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February 28, 2005
2005 Academy Winner for Short Animated Film
"Ryan", directed by Chris Landreth, is based on the life of Canadian animator Ryan Larkin. Thirty years ago, at the National Film Board of Canada, Ryan produced some of the most influential animated films of his time. Today, Ryan lives on welfare and panhandles for spare change in downtown Montreal. How could such an artistic genius follow this path?
Middle Eastern comic heroes. (From ”Monkey Filter”)
The Religious Experience of Philip K. Dick by R. Crumb
Strange Anime tickling gallery (Warning: Japanese Anime!)
Duck & Monkey by Joe Perna. (Thank you, Joe)
The Unh Project: A collection of guttural moans from comics
The 12 of the dumbest covers of American comic books we could find
Many More Unusual Comics and cartoons Here
February 28, 2005 in Comics & Cartoons | Permalink | Comments (2) | TrackBack
Child Soldiers
Inside the Dienstelle Marienthal, West Germany's nuclear bunker
Some 300,000 Child soldiers are being forced to participate in wars around the world.
The Child Soldier project of Sierra Leone. Child soldiers of Liberia. 20% of the combatants in Liberia's civil war were children. They were among the most brutal fighters: many of them killed, raped, tortured and even practiced cannibalism
Milosevic's war crime defence: "I was just issuing orders"
US Army 2004 Year in Photos
History of Biowarfare and Bioterrorism
(Photo found on Persian blog.) Many More Unusual Links About War and About Peace Here
Today’s “Blog Of The Day” is Oliver Willis’s blog, “Like Kryptonite to stupid”. I finally made a little Linking Icon the “winner” can stick on their site, if they wish.
February 28, 2005 in War | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
February 27, 2005
Pinto Madness
Dave’s 1972 Chevy Impalas. Still Runs - The cars that wouldn’t quit
Like Volvo military vehicles? Looking for that special 4WD? Want to stand up to Hummers? Well this is the vehicle for you. A very complete and original 1956 Volvo TP21 “Sugga”. (From ”Jalopnik”)
Pre-War Car, a daily magazine dedicated to the pre 1940 car
Histories of 1036 British Motor Manufacturers who were in business between 1894 and 1960, including those that never made it past the prototype stage
G500 Mercedes for sale, just back from Chechnya. Slightly used, bring an offer. More Russian automotive news: Sink holes!
Design defects of the Ford Pinto gas tank
A gallery of awesome cars. (From ”Organic Shadows”)
Hood ornament/ Car Mascot - From Streamline to Jet age 1933-1966
The 2005 Jeep Hurricane Concept. Probably discovered on Auto Spies
Wanna buy some used police cars? Ford Crown Victoria, Chevrolet Caprice, Chevrolet Impala available
A Large Collection of Unusual Cars Here
February 27, 2005 in Cars | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
Frighten your garbage man
Wanted: 30 Chinamen and a Zeppelin
Get your I Park Like An Idiot Bumper Stickers, and spread the joy around
The 1810 historic Berners Street Hoax
Super Mario Bros. was an inspiration to many of today’s computer engineers. In celebration of Engineering Week, a Super Mario was created out of 3800 Post-it notes
This Prank page was featured on ”I am Bored” this weekend, and that had brought up to 700 visitors an hour to Grow-a-brain for the last few days. Yo, guys, thank you for visiting, and check out the rest of the site (On the left). Many More Hilarious Pranks And Many More Outrageous jokes Here
February 27, 2005 in Pranks | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
Shopping is forever
Color diamond encyclopedia. Diamonds of all colors can be found in nature. Over 300 colors have so far been identified; From pink to black, spanning all the colors of the rainbow including blue, red, yellow, green, gray and brown, natural color diamonds are all excluded from the D to Z classification, which only applies to colorless ("white") diamonds.
Skin bag - “Synthetic human skin” formed from latex
Other types of bags, Crumpler’s bags
99¢ stores are the new Woolworth’s
Brian sells his sweater on eBay. It's a nice Irish fisherman's sweater
Rhinoplasty glasses , get a nosejob without going under the knife. (From “Popgadget”: Personal Tech for Women)
They have ways of making you spend: Retail psychology and how stores get you to buy products you otherwise wouldn’t have purchased
Wash your sins with a Pope On A Rope Soap
Box talks greeting cards
Get your Allah pendants today
A large collection of monogramed hand towels, manufactured by Jim Dicus, blogger at ”Full Circle”
Many More Unusual Things To Buy Here
February 27, 2005 in Shopping | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack
An evening with the doctor
Sheila Lennon compiled a nice collection of RIP’s to Hunter S. Thompson. What a bloody shame.
Live Cams from The Ernest Hemingway Home in Key West
The First Page of White Noise, With Help From Don DeLillo
Gertrude Stein online: “I write for myself… and for strangers”
The Tiny Pineapple Nurse book collection
The Random House author site of Haruki Murakami
The Epic of Gilgamesh is, perhaps, the oldest written story on Earth. Translated by Maureen Gallery Kovacs
Sketch above by Ralph Steadman. Many More Unusual Literary Links Here
Today’s “Blog Of The Day” is “Alzheimer's: Living With An Impostor”. My life as an Alzheimer's caregiver. If you know of a blog that should be considered as “Blog Of The Day”, please email me at realhanan (at) yahoo (dot) com, or post a comment at the bottom of this post
February 27, 2005 in Books & Literature | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
February 26, 2005
Giant Steps
Recorded on May 5, 1959 in New York City: John Coltrane’s Giant Steps, a wonderful animation by Michael Levy. Pencil drawing by T. Matthew Vahsholtz
The William P. Gottlieb Collection, comprising over sixteen hundred photographs of celebrated jazz artists, documents the jazz scene from 1938 to 1948, primarily in New York City and Washington, D.C. (From Internet Weekly)
Interspecies jukebox with Orca and guitarist Jim Nollman
Horse Operas. Everywhere you looked in the 30's. 40's, 50's and early 60's, you found singing Cowboys
A folk version of Straight out of Compton, sung by Nina Gordon (Brilliant, and comes with language warning)
"Bozo & The Birds" at Kiddie records weekly, classics from the golden age
Reginald Kenneth Dwight before he changed his name to Elton Hercules John
Rev. Charles Martindale, known professionally as Disco Duck has been entertaining on the duck call since 1960
John Sankey is The Harpsichordist to the Internet
Classic Cat, a directory with links to over 1500 free to download classical performances, sorted by composer and work
Re-post: Jewish Reggae MatisYahu Live on Jimmy Kimmel
The Leonard Cohen Files: “One by one the guests arrive, The guests are coming through…”
The Music Pole, a new instrument
Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville online state of mind
Many More Unusual Music Links Here
February 26, 2005 in Music_ | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
All You Can Eat Advertising
I Wrote a Poem About Your Haircut, an “Innocent Escape” by the romantic, manly advertising geniuses of some paper towel company (Didn’t catch the name… From ”Electrolicious”)
Vintage Advertisements & Vintage Steel Pen Catalogs
Share Moments. Share Life. with Kodak. (One of many Remixed commercials)
The Coca-Cola Nazi Advert Challange
There ain’t nothin’ like cat herding
Re-post: Nostalgic mid-century ephemera
The decline of western magazine design
Somebody actually paid $20.50 for The Forehead Ad Blocker™!
A Large Collection of Unusual Ads Here
February 26, 2005 in Advertising | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack
Skyscraper for sale
Unusual Villas Rentals, Over 2000 Villas, most ranging from $1,000 to $50,000 per week
Hong Kong building for sale. Act now and get two for the price of one
When your bank says "No", Fantasyland Mortgage says "Why not?" (From ”Inman blog”)
Top 5 naked real estate agents in the west: Everything for a sale!
When your real estate broker is also a matchmaker
Do you want this lady Realtor from The Real Estate News Company to visit you daily?
Gruesome apartment for sale - Blunt honesty in marketing. (Thank you, Robert)
Mountain View Dome for anyone who is interested in Monolithic Domes (also known as Thin Shell Structures) and their advantages.
How To Make Money With Real Estate Options by Thomas J. Lucier
(Photo above of the area outside my house in the “Riverwalk” community in Riverside.) More Unusual Real Estate Information Here
February 26, 2005 in Real estate | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack
Harbin Ice World Festival 2005
There had been many new stories about recent Ice festivals. Here are the hi-lights:
Members of Japan's Ground Self Defense Force work on a large snow sculpture of the Disney characters Mickey and Minnie Mouse riding a dragon ahead of the Sapporo Snow Festival. Winners of the 56th Snow Statue Contest
2 years ago, photographer R. Todd King portrayed the Snow Festival in Harbin, and created a web sensation. In 2005, he’s back in Heilongjiang province, with a series of gorgeous photographs of Harbin 2005. Here’s how they build them. Elsewhere, BBC's 21st International Snow Festival photos. More photos from 2004. Where do you go when it’s 11° F in Beijing?
The ice wall adventure of The Alaskan Alpine Club. (Follow up on the Frozen Fountain posting)
Snow boat at The Dartmouth Winter Carnival
Winter carnival at Saranac Lake, NY
Ice conditions at the World’s Longest Skating Rink
The Budweiser International Snow Sculpture Championships 2005
Juergen Specht’s ice sculptures from a Meiji shrine
Finger drawing on car windows. (From ”Otomano”)
Eskimold - Build your own igloo
Vodka luges and hand-carved ice sculptures by Martin King
Many more Unusual Ice Sculptures Links as well as Sand Sculptures Links are here
February 26, 2005 in Ice Sculptures | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack
The next big thing
Facial Tattoos are the Next Big Thing in Cycling. See Nicole Freedman, 2000 Olympian, before and after photos. (This can’t be real, can it?)
Lex & Terry proudly present “Fan Deformity of the Week” - Nipple on the leg
Female Latex Masks By Kerry - Crippy festish
Bald celebrities who endorse the “HeadBlade” Head Razor
Estancio Gomez, known as Ferro, the Magnetic Man of La Mancha
Welcome to Kofi Girls. Peace, love and atomic bombs, hommie! (From ”Web Wasteland”)
My name is Amy Ritchie. I am 18 years old licensed taxidermist, a member of the North Carolina and National Taxidermists Associations, and nationally certified by the NTA. I have been practicing taxidermy for nearly five years, specializing in small mammals and gameheads
Tony had been collecting since he was very little. No wonder his collection is so large
Many More Unusual People Doing Unusual Things Here
February 26, 2005 in Unusual People | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack
“The borders of our lives”
Donkey Bong, a disturbingly moronic animation from Joe’s Cartoons. (You must watch a short, stupid ad first)
The neck of my guitar: More than 200 bootlegs of Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel
The Graduate - A resource for film students and fans
Match the song lyrics to the artist: Simon and Garfunkel or Marilyn Manson?
Acoustic guitar Song Collection
Phil and Don, The Everly Brothers
Old Friends, Back on Tour, The NPR interviews
Many More Unusual Simon & Garfunkel Links Here
Today’s “Blog Of The Day” is “Everything isn’t under control”, a front for an Illuminati-like organization. If you know of a blog that should be considered as “Blog Of The Day”, please email me at realhanan (at) yahoo (dot) com, or post a comment at the bottom of this post.
February 26, 2005 in Music - Simon & Garfunkel | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
February 25, 2005
Ladies and Gentlemen, this is your captain speaking
Air Pockets by Bruce McCall: “Dear Full-Fare Passenger Only, This is the last edition of Air Pockets in its current form. With the next issue, our in-flight magazine will appear as a lively, fascinating, and informative paragraph on the back of your boarding pass. And it’s yours to take with you.
As this airline’s new chairman, I have the pleasure of announcing a host of other passenger-related initiatives inspired by our merger with the Fifteenth Circuit Bankruptcy Court…”
Featured Slide Shows from NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center
Airport of the Year 2004
The “Hundred Dollar Hamburger” is a Pilot's Guide to Fly-In Restaurants
Photograph shows an in-flight airliner with panels missing from one of its engines
Why is American Airlines gathering written dossiers on fliers' friends?
Henk van de Meene’s $20,000 Suitcase
”To fly is everything”, one of the most comprehensive sites on the web covering aviation history
Dial-a-plane. The original Carousel Hangar revolutionizing aircraft storage
Many More Unusual Flight Links Here
February 25, 2005 in Flight | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack
I am not a crook
“Richard Nixon has never been one of my favorite people anyway. For years I've regarded his existence as a monument to all the rancid genes and broken chromosones that corrupt the possibilities of the American Dream; he was a foul caricature of himself, a man with no soul, no inner convictions, with the integrity of a hyena and the style of a poison toad. The Nixon I remembered was absolutely humorless; I couldn't imagine him laughing at anything except maybe a paraplegic who wanted to vote Democratic but couldn't quite reach the lever on the voting machine.”
Other quotes by Hunter S. Thompson
A kinescope of the 1960 Kennedy-Nixon presidential debate. (From The Rick Prelinger Archives)
A fan letter, among Woodward and Bernstein's Watergate Papers
Will We Need a New 'All the President's Men'?
The Man and His Shadow : Making Up Richard Nixon
Elvis & Nixon Films: What we've got here is a list of films about two of America’s greatest icons. These two clowns loom large in the American psyche so it's no wonder they just keep popping up in comedies, documentaries and mockumentaries.
Definition of Five o'clock shadow
Nixon's Greatest Cover-Up: His Ties to Kennedy’s Assassination
All the president’s hair - How much do you know about the hair of American history?
Many More Unusual Links About Nixon and About Lincoln Here /// Digg this post /// Add it to your del.icio.us
February 25, 2005 in Americana - Richard M. Nixon | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
"Hey look, there's Jesus!"
An odd .jpg of Weeping Jesus
God's Yellow Pages - Let your fingers do the walking thru the Bible
Cross in Bottle, from Wunderkammer
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: The Holy Prepuce (Latin præputium) is one of several relics purported to be associated with Jesus. At various points in history, a number of churches in Europe have claimed to possess it, sometimes at the same time. Various miraculous powers have been ascribed to it
In light of Jesus' declining use of coupons and rebate forms, Christ had been stripped of one of His numerous titles. No more will He be known as Christ the Redeemer, according to a Vatican spokesman. Likewise: God proclaims Bush "Jesus Christ Almighty"
JC was a Streaker T-shirts. Surfin Jesus T-shirts
Many unanswered questions: What Wouldn't Jesus Do?
Date to Save: Who Would Jesus Date?
What would Jesus Google? Bless those who Google you
From Ifilm’s Best Shorts of 2004: The Outtakes of the Christ: Mel Gibson's blooper reel. (You must click on “Skip ad” button first)
Jesus Presley, music for today’s modern sinner
Welcome to DigiBless. At our site you can have all of your electronic documents blessed with a blessing of your own choice, using our Holy Server
Stupid Evil Bastard’s brother receives The Anointed Jesus Prayer Rug Scam
More Unusual Links About Jesus and Other Eclectic Spiritual Links Here
Today’s “Blog Of The Day” is Dan Gillmor on Grassroots Journalism, Etc. If you know of a blog that should be considered as “Blog Of The Day”, please email me at realhanan (at) yahoo (dot) com, or post a comment at the bottom of this post.
February 25, 2005 in Jesus | Permalink | Comments (2) | TrackBack
February 24, 2005
Will Cook For Food
A single peeled grape, still on its stem, dipped in unsweetened peanut butter and bread crumbs: the breakdown of the Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich to its essence. Chef Grant Achatz, formerly from the French Laundry, documents the concept development, prototypes, new methods of eating, and brand identity for his new restaurant, Alinea. (From ”Core 77”). More from Inside the Alinea Food Lab
Egg and bacon ice cream? Snail porridge? Umami broth ? Many other unusual dining experiences at the Fat Duck restaurant
Egg, bacon, chips and beans, Russell Davies' blog about a dishes served in ordinary diners in London. Also, A meal in a can - This claimed to be Omlette, chips and beans. Much more at British Food at its finest and most fragrant
Dim Sum Menu. (From John’s blog)
Winners of The Greatest Grilled Cheese Sandwich in America
The Tire Cooker, the simplest solar cooker I have ever seen. One of many solar cookers
Peggy’s obsolete goodies & antiquated recipes. (From ”This is not a blog”)
The food sculptures of Jim Victor
Beware La Vaca Loca, from Food safety music
Kitchen tools: Magnetic timer. Julian Appelius, a ceramic breadknife and cucumber grater for the preparation of England’s traditional tea sandwich
Gourmet Salt: Reference Guide. (From "Information Junk")
Fire up a retro BBQ from 1956
Noodles, reinvented - Pasta without starch
Brian Kane’s online journal as he changes careers by studying to become a professional chef
Never heard of it before: Pungent Petai beans
In memory of HST. Gonzo but not forgotten from AveryAnt: Hunter goes to Heaven
Photo above Copyright © eGullet.org, Reprinted with Permission. Many More Unusual Dining Experiences Here
Talking about cooking, today’s “Blog Of The Day” is “Easy Bake Coven”, name taken from an episode of The Simpsons. If you know of a blog that should be considered as “Blog Of The Day”, please email me at realhanan (at) yahoo (dot) com, or post a comment at the bottom of this post.
February 24, 2005 in Food | Permalink | Comments (3) | TrackBack
February 23, 2005
Navigating through Slovenia
Guerilla marketing in Slovenia: “Money isn't Everything”. (Picture here is of the author navigating his way through Slovenia in 1998)
This guy teaches you Two-Handed Whistling
Higher Consciousness - Yoga Videos for You & Your Cat
Top Ten Revenge Stories: “After I left my ex… I decided it was pay back time. Before I sent him back the keys, I paid a visit to the nearest pet store. There I bought about 2 crates of feeder crickets. I let them loose in the house. Try sleeping at night to about 80 crickets making that sound, not knowing where they are”
How to Get More Done in Less Time
Making the rounds: The 48 Laws of Power
French Kissing Tips & Techniques
Effective Methods to Test Your Bad Breath
Not Proud. Anonymous confessions (From ”Bacon and Ehs”)
Logo creator: Design a logo in one easy step
Amazon pick of the day: How to Date a White Woman: A Practical Guide for Asian Men
"There is nothing more helpless and irresponsible than a man in the depths of an ether binge".
Many More Unusual Things To Do With Your Life Here
Today’s “Blog Of The Day” is Russell Beattie Notebook, “The buzz is back". If you know of a blog that should be considered as “Blog Of The Day”, please email me at realhanan (at) yahoo (dot) com, or post a comment at the bottom of this post
February 23, 2005 in Do Something with your Life | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
February 22, 2005
Shotgun Golf
The story of Jack La Lanne. Jack La Lanne is now into his 90s, and that is hard to believe. Here is how he looked 50 years ago
Physicist and stunt rider create World's first 'Einstein Flip' A unique BMX stunt, created in a collaboration between a physicist and one of the UK’s top international stunt riders, performed on 5th Jan 2005 to mark the launch of Einstein Year at the Science Museum in London
Liquid face, a multimedia performance by artist Paul Litherland, about the effects of gravity on the falling body. Skydiving at two hundred kilometers an hour, the skin, especially middle aged skin, becomes a curious wind formed ouija board. (From ”Jaf Project”)
Vertical Vision video library of skydiving, BASE jumping and other aerial sports
Meet “Mad” Chad Taylor, the chainsaw juggler, one of 35 unusual performers of “The Book of Cool”
A stop-action version of the Cheerleader toss movie clip
Brian "Mr Inferno" Concannon, extreme daredevil stuntmen
“I've invented a new sport. It's called Shotgun Golf. We will rule the world with this thing.” Hunter S. Thompson’s last ESPN piece
Many More Unusual Links of Extreme Sports Here
Today’s “Blog Of The Day” is by Sebastian in Malmö, “PCL Linkdump”, whose motto is "I have come here to chew bubble gum and kick ass, and I'm all out of bubble gum". If you know of a blog that should be considered as “Blog Of The Day”, please email me at realhanan (at) yahoo (dot) com, or post a comment at the bottom of this post.
February 22, 2005 in Extreme Sports | Permalink | Comments (2) | TrackBack
Free Arash Sigarchi and Mojtaba Saminejad
Gas Station Website. Why do gas station's need websites? Because they're hilariously awful: A blog documenting the bad websites that gas stations have.
10 things I believe bloggers do wrong, by R. Alex Whitlock: “Only link to what we’ve already read and only say what we’ve already heard”. Amen.
I'll take Blogs for $400, Alex: Jeopardy category: Blogs (now with audio)
Titles of blog entries I’ve decided not to write. (I like the last one)
Improbable Research, Marc Abrahams’s blog. Marc is editor of the magazine Annals of Improbable Research, and founder of the Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony
Bicycle Blogs. A directory of blogs, about bikes, by cyclists
Tulsa blogger Michael Bates is being asked to stop quoting and reproducing articles from a local Tulsa newspaper
Iranian blogs call today for "Free Mojtaba and Arash Day"
“Bloggers at the gate” cartoon above by Pat Oliphant. Many More Unusual Blogging News Here
February 22, 2005 in World of Blogging | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack
February 21, 2005
The first time -
World's Oldest Board Game - 3,000 BC
Philogelos, the oldest joke in the world: "Wishing to teach his donkey not to eat, a pedant did not offer him any food. When the donkey died of hunger, he said "I've had a great loss. Just when he had learned not to eat, he died." (2,500 years old, I told this joke less than 6 months ago)
The first omnibus newspaper ever published in Scandinavia - January 1749
What do you say when you answer a ringing telephone? The first Hello - 1880
The world's first practical light bulb was invented by Thomas Edison in 1879, and a mere three years later in 1882 an associate of his, one Edward Johnson, electrically lit a Christmas tree for the first time. Update: See comment below from "New Links" regarding the first electrically lit street
Scrooge McDuck - The very first image on the very first Macintosh - January 1980. (From ”Folklore”, anecdotes about the development of Apple's original Macintosh computer, and the people who created it)
The first web browser was written in 1990 by Tim Berners-Lee. See 2 screen shots.
Making the rounds: The first image on the Web - 1992
Many More Unusual ‘First Ever’ Stories Here
Today’s “Blog Of The Day” is a work of progress by Cynthia Korzekwa from Rome, “Art for Housewives”, - Make art not war. If you know of a blog that should be considered as “Blog Of The Day”, please email me at realhanan (at) yahoo (dot) com, or post a comment at the bottom of this post.
February 21, 2005 in First Ever | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack
Pedro and the Man
Marijuana Stamps. In the early 1980's states in a new war on drug started implementing their own taxation programs. 24 States are known to have issued stamps for the collection of tax on marijuana. Marijuana Stamps Playing cards
Terry Gross interviewed comedian Tommy Chong on Fresh Air, February 7, 2005. Tommy Chong's Deleted Paraphernalia Website
Breaking news: Thelma White, Actress Known for 'Reefer Madness' dead at 94. You can watch the whole 'Reefer Madness' film here
Holy Rollers, the Christian cigarette rolling paper
Cannabis and the Christ. One Christian’s stoned opinion: Either Jesus used marijuana or he was not the Christ. Also: What's In Popeye's Pipe? Is the spinach which gives Popeye his super-strength really a metaphor for another magical herb?
You Know You're a Pothead When... You start every sentence with - uhhh...
Pot-flavored candy for sale. (Website is down already)
Buying Dope in Humboldt County
Dr Lester Grinspoon’s Marijuana Uses
“Get Skunked” - a new magazine about Skunk
More about any kind of illegal drugs especially Acid and Pot Here
February 21, 2005 in Drugs - "Save the Roaches, Arnie" | Permalink | Comments (2) | TrackBack
February 20, 2005
Any day above ground is a good one
DAMN! The good doctor is gone! and by his own hand, no less!
Early 1900’s Casket Factory at The National Museum of Funeral History.
Tree of death is a design for a biodegradable coffin made from starch plastic that holds the deceased in a fetal position. (From Boing Boing)
Coffins for sale in South Africa
Last month there have been much mention of Ghana's fantasy coffin industry. See the accompanying slide show. Buy one now and have it shipped for later use
Why is Costco selling caskets wholesale? - “As a service to our members”. Also, prices are always competitive. Of course, IKEA is cheaper, (even when misspelled)
Celebrities death certificates
Coffin making is no longer something that is commonly done here in the United States. Coffins as burial receptacles have been replaced with modern day caskets, and cremation urns. However, coffins are still widely used in Europe and other countries. Coffin It Up features coffin furniture, jewelry and storage boxes, and actual coffins for burial
The absolute bottom 50 funeral eulogies: “He touched all of our lives. Unfortunately, he also touched several of our children”
'The Race is Over Caskets' from “Underground humor”: Have You Hugged Your Funeral Director Today?
“Real E Fun”, a blog by a non-religious funeral celebrant in the UK
Do it Yourself Funerals: A grieving father builds a box for his month-old baby's corpse, and plants it under a cypress tree in the yard… Do-It-Yourself Coffins Book
Many More Unusual Coffins & Caskets and Links About Death and Eternity Here
February 20, 2005 in Death - Coffins | Permalink | Comments (16) | TrackBack
Citizen Trump
Projects that should have, could have, would have, might have happened but didn't: Errol Morris' Aborted Project. Donald Trump discusses the movie he admires most, with heavy editing & soundtrack. Very poignant:
"If you could give Charles Foster Kane advice, what would you say to him?"
- Get yourself a different woman.
(From The Independent Film Weblog)
Some photographs by Alan Bowker of Stanley Kubrick in 1984. More at Archivio Kubrick (In Italian. Use Babel Fish if you must)
Do you enjoy odd films? Really odd films? Here you go.
Making the rounds: Hand painted Russian movie posters
Many More Unusual Movie Projects Here
February 20, 2005 in Cinema | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack
Irish Travellers
The Worst of Budapest, the Hungarian capital, as sponsored by H.E. "Turkmenbashi", President-for-Life of Turkmenistan, and Father of All Turkmen
Exploring ice caves in Antarctica
Francis Ford Coppola’s Blancaneaux Lodge in the jungles of Belize
16 travel tips for the developing world. When passing through rural villages in Africa or Central Asia, seek out the mayor or chief and treat him as if he were Louis XIV and you were the visiting Duke of Salzburg. Gift him with a baseball cap or a pair of sunglasses. It is likely that things will fall magically into place shortly thereafter -- a mat on the floor, a meal of curried goat, a night of conversation. (From “Campheatwole”)
Follow the sun - Australian travel posters 1930’s - 1950’s
Pictures of Zhuzhou, Hunan, China. (Trouvé chez Monsieur de pantalon)
Shakespeare & Co ' bookshop and other Panoramic photographs of Paris and of The Louvre by Arnaud Frich
Britain's Gypsy families, from The Gypsy Collections at the University of Liverpool
The "Bo Kaap" or "Cape Malay Quarter" belongs to the culturally and historically most interesting parts of Cape Town. (From Mik En Druk)
The Five-Billion-Star Hotel . Need to get away from it all? Try an exclusive tour of CSS Skywalker, an orbital resort
Many More Unusual Travel Destinations Here
Today’s “Blog Of The Day” is more of a news site, “2 Bangkok” - Almost like being there. If you know of a blog that should be considered as “Blog Of The Day”, please email me at realhanan (at) yahoo (dot) com, or post a comment at the bottom of this post
February 20, 2005 in Traveling Places | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack
February 19, 2005
Tip: Never cook bacon in the nude
Antique garden art seed packets
Ten reasons to go to McDonald's. No. 1. McDonald's will not make you barf. The nuggets may be packed full of beaks, the burgers may be, mostly, squashed intestine and the chips may be soaked in beef flavoring, but there are rare, if no, cases of food poisoning. 21 Reasons to Become a Vegetarian. (Other lists of 10 reasons)
Thank God for Bacon, the politically incorrect version (?)
Llama Loin Roast, $14.95/lb
Pet store animals cooked in school as part of a living-skills class, confusing everybody with mixed messages
"I can't believe it's not Tofu!" for the long-term vegetarian who decided to start eating meat again
The lovely site How to cut vegetables popped up a few weeks ago, and immediately became ubiquitous. The proof: 988 people bookmarked it on their del.icio.us lists
Susan Hesse’s Vegetable Faces. (From Will Donovan’s blog)
A Day In The Life of Miss McDonald
(Photo above from InfoPanic). Many More Unusual Vegetarians and Meat Eaters Here
February 19, 2005 in Food - Meat & Vegetables | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack
Old Internet Scams
Scott E. Fahlman, the inventer of the emoticon. Found on Bad Gas’ rant about the Demoticon Dictionary
The catalogue of Christie’s auction The Origins of Cyberspace, next week
"Class clown now nets 1 million hits a day". MSM story about the guy behind eBaumsworld.com
The Running Man GIF
Winner of Latur Motor contest. Why are there so many websites include the phrase “Latur Motor”?
I ate your Web page.
Forgive me; it was tasty
And tart on my tongue -
And other Error Message Haiku
Typos/Misspelling Targeting Programs, The oldest scam on the Internet. The Typo Millionaires. The perils of Click fraud.
Alternative Gates: "The Crackers" from Smiling Goat, and The Somerville Gates
Gizzle A Brain on Gizoogle
By the way: Jorn Barger is writing again! Through "How to isolate DNA with salad-spinner"
More to Life On The Internet Here
February 19, 2005 in Internet | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
Abstinence makes the church grows fondlers
The Gospel Tent Revival page
Welcome to the mega-business of the Megachurches. The largest church in America: Lakewood Church Central
On the other side, the World's Smallest Church, room for three. Other tiny churches
A Proposal For A Design Change To The U.S. Flag
Mary’s City of David, Israelite house in Fostoria, OH
Painting the Goddess at Hrana's Goddess Gallery
The constantly updated catalogue of Entrances to Hell in and around the UK
The Devil's Dictionary by Ambrose Bierce
Rejection of Pascal’s wager: The Wars of Religion
Everything you ever wanted to know about God but were afraid to ask
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