Found in an office of the Luxembourg Ministry of Finance:
For those who do not read French, it says: “The seat opening is 29 X 23 cm wide. If you miss the hole, please use the brush to clean. This brush is not a toothbrush”
Category Archives: Real life
Luxembourgish humor
Posted by Patrick Vande Walle on 19 December 2007
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I got a speeding ticket
Posted by Patrick Vande Walle on 14 December 2007
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Last Tuesday, a speed camera in a nearby Belgian town saw a car with my car plate driving at 105km/h where speed was limited to 50 Km/h. The problem is: at that time, I was at my office in Luxembourg, 50 kilometers away from the road where the picture was taken.
I have enough witnesses who can testify I was at the office and I trust the Belgian courts to finally come up to the conclusion it was not me, but rather someone who copied my car plate. This being said, this identity theft is the source of a lot of complications and it will cost me some time in the coming weeks in all sorts of paperwork. And I will not get compensated for the loss of time, money, etc.
Car plates, especially the Belgian ones, are easy to copy, enough to fool a speed camera. They are by no means a reliable way to identify a car, much less a driver, just like e-mail addresses are not a reliable way to identify the real sender. For e-mail, we added things like S/MIME, PGP and DKIM to somehow make the process more trustable.
What could be done for cars ? Could we inbed RFID chips in the car so it can be traced by these cameras ? On the other hand, there have been reports that RFID chips are easy to crack and reprogram.
The Belgian Official Journal may harm your computer
Posted by Patrick Vande Walle on 23 November 2007
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How Nerd are you ?
Posted by Patrick Vande Walle on 6 November 2007
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If you are plain bored today, take a 5 minute break and check if you are a real nerd. 
Thanks to Veni Markovski for the link
Betty hired as new CGO
Posted by Patrick Vande Walle on 14 September 2007
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Arlon (Belgium) – for immediate release
The Next Net is pleased to announce the appointment of Betty, as its new Chief Gardening Officer. The appointment is effective September 14, 2007.
Ms. Betty brings more than 3 months of experience from the agricultural and gardening sectors. As the descendant of Dizzy, she will build on her family assets. She was very early in her carreer trained to the inticraties of cleaning up orchards and meadows from brambles and nettles. Prior to her appointment, she was a trainee at a family farm near Bastogne (Belgium).
“This is a tremendous and important development for us,” said family chair Patrick Vande Walle. “Betty is a talented professional, who is well-equipped to clean up the orchard. She is determined to make our property look good. She will also be in charge of bleating the family out of bed on Sunday morning. We are thrilled to welcome Betty to our staff and look forward to her involvement”. Ms Betty will form a team with Mr Flea, the CEO (Chief Entertainement Officer), a Labrador retriever puppy, pictured right.
Ms. Betty, who is a Mini Doe (Capra aegagrus hircus), has a MGA (Masters degree in Garden cleaning Administration) and is an undergraduate in cheese making from Goat University. She bleats in her own language, but understands some French.
Press Contact : Patrick Vande Walle.
Personal interviews with the CGO and CEO can be arranged on request.
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