Loose Links (Wednesday)
¶ Shucks! Everybody wants to see the "Jeff Gannon" beefcake shot. You had to be there. Guess the World O'Crap report will have to do.
¶ In case you missed Max's comment to yesterday's Loose Links, here's something that will cut you down to size (just what you wanted, right?): The 34 Languages of McDonald's. As Max pointed out, there are several languages that use the Cyrillic alphabet. And there are also a few alphabets that perhaps you've never encountered. Not that there's any need to learn about any of these languages, because hasn't it been determined that we are never going to war with any of the people who speak them? Or did I make that up.
¶ Not Jib Jab, not quite as good as Jib Jab, and definitely missing Adrienne Spiridellis, the attached prospectus might nonetheless amuse you.
¶ And here's a link that I've been hoarding; Ms Nola found it. And speaking of Ms Nola, who has won the right to our advice by suggesting that this Web log has a geriatric readership, what counsel would you offer to a brilliant Bryn Mawr grad who deserves a job interview that doesn't end with her being told a) that she's overqualified or b) "we'll get back to you." (But not tired enough to give up.) Better yet, can we send you a resume? Ya de l'espoir, non?
Comments
I overheard Max taking that quiz this morning. "Ah Ha, Estonian, I was right!" "Sweetie, don't you have to get ready to go to work or something?"
Meanwhile, geriatric??. I am still under thirty, thank you very much. I am certainly willing to look at a brilliant graduate's resume and sympathize with the joys of being overqualified and/or ignored, though I may not be able to do much more than that.
Posted by: Biscuit | February 9, 2005 01:53 PM
What makes the puzzle all the hairier is the presence of ringers among the choices, languages in which McDonald's does not do business. Once you've taken the test, they're pretty obvious.
I didn't know that Icelandic was so out there, looks-wise. I felt a complete fool for flubbing Azeri on the first go, because I've been studying Turkish a bit and recognized the alphabet right away, and I've read Thomas Goltz's fantastic front-lines account, Azerbaijan Diary, so I ought to have picked that one up right away. And I was just plain lucky when it came time to choose between Czech and Slovakian.
Posted by: R J Keefe | February 9, 2005 02:02 PM
Thanks for the Banana Republican Fall 2004 catalog.
Posted by: George | February 9, 2005 05:21 PM
Glad you all enjoyed my quiz! I had been wondering what was driving the recent surge in hits... I've added a little more about the Cyrillic alphabets on the Ukrainian page, and put more thoughts on my blog here.
Posted by: Nicholas Whyte | February 10, 2005 05:10 AM