HTML & CSS by Vladimir Kornea.

Latest changes:

January 23, 2003: Added about a dozen quotations, mostly Nietzsche.

June 4, 2002: Transferred hosting from certihost to amhosting. Certihost was down too much.

June 4, 2002: Added some quotations, removed others, moved others.

May 6, 2002: Added quotations.

April 1, 2002: Tranferred hosting from whizhost to certihost. Whizhost stopped offering outgoing mail service, and then refused to refund my money for the time during which I won't be using their service. They told me "so long sucker!" when I complained.

January 24, 2002: Transferred hosting from AOL to whizhost.

January 4, 2002: Added link to The Art Renewal Center to Links: Favorites

January 2, 2002: Added another feeback below. Realized I haven't been updating this page.

July 2, 2001: Added pictures to and changed format of images.

December 6, 2000: Corrected some errors in attributions pointed out by Steve in San Diego.

September 24, 2000: Added The World According to Student Bloopers to humor.

September 24, 2000: Created eGroups mailing list for Vladimir's Bauble.

September 24, 2000: Added and removed some entries from quotations.

September 22, 2000: Added Telehone Conversation to miscellaneous.

June 20, 2000: Added The New-Boy Network to articles.

April 16, 2000: Added INTJ-list section to quotations.

April 16, 2000: Added 13 quotations to quotations: famous.

April 11, 2000: Added links to favorites and personality theory.

January 31, 2000: Added disclaimer to poetry.

January 25, 2000: Added Articles section to Miscellaneous.

January 24, 2000: Added 31 quotations to quotations: famous.

January 20, 2000: Added five Jung quotations to quotations: famous.

January 17, 2000: Since I'm receiving significant feedback, but the tracker isn't logging significant traffic, I placed the counter on every page.

January 17, 2000: Added "This Is the Title of This Story, Which Is Also Found Several Times in the Story Itself" to humor.

I've decided to post some of the feedback I received here, since I have no other place to keep it.

Subj: Liked your web site!
Date: 5/12/2002
From: Bill Herman

Hi,

I liked your web site! I particularly liked the humor ("Kiss Hank's Butt!") at http://www.kornea.com/humor.html

Best of Premises,

Bill Herman
Bellevue, WA

Subj: Tale of the Sandwich Trailer
Date: 12/27/2001
From: Matthew Ballin

I just read the Tale of the Sandwich Trailer on your website. I go to UNH. I've been to that sandwich trailer. I know the girls here. I have absolutely no trouble believing it.

- Matt

Subj: hey
Date: 12/29/2000
From: savitch

Dear Vlad,
i just read the "Kiss Hank's Butt!" story on your site, and it's AWESOME!! Reminds me so much of various religion fanatics trying to convince people without using any logic.
I'm from Russia originally, i'm 20 and i'm an ENTP :)
Regards,
Julia

Subj: Re: your website
Date: 12/22/2000
From: QuatotheQ?@a*

Dear vk-whatever,
       i must say that i do not like your website very much, in fact i find it quite unamusing. perhaps you could explain to me why you felt the need to put the whole "kiss hank's butt" story on your web page. it is much too long, and makes positively no sense. in fact, i am quite angered that i wasted five minutes of my time reading that crap. all in all, i'd say that all of your jokes were indeed very sad, and i am sorry for you, since you said that they were the best you could find. i highly suggest that you try to dig a little deeper. it will not only benefit you, but also the unfortunate people who come to your present website looking for humor and a good laugh, as i have. and no doubt those bored people will leave and never come back, as i won't.
         you may wonder why i have gone to the trouble of writing this long letter to you, so i will now tell you my three reasons.
1) i thought that you should know the ugly truth.
2) i wanted to waste as much of your time as you have wasted mine!
3) i wanted to make you as bored as you have made me.
        please do not be too offended by this letter, just take it to mind, and heed my advice. 'twould be a shame for other people to be as bored, tortured, and tired of it as i was when i entered. or if (god forbid) you don't wish to change the content of your website, why not change the title? instead of "humor" why not, "sad, sad, jokes that make absolutely no sense" or "dear god please kill me now, i don't want to live without a sense of humor!" perhaps these will intrigue an audience that will (somehow) identify with your (tasteless) jokes, or if not, at least it will warn others not to enter your terrible website. either way, i feel my suggested titles will be more fitting/practical.
                                                                Cordially,
                                                                  a disgruntled reader

Subj: (no subject)
Date: 12/20/2000
From: Leprachanli?@a*

Thanks for the pleasure of your site!
Sincerely,
Leprachanliz

Subj: "Famous" Quotations
Date: 12/17/2000
From: Ranald Clouston

Hi.

I'm Ranald Clouston, a University student in Wellington, New Zealand, who studies Mathematics, with Philosophy and Computing on the side. Earlier today I was doing an 'Ego-Surf' - ie, searching for my own name, just to see what comes up. I was surprised and delighted to see something I had posted on a Philosophy newsgroup turn up on a page of famous quotations - between Nietzche and Einstein, no less!

I imagine that not many of the people on your famous quotations page ever get in contact with you (recieved a mail from Aristotle yet?) so I thought I'd just drop you a line.

- Ranald Clouston

Subj: quotations page
Date: 12/13/2000
From: Sunny9311?@a*

Your quotes page is extremely interesting. Wish more young people understood freedom like you do.

Michelle

Subj: hej
Date: 12/12/2000
From: Spaeth Mary

Hallå from a Chicagoan in Sweden,
Came across your web site while searching Google for a Will Roger's quotation about Common Sense.
Your list of quotations is quite interesting--as I suspect you are also--especially for being the youngster that you are!

I'll have to take a look at the M-Briggs 'chat' groups later. Interesting concept--except that I've always tested 50% in every category.
Nice ying yang perhaps.

Regards,
Mary

Subj: Visited your web page
Date: 10/8/2000
From: SociallyHollo?@a*

It was nice to see a web page that I actually enjoyed. I haven't found many that have tickled my fancy but yours did. I signed your guest book. Just thought I'd e-mail you and tell you that I like your page.
Take care
Antoinette Caruso a.k.a SociallyHollo-

Subj: Came to your site through Alex's.
Date: 6/19/00
From: RainDropU?@a*

Hello Vladimir,

I enjoyed your site very much. I signed your guestbook, but I thought I should menion it 'in person' as well. Wonderful quotations. I've spent nearly two hours fishing through them all and I am happy to say it was time well spent (well, on AOL, time is never really well spent ... however ... ). I shall be back to see what else you will add.

Wonderful personality theory links ... I intend on visiting them all at some point as there are several I have not seen. I do appreciate all of your hard work. Keep it up. :)

Sincerely,
Lauren.

Subj: hell, how did i find your site? but I don't regret it!
Date: 3/21/00
From: Tchopitoula?@a*

absolutely wonderful little mind you have young man. thanks just for being yourself! I've spent a couple of hours hunkererd down in your little homepage and it is some of the most enjoyable time i've spent in the USA. Keep up the good work and life. Charlie.

Subj: uh, jello
Date: 2/16/00
From: Starf1LL?@a*

yeah, uh, jello. i just read that story on your site, the first one in the humor section that was mad funny. i really like the site and i've mailed the link to all my friends. it's really cool. okay. bye.

Subj: poetry
Date: 1/31/00
From: CsualDremr45?@a*

i wish to congratulate you on you talent. I write alot my self. You can find mine at poetry.com ILD poet name Zerbee

Subj: your site
Date: 1/18/00
From: Alifann?@a*

Hi, I've just come acrossed you site...I liked it a lot. Have a nice day! -Alison

Subj: Your Website
Date: 1/12/00
From: ZeniNegit?@a*

Hi,

Just spent a fascinating time exploring your website, printed out most of it. You did a wonderful job!

Lisa

Subj: Ver dan dens formita
Date: 12/21/99
From: Alternal?@a*

Thanks.

Very nice collection of links on your page. Thanks.

Subj: (no subject)
Date: 12/21/99
From: Emilynn?@a*

I just wanted to tell you that this is the most inspirational website I have ever visited. I don't even know how I found it but I have found so many quotes and poems that I needed to see. Thanks for all of it!
Emily H.