, are aware of some short people sharing the house.

10) TOYS: Little girls love play with toys. Then, when they reach the age of about 12, they seem to lose interest. However, men NEVER out of their obsession with toys. As they grow up, the toys just get more expensive. A chain store has a section called “Big Boys Toys.”

To conclude this article, I wish to emphasize the points are not all women are alike – Not all men are alike.

On Summer of great men and great women who have made this world a better place. No matter what *** you are, I leave you with this quote that applies to all of us.


The Wrong Effects on Using Video Shares of Teens Asian

Posted on 15 Apr 2010 In: Video
Petertran asked:


With the induction of posting video files in the internet ,everyone believe it to be one of the best methods to communicate.

The user friendly features make it extremely simple to upload a video clip and make circulate online ease meaning the online video sharing has been a very common activity with any users.

People feel great about the benevolence offered by video shares.

But,this advanced internet based facility allows people at teen age to upload video files and shares to the world when they want to pick a quarrel with anyone.

However , they was take action follows a ready plan ( that you could be watched some video clips including below ) that we may not judge them by their actions but we may called :

The wrong effects on using video shares of teenagers”Exclusive video clip

VIDEO CLIP 01 : a teen-band assaults ***** a girl ,stuns Net users.

Watch video and Read full post

VIDEO CLIP 02 : Video shares was a way to revenge of teens asian ?- part 1

VIDEO CLIP 03 : Teen assaillants and shamed actions ,cell-phone recorded.(updated in next post)

VIDEO 04 : *** in public area of Teen Chinese.





Short view of video clip 01 :

Teens assault on video stuns Net users.

After found the girl from an internet pit-station the group took the victim to an apartment of a boyfriend as one of the main suspects, beating her nearly continuously. The clip begins with a group of girl turn around the victim, one of them hitting her on the back of the head. The suspects pulled her hair, slapped her in the face and forced her , tell the victim to slap the face by herself, make a march in step with completely *****.

The victim was fall to the floor after many violent beat of suspect girls or one of them.The assault continued, with the assailants joking with each other boys to make the victims ordeal. As the clip ended,two and more of them then grabbed victim leg and they forced victim to make easy for other boys rapped successlly.

But one of the most important on this case that one of a witness working at the internet was told that the Khai Binh police dept has been investigated but do not have any result for the case at that time.( july 2007) .

At last ,on july 2008 The Police opened an investigation of seven girls in their teens on charges of assaulting another girl of about the same age and 4 other teen- boys.All of them are less than 17 years old to reach adulthood ,police will track down some suspects were run away to prosecuted.

Police has been arrested all of suspects but don’t announce about who’s the most closely concernet as the instigator, keep close watch their ***** movement in the assaults video clip .Police said they would also question the person who posted the clip on the Internet.

The girl seen in the assault as a victim is a 17-year-old classmate of the suspects.

The victim denied any claim to make a public or appearance,was hide her’s head after the clip began circulating on the Internet ,

Short view of video clip 02 :

The video clip, about four minutes long, was posted at the Web site WorldTV.com asia categories and was widely copied and posted elsewhere on Vietnam-China- video sites. The clip was showed at the North-tian a province of Vn’s nearest the China and Vn border between 2 countries.

The clip begins with a girl talking very loud to the victims face and hitting her continiously , pulled her hair, slapped her in the face and all other assaillants started…

the victim to be in luck when a big-hearted man was stopped quite this shame assault.

Reading full posts and video clips from links has been added above.


Celebrity Nip Slip Funny Pictures

Posted on 14 Apr 2010 In: Art And Entertainment
Amelie Mag asked:


All funny pictures exist to make us laugh and feel good. Its such a relief to know that there are thousands of websites posting hilarious, droll, crazy or silly images. But the most popular and sought after by most of the people are the celeb pics, especially celebrity nip slip funny pictures.

Why are there so many funny stuff websites and what do they want from us? Thats easy: funny staff sites are the future of the entertainment of the internet. For instance, uvug.com clearly states on its home page that it is in the business of the funniest videos, photos, ebay auctions, and any other weird stuff we find. These sites have non-commercial purposes and whats more the funny pictures and others alike are all for free. Sure, they have sponsors who place banners on their sites and it would be a courtesy from us seeing what they are all about. But for the rest, this is what webmasters of funny pictures sites would like from us: view, giggle, or burst into laughter maybe find a good tip or two download whatever we find interesting, humorous or worthy to be send to the others then walk away in a good mood. Thats it!

Entertainment sites have many categories of funny stuff. So anyone can choose from funny pictures or videos with animals, babies or celebs, games, jokes, fights, deals or George Bush. If try to make a statistics, youll find that the most prosperous and abounding of all categories would be the one showing celebs pics. Why? Common, its not everyday you see a celebrity without makeup, smoking, eating with a big wide-open mouth or giving the finger. And whats more, the entire masculine community in the universe and the Hollywood gossip would kill to have the hottest and up-to-the-minute celebrity nip slip funny pictures.

Celebrity nip slips are considered more or less accidentally revealed. Although the degree of intentionality with some of the celebs is to be argued. Since all the celebs, especially female celebs, are constantly chased by armies of paparazzi, it is quite normal after all for such innocent accidents to happen and be promptly put on tape. The more famous a celeb is, the more paparazzi and cameras are around her and the quicker the celebrity nip slip, when it happens, is broadcasted.

But why are paparazzi so crazy about shooting celebrity nip slips? Simply because ******* are forbidden fruits and that is what makes them so appealing and tempting. There is one thing that needs to be clarified though: nobody swarms for funny pictures showing male celebrity nip slips, because men shirtless pics are readily available anytime almost anywhere, while celebs women nips are not always willingly presented. One more reason for paparazzi to exist and do their job: taking funny pictures of celebrity nip slips on various places, such as beaches, red carpets or movie shooting places.

Some of the celebs are famous for their frequent nip slips. Take Lindsay Lohan for example! When it comes to celebrity nip slips, this young, artistically gifted and big tited actress rules! One occasional slip happen one night on the way to her car, while another innocent mishap occurred precisely during a televised show. These accidents granted miss Lohan the pool position in the celebrity nip slip competition and a lot of advertising. Naturally, we wonder: were they really accidents? Maybe at the beginning.