Parody
Germany cloning goes on …
Aug 8th
Germany is starting to build a name for itself as the startup cloning capital of the world. German clones of popular U.S. services, refer to the very previous post.
The latest German clone, Verwandt, means “related” in English. Its design and functionality is very similar to its U.S. counterpart, Geni (a cool service enabling you to build your own family tree free for free). In fact it goes well beyond similar – Verwandt is a Geni clone dressed up in some cuddlier graphics. It uses the same layout and quick sign-up flash-based registration form as the U.S. site. They’ve also copied the family tree navigation and profile pages. Take a look below to judge the similarities for yourself. Here is:




Popularity: 3% [?]
Germany & copy/paste innovations
Aug 8th
Whether you’re looking for social bookmarking, photo sharing, video posting or a college social network, Germany’s clever entrepreneurs have done the translation for you and some even fared quite well.
You are familiar with some great services like Facebook, digg, blogger, flicker, YouTube, etc. Germany has cloned their versions of these by itself. See the table listed below.
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Popularity: 4% [?]
WHY …? WHY …? WHY …?
Jul 25th
- Why do we press harder on a remote control when we know the batteries are flat?
- Why does someone believe you when you say there are four billion stars, but check when you say the paint is wet?
- Why do they use sterilised needles for death by lethal injection?
- Why does Superman stop bullets with his chest,but ducks when you throw a revolver at him?
- Are there specially reserved parking spaces for “normal” people at the Special Olympics?
- If the temperature is zero outside today and it’s going to be twice as cold tomorrow, how cold will it be?
- If people evolved from apes, why are there still apes?
- If it’s true that we are here to help others, what are the others doing here?
- Do married people live longer than single ones or does it only seem longer?
- If someone with a split personality threatens to commit suicide, is it a hostage situation?
- Can you cry under water?
- If money doesn’t grow on trees then why do banks have branches?
- How is it that we put man on the moon before we figured out it would be a good idea to put wheels on bigger suitcases ?
- Why is it that people say they “slept like a baby” when babies wake up, like, every two hours?
- If a deaf person has to go to court, is it still called a hearing?
- Why doesn’t glue stick to the bottle?
Popularity: 3% [?]
Friends of Men vs. Friends of Women
Jul 19th
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Friends of Women:
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Friends of Men:
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Popularity: 2% [?]




