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July 31, 2005
The Aristodogs
The Seven Laws of Comedy Writing by David Evans. 1. Be able to throw out your best joke. Six more
The History of SNL's Black Dudes
The Aristocrats - The Greatest Dirty Joke Ever Told and what’s funny about telling it 75 times. Salon review. "What the hell was Penn thinking" - The official movie site. (Thank you, Nick)
Getting old & cranky: 20 minutes of a George Carlin’s rant. Text of Why We Don't Need 10 Commandments. (Usual warning!)
Animations of some Jim Carrey's clips
Many Of The Best Comedians in the World Here
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Warehouse art
The Van Gogh Project is a series of Big Easel paintings based on Vincent van Gogh's Sunflower Paintings. Each sculpture consists of a colossal hand-painted reproduction of one of the seven Sunflower Paintings, measuring 7 x 10 metres, which rests on a 25 metre,17,000 kilogram steel easel
Stipple Portrait Drawings and Pen and Ink Illustration by Wall Street Journal portrait artist Noli Novak
A sampling of work from "Law & Order: Artistic Intent", a group show from May 2003. This theme was inspired by my intense love of "Law & Order"
A small collection of 17th century Dutch art by graphic artist Golan Levin, who usually creates completely different modes of reactive expressions
Fine Art at Costco: "Atelier De Cannes" by Pablo Picasso, Original Crayon Drawing 1958, $129,999.99
Welcome to Femtasia
Dinosaur installations by Brendan Monroe. (From BB-Blog)
More Underground Australian art by Johnny Beinart
Making the rounds: Pen drawings at DQ3
Bruce Holwerda. From Midland, Michigan
How to Screen Print a Poster. Start to Finish
Nudists bare all to see ”The Naked Truth” at Viennese museum
Many More Unusual Contemporary Artists Here
July 31, 2005 in Modern Art | Permalink | Comments (11) | TrackBack
July 30, 2005
Ferret Magazines
Mark's Very Large National Lampoon Site, an unauthorized guide to what I consider the best years of National Lampoon magazine, roughly 1970-1975
Brain Research Magazine Subscription on Amazon. Price for one year: $23,177.83 ($176.93/issue. From Kevin Journal)
BrickJournal is a quarterly publication that will focus on the Adult Fan of LEGO community
Get all the newspapers from small town USA exactly as they were printed. (From ”Presurfer”)
Church Business, catering to the ever-changing roles of today’s church leaders with a magazine packed full of relevant, practical and fun-to-read articles
Pick your magazine from among our over one Million Magazines in stock
Snopes investigates: Was it a real cover for "Parents" magazine, or was it a doctored photo? (When I linked to Panopticist’s Magzine covers edition on May 28, 2005 - See below - I did not expect that it will create the highest traffic to Grow-a-brain up to now, with as many as 1,700 hits per hour. YO!)
July 30, 2005 in Newspaper & Magazines | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
Long Way to Tipperary
How safe are we? The Jefferson Parliament Bomber footage
Government Liquidation – The exclusive partner of the US Department of Defense for the sale of Military Surplus
Propaganda posters from the Spanish Civil War
Archive recordings from World War 1
Staring Genocide in the face. Eyewitness Account: "In Darfur my camera was not enough". Wikipedia’s ongoing explanation of the Darfur conflict
Bunker Buster video. (From ”Flabber”)
A Website for Study and Appreciation of Ritual Weapons
What You Call Torture, We Call Training. There has been a lot of talk of atrocities perpetuated by the U.S. Military lately. In the interest of educating and informing the general public, I'm taking it on myself to do run this expose on some of the things our troops are doing in our name, and in the name of "freedom"
Halliburton announced on Friday that its KBR division, responsible for carrying out Pentagon contracts, experienced a 284% increase in operating profits during the second quarter of this year
Al Qaeda Training Manual (PDF)
Experiencing War. From the collections of the Veterans History Project
Many More Unusual Links About War and About Peace Here
July 30, 2005 in War | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
Stonewalling
Whereas the wearing of unseasonal or inappropriate clothing can be reasonably expected to have lethal consequences in light of the London subway bombings; And whereas the federal government authorities have deemed it necessary to the security of the national air transport system to thoroughly scan, search and even strip-search passengers prior to airplane embarkation - Let's get naked. (From Commentary Today, Political Commentary Updated Daily)
Oderint dum metuant: NOOOOOOOOOOOOO - Darth Vader does Rove
The Administration and the Fury. If William Faulkner were writing on the Bush White House
Who said it? “I have nothing but contempt and anger for those who betray the trust by exposing the name of our sources. They are, in my view, the most insidious of traitors”. Not this Bush
A Metafilter thread: What are some good titles for a Bush-administration-themed porno movie?
5 pages of old Anti-Bush bumper stickers
Is it illegal to burn the flag of OTHER countries in any countries?
Eight Days in July, by Frank Rich
Many More Links Unusual Links About Politics As Usual Here
July 30, 2005 in Politics | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
Sand World
It’s time for somebody to develop a website (or a blog) that will show the step-by-step construction of elaborate sand sculptures in details. I’m certain it will become an immediate internet hit. Until then:
HellRaiser. (From ”Unoriginal”)
World Sand Sculpture Festival Brighton 2005, by sculpture grrrl. All her flickr sand sculptures sets. All of them
Mythos Europa. (From Ursi’s blog)
Man charged in sandcastle destruction at the fifth annual Sand Sculpture Contest at Hampton Beach
Sand Sculptures Festival in Haifa (June 2005)
Camera Cellphone made out of sand
Grow-a-Brain’s Extensive Sand Sculptures Galleries and Ice Sculptures Galleries Here
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July 29, 2005
The “LIST” is getting longer…
“THE LIST” keep growing by leaps & bounds, and because I started “THE LIST”, I have to keep updating it…
Guess How Much These Houses Cost. From “Hot Property”, the new BusinessWeek Online’s Real Estate Group blog
Frances Flynn Thorsen’s plan of getting the real estate blogging community together to cover the NAR annual convention in San Francisco is shaping up. There is now a website, Real Estate Blog Squad, and a growing group of Realtors that will participate. This will be an opportunity for many of the industry’s bloggers to meet & interact for the first time. See you in San Francisco in October
REALTORS Conference and Expo Weblog. Sponsored and Maintained by the Center for REALTOR® Technology
Seattle Real Estate Talk, the second quality blog from Seattle. By Stuart and Louise Maxwell
Carey Ann Parker’s Desert Homes Today from Palm Desert, CA
“Internet blogs have the potential to be effective consumer tools for home buyers and sellers. They also appeal to real estate junkies who watch and follow market trends”, From Sunday’s story at The Los Angeles Times about real estate blogs that included opinions from yours truly
LA Real Estate by Jon Strum in Marina Del Ray
”Patrick” offers a giant list of Housing Bubble News Links
The Jersey Shore Real Estate Bubble
From San Diego - Econo-Almanac for the Landed Poor
Diablo Valley & Contra Costa Real Estate Blog by Catherine Myers of Alain Pinel Realtors
Realtization, Real Estate Investment & Marketing Blog by Ketan Chhatpar
Real Estate Today, from Asheville, NC
Southern California Real Estate Crash
Housing Bubble 2 - Ben Jones examins the home price boom and its effect on owners, lenders, regulators, realtors and the economy as a whole
Tim Iacono’s The Mess That Greenspan Made
Fat Kitty making the move from poverty to prosperity
A new address to Charles & Jennifer Turner’s Portland real estate blog
Olivier Travers is asking: “Who's Going to Take Online Real Estate to the Next Level?”
And meanwhile, "Existing home sales set record in June". House prices rise at fastest pace in 25 years...
The complete List of Real Estate Blogs as well as Grow-a-Brain’s Extensive Real Estate Archives are Here
July 29, 2005 in Real estate Blogs | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack
July 28, 2005
Work environment
A visit to Adobe. A visit with the Photoshop engineers at 345 Park Avenue, San Jose, CA. June 16 & 17, 2005
Adventures in Video. Years and years ago, before I was a world class web designer, and before there was Blockbuster, I worked at a mom and pop video shop chain, where I learned a lot of important life lessons worth sharing
Name Your Child According To Your Profession. For example: Lawyer's daughter – Sue. Thief's son - Rob
WAHM.com - The Online Magazine for Work-at-Home Moms
A blog by an Anonymous Lawyer
Why Do You Work So Hard? Is it maybe time to quit your safe job and follow your path and infuriate the establishment? (From Avi Solomon)
Being prepared is half the battle. The 25 most difficult questions you'll be asked on a job interview. (Re-post?)
Many More Unusual Career Moves Here
July 28, 2005 in Jobs | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
Let us pray
Entries continue to roll in for the 2005 Pestiside-Havaianas Contest, the first competition aimed at finding and celebrating the most beautiful pair of feet in Hungary
Greatest Rock Guitar Solos. (From a giant list of Music lists)
Best of “Worth1000” POTD Galleries
Best umbrellas for a price
Forbes 2005 survey - World's Most Expensive Hotels
More Of The Best of Everything Here
July 28, 2005 in Best of Everything | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
Medieval gas stations
Car Showrooms and gas stations. Also, Kentucky's Roadside Commercial Architecture, 1920-1960
Search 15,000 House Plans
The World’s tallest virtual building
Explore The Allianz Arena in Munich
Medieval Boston. Most people think of Boston as a dense city, and it is, especially by American standards. Today’s city is, however, a pale shadow of the medieval maze that was Boston before large-scale modern planning and spatial concepts entered the picture
The Galleria by designer Jason Hill. (From ”Modern Phoenix”)
The residential projects of Carrasco & Associates
Dome Photographs by David Stephenson. (From ”Transparencies”)
Many More Unusual architectural Links Here
July 28, 2005 in Architecture | Permalink | Comments (3) | TrackBack
30 Pieces of Gold
Boston Chefs; Search by location or name, and view each portfolio
Salacious Dining names in Virginia. Apparently the secret to retail success in the Outer Banks is to think up a name that's mildly witty with a really filthy connotation
Chinese Food Restaurant Name Generator
Eating in Chinese. I have never quite been able to sit down to a meal in a Chinese restaurant without wondering. Wondering if the Chinese characters on the menu said the same thing as the alleged English translations. So I started to learn some Chinese
Kiplog Dining at “Per Se”
Flying Pie Pizzaria in Boise, ID
The Original Spanish Kitchen in Los Angeles became the subject of an urban legend starting in the early 1960s. The restaurant, which opened in the mid-1940s, was a popular eating spot until September 1961, when it closed for good. What made the closing of the restaurant so unusual was the combination of its success coupled with the fact that the building's contents were left totally intact for years afterward
The spy bar in New York
Many More Unusual Bars and Restaurants Here
July 28, 2005 in Food - Restaurants & Bars | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack
XTC4U
Jim Moini’s License Plates with the Number 13 on them
An automatic license-plate reader that can scan 500 license plates an hour looking for stolen vehicles underwent its first field tests by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department last week
A special Florida "Imagine" license plate debuted. All Florida approved plates
Pink Plates Proposed For Sex Offenders. Yellow Plates Already In Use For Drunken Drivers. (From a Metafilter thread)
License Plates collector's portal
License Plate Mania from around the world
C9H13N - Vanity plate spells out methamphetamine
Many More Unusual License Plates And Other Automotive Links Here
July 28, 2005 in Cars - License Plates | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack
July 27, 2005
Vectors
Re-post: PressTube – The strange animation by James Paterson
Bang cubes by Chrico
Electronic Music Time Line: 1867-2001
Artificial Art by Kurt Baumann. (From Run me, a software art repository)
A large Collection of Digital Eye Candy Here
July 27, 2005 in Digital Art | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
July 26, 2005
Moof!
Ze Frank sings along songs for children with short attention spans
A pictorial survey of uniforms worn by British schoolboys over the years. (From ”Monkey Filter”)
Vote for Juanzo. Dear reader I prostrate myself and ask for your assistance. If you live in or around the Tunbridge Wells area, please spare a moment to purchase a copy of the Courier and plop your vote for number 267
A six year-old Tiger Woods takes the British Open. (From ”Screenhead”)
273 spellers from the 2005 National Spelling Bee. Also, Kid Faints at Spelling Bee
Teacher’s confiscated item collection - very historic. On eBay
Babies With Beards. Welcome, and thank you for joining us! We are parents, teachers, educators, and caretakers of bearded babies
Sold on Target - Baby DNA Kit- DNA Profile and DNA Storage. Only $139.99
Hey, Klingons have feelings, too: I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United Federation of Planets, and to the galaxy for which it stands, one universe, under everybody, with liberty and justice for all species
Many More Unusual Links About Kids Here
July 26, 2005 in Kids | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
July 25, 2005
Galapagos
Field Guide To Moscow, by the authors of eXile, Moscow-based alternative newspaper
Also, London lost and found. An alternative guide for the misguided
A giant source of Pictures from Thailand
Oceania Postcards and Picture Galleries (Warning: Loud background music!)
Hip hotels from around the world
The Universal Packing List - Generate a custom packing list for any journey
Vagabonding: Mike Pugh’s round-the-world travelogue
Enchanted Expeditions, for trips to the Galapagos and mainland Ecuador. (Recommended by Stuart Hughes)
A list of Hospitality Exchange and Travel Clubs
By the way, did you, or someone you know, lose a 256 mb Sony Memory Stick Pro on the National Mall, Washington DC at the beginning of July?, If so, let Tibor Szégy-Légy, The Janus Museum's webmaster, know
Suggestive photo above from Molly’s blog. Many More Unusual Travel Destinations Here
July 25, 2005 in Traveling Places | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack
July 24, 2005
Mean-spirited jokes
A businessman arriving in Boston for a convention found that his first evening was free, and he decided to go find a good seafood restaurant that served Scrod, a Massachusetts specialty. Getting into a taxi, he asked the cab driver, "Do you know where I can get Scrod around here?" "Sure," said the cabdriver. "I know a few places... but I can tell you it's not often I hear someone use the third-person pluperfect indicative anymore"
Many more Jokes on Translation there
Q: What do you get when you cross an elephant and a rhino?
A: I'm not sure, but if the answer is "A cure for Parkinson's disease," then Bush will try to stop scientists from breeding them. Because he likes it when people get Parkinson's.
- Although I Like a Good George Bush Joke as Much as the Next Guy, Some of Them Seem Gratuitous and Mean-Spirited
Not today my little one. (A PBF panel from ”MetaChat”)
There are three rules about telling a bad joke
Voicemail: Honey? It’s your mother. And I’m afraid I have some really bad news. Could you give me a call as soon as you get in?
[I frantically dial her phone number]
M: Hello?
I: Ma? It’s Ian, I just got your message. What’s going on?!
M: [Brightly] Oh hi, honey! How are you?
I: I’m… well I’m fine, but you said you had some bad news?
M: Oh, yes. [Somberly] Do you remember Mrs. Ikeson, who lived next door to us when you were in elementary school? Well I we just got her annual Christmas letter in the mail, and she said that her dog Buster has diabetes.
Other Types of Stories My Mother Tells
Many More Hilarious Jokes and other Funny Stuffs Here
July 24, 2005 in Jokes | Permalink | Comments (4) | TrackBack
Seven words
Everyone has a favorite word. What's yours?
Conception of a Question: When did the phrase Who's Your Daddy? go mainstream?
Weasel Words, Contemporary Clichés, Cant & Management Jargon
Seven words you can't say in kindergarten. Caution: contains foul language and political thought. (“Damn it, why can't I get comment threads like this?”)
The Alternative dictionaries are a collection of various forms of "bad language" from many languages. At the moment, there are 2743 entries in 162 dictionaries
Language Is A Virus from outer space
Some (clean) euphemisms or colloquialisms for fear or anxiety
Many More Unusual Language Links Here
July 24, 2005 in Languages | Permalink | Comments (4) | TrackBack
The plan to control the world
“Do not erase!” - I saw The Google Master Plan in person, but wasn't allowed to speak of it because of my NDA… (From O’Reilly Radar)
A new wiki for sharing ideas and experiments with the Google Maps interface. (For example, how about this lovely Swastika building?)
Also, The Grow-a-brain Google search. (From Boynton)
Jef Poskanzer gets one hundred times as much spam as Bill Gates
Geek Fantasies. (I must have posted it before)
Amiga Pictures 1986-1991
Remembering Netscape 10 years later
More To Life On The Internet Here
July 24, 2005 in Internet | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
E-retailing
Obscure items from old Hungarian catalogs. (Found at ”Szanalmas”)
“Santelubain 999” - Automatic human washing machine
For all who are interested in Victorian Trade Cards that used to advertise American goods and services during the late 1800s. (From ”Transparencies”)
We are all familiar with the mundane things we can rent. Why one could rent a whole assortment of things, if one were so inclined!
Introducing The Orwell XL Transparent Backback, for New York’s busy subway commuters
Shopdropping: To covertly place merchandise on display in a store. Primarily used in guerrilla ad campaigns, tactical media projects, and art installations. s. reverse shoplift, droplift. (From “Coudal Partners”)
”Kiss” Celebrity ducks, 4-pack
Canstruction® Competitions - Designing giant sculptures made entirely out of canned foods. At the close of the exhibitions all of the food used in the structures is donated to local food banks for distribution to pantries, shelters, soup kitchens, elderly and day care centers
Search categories on Cafe Press
Haircuts that require shaving the neck are no longer a challenge with the HairLine. Just put it on like a reversed sun-glasses and use the razor touching the HairLine as a template
In 2004, the top 400 internet retailers generated combined web sales of more than $51 billion and accounted for 58.3% of all U.S. Internet sales
Many More Unusual Things To Buy Here
July 24, 2005 in Shopping | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack
July 23, 2005
Tour De Frank
Welcome to Zappa Wiki Jawaka!
The apparent origin of the droodle Ship arriving too late to save drawing witch cover
The original Man’s Life Weasels ripped my flesh
Q: "So Frank, you have long hair. Does that make you a woman?"
A: “You have a wooden leg. Does that make you a table?"
Many more Zappa quotes
A Fine Girl. Oil on canvas by George Morris, from Art Inspired by Zappa Music
"Cucamonga years", a new documentary about the Pal Recording Studio
Zappa plays Zappa - Brothers Dweezil & Ahmet 2005 European Tour Dates
Many More Odd Zappa Moments Here and Unusual Dylan Links Here
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Cookies and Cream
Bible Candy is similar to sand art, yet it is made out of great tasting candy. Each color has its' own Biblical Meaning
Baking instructions for NASCAR Race Cake. (Thank you, Michael)
Gingerbread violin and ginegrbread CPU
Synthizer cake action (and other Micron shaped cake, complete with jelly buttons and sweetie knobs, in the links)
The science of Saltwater taffy
Daily Snickers Satisfies Tricks
Seen everywhere: Matt's Giant Gummy Bear
MooTown Snackers Image above from “Hollyism”. Many More Unusual Sweets and Unusual Chocolates Here
July 23, 2005 in Food - Desserts | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
History of the open road
Beautiful pedal cars of Southern California (Found at the Petersen Automotive Museum)
Exploring a fascinating lost chapter in 20th Century pop culture, “Hell's Highway: The True Story of Highway Safety Films” revisits the shock-value driver's ed films that haunted American teens throughout the 1960s and '70s
Replica of a 1937 Oklahoma Highway Patrol car
The Zippo car, a Chrysler Saratoga, was custom built in 1947 at a cost of $25,000.00. Sporting two larger-than-life Zippo® lighters with neon flames, the car was in parades and special events across the U.S. during 1948 and 1949. Also, Hershey’s Kissmobile and The history of The Wienermobile. (From John's Blog)
No Engine Required - For the modern soapbox derby, all you need is gravity—and $30,000
Would you like a road trip across America, transporting somebody’s car instead of driving your own?
History of The Old Plank Road: "Standard equipment for a trip to Yuma in 1920 to 1927 consisted of extra boards, two auto jacks, gunny sacks, a shovel, food and water for at least two days, and lastly—to be totally prepared—a set of boxing gloves."
Gibbs Aquada, Sports Car & Jet Boat. (And how it works)
With appearances on several television networks, dozens of worldwide magazines, and hundreds of newspapers, Earl Zausmer's BMW 540i undoubtedly ranks as one of the most publicized car audio systems ever. (From ”Fawn Jotters”)
Custom Hood Ornaments by Jud Turner. (Also by same artist, The Chemical Straightjacket)
Our friend, Ray Newton, of PTeazer fame just finished designing one of the 4 tailgate vehicles for the new Chevy HHR’s, and he will be featured in an episode of The Learning Channel's reality show "Rides"
Goodguys Street Rod of the Year
Goodwood Festival of Speed
Running a Range Rover on coconut oil
A Bellevue, WA man's Ferrari burst into flames at the gas pump
This is the eighth post that I am “co-blogging”, this time with Doddery, a New Zealand Road Worker who blogs at “Rest Area 300M”, and who provided most of today’s links. (Previous posts here.) Thank you, mate! If other bloggers are interested to share the forum here on any other topic, please contact me for details.
Many More Unusual Automotive Links Here
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July 22, 2005
Giant Octopus
Mike, The Headless Chicken (1945 – 1947) was a Wyandotte rooster that lived for 18 months after his head had been cut off. (More at Wikipedia)
The Campus Squirrel Listings. The quality of an institution of higher learning can often be determined by the size, health and behavior of the squirrel population on campus. This site documents the critter quality at schools throughout the United States and beyond
A baby hippopotamus, swept into the Indian Ocean by the Tsunami, is finally coming out of his shell thanks to the love of a 120-year-old tortoise
Jumping animals. From The French Highway Network. Jumping cats. Also, Escargot, a short French film about a snail
Fishermen in northern Thailand catch a giant cat fish
Octopussy. From some Russian LiveJournal Octopus Blog. (Some odd stuff inside, beware. For example, this Cephalopod Image Gallery)
Praying Mantis on a computer monitor
Political Animal: “I can’t wait to 2008” – The next JibJab-like parody
Many More Unusual Animal Stories Here
July 22, 2005 in Animals | Permalink | Comments (4) | TrackBack
July 21, 2005
Let’s hug it out
Anna Maria Volpi shows how to eat spaghetti. (From The Daily Pick”)
Medieval Gastronomy in images
A Flapping Crane’s Pope's Chicken - Wake up... with the Pope
Iron Chef America promotional videos. (From ”Screenhead”)
Caviar Staircase, designed by Chef Rick Tramanto, the owner of Tru in Chicago. All You Need For Full Caviar Enjoyment. Only $600
While examining an old Egyptian pamphlet, I stumbled onto an ancient secret - The Golden Ring Diet!
Egg & Muffin Toaster, a multi-function appliance. (From ”A Whole Lotta Nothing”). Also, Toast in the post
Soup Blurbs: "I don't know how else to say it. This soup was born to be a soup." (From "BB-Blog")
What is the meaning of Garlic Buns
“This Cheese Is” Sticks. KFC play things
Many More Unusual Recipes and Meals Here
July 21, 2005 in Food | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack
July 20, 2005
Three deadbeat roommates for the taking -
First roommate is unemployed, antisocial, has poor hygiene, and has a slight body odor issue. Actually he has a major body odor issue, but since he is antisocial you will notice this only on the rare occasions he actually comes out of his room. He will accept any job that doesn't require good hygiene or social skills. Highlights include stinking so bad you'll think there's a dead body in his room, slamming the front door at two in the morning, and passing out naked in the bathroom. He does keep common areas clean, since he is rarely in them.
Second roommate is short, surly, and missing teeth. Missing teeth are not related to the fact that he is short and surly - but future missing teeth may be. He likes to be unemployed in the winters, but this does not significantly impact his financial situation as he also likes to deal drugs. If you like being woken from a sound sleep by a 2 AM phone call to see if you are "holding" this one's for you. Other highlights include late night confrontations with drunken asshole friends, missing food, late rent payments, overcharging for underweight packages, raiding your beer for his friends, and answering the phone half asleep when your parents call at 2 in the afternoon. he keeps his room neat and clean for the comfort of his friends and customers, but will make a mess of the common areas.
Roommate three likes to take long walks on the beach. Unfortunately he likes to do this with an ex-marine's current wife and follow up it up with late night freebasing sessions. He is friendly, and has a lovable toothless grin. Slightly wetbrained from years of excessive drug use, but more considerate than my other two roommates. Tends to ramble endlessly, but only when you are actually in the middle of something. Also likes to clean, but will ramble about the fact that he cleaned.
Roommates can be taken individually or as a set.
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Mark A. Thomas. "Remember when we were dating and you had strep? we were about to break up and I was sick and tired of giving you money. You called me a bitch in front of the drugstore but then said you had a sore throat and I bought you some cough drops. You said "I'll pay you back". I knew you never would"
Also there: I have a fat ass. A lesson on train etiquette
14 Phrases Which Have Never Before Been Spoken or Written.
No 1: "So everybody give it up for my good friend Adolf Hitler!"…
No. 14: "If you don't let go of my damn Jello mold, F. Murray Abraham, you're going to wish you’d never set foot on this damn banana boat!"
Teen’s dying wish for Cameron Diaz not granted
Breaking news: A new group forming for people with attention defici HEY LETS GO RIDE BIKES
Monkeys from ”Dean is Gay”. A long list of Hysterically Funny and Crazy Links Here
July 20, 2005 in Funny | Permalink | Comments (2) | TrackBack
July 19, 2005
Play Ball
1,466 Sport stadiums in the US. From World Stadiums! The most comprehensive stadium database on the net, which currently contains more than 8,500 stadiums in over 215 countries
Many sports team t-shirts (In Hebrew)
Sand Master park in Florence, Oregon. 40 acres of private sculpted dunes chutes, bowls, rail slides and jump ramps
“Disco Rout” by LegoWelt
Trailer to the documentary Lipstick & Dynamite, by Ruth Leitman
Now you can fly above water with AquaSkipper
Danny Way's leap across the Great Wall of China. Repost: Danny Way Official Website
Many More Unusual Links of Extreme Sports Here
July 19, 2005 in Extreme Sports | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
'Finding Nemo'
Amazing pool-floor mosaic of the cast of 'Finding Nemo' by Robert Vogland. (From Adam Kempa. Also there, Bottlecap wall at Brooklyn's Barcade and Thousands of old 45s on eBay!)
EcoSmart Fire Places. (Thank you, Michael)
Leon Trotsky's Toilet, Tub, and Hot Water Heater. (From Toilets of the World: Toilets I have encountered)
Temperature-sensitive bathroom fixtures from Hansa
Stige stool by Marzio Riboldi and Matteo Visentin. One of the winners of The Folding Chairs Design Competition
Retro-decorating. A classic Better Homes & Gardens Decorating Book circa 1968
Experimental Lightning by Enlai Hooi. (From Hidden Art Designer-Maker Directory)
Many More Unusual Design Concepts Here
July 19, 2005 in Home Decor | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
All Along The Water Tower
Needlepoint pillows of six South American Communist Heroes
Early 20th-century postcards manufactured for the Fourth of July were very popular. Thousands of colorful cards featured such themes as Uncle Sam, the Goddess of Liberty, eagles, cannons, flags, liberty bell, fireworks, Statue of Liberty, Native Americans, Revolutionary War figures, nautical subjects, and the nation's founders. (From ”Neurasthenia”)
Water Towers from Across the US
1856 – The Arabia Steamboat Museum
North Dakota Governors, from “The State Historical Society of North Dakota”
Yankee or Dixie? Quiz: 0% is pure Yankee and 100% is pure Dixie. (From Hattie’s blog)
A little late: 4th of July Celebrations from around the world
The United States Christian Flag - Let the redeemed of the Lord say so! (From ”Bifurcated Rivets”)
"Healing Field" of 3,031 Flages in Sandy, Utah remembers the victims of September 11
Farnsworth House Inn, Gettysburg, PA
Many More Unusual Stories about America Here
July 19, 2005 in Americana | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
Performing in a floor show
Clown Basics: Helmut Hoogerbrugge shows the importance of clichés. (Click on the “Work” button on top of page to get the less-known of Hoogerbrugge wild creations)
Poker Chip Tricks - There's more to poker than simply playing with the cards you're dealt
The Coin Walks from “Coin Manipulation”: Walk up, walk down, pendulum, staircase, more. A Nasty Coin Trick: Guy swallows a coin whole, shows it is moving down his arm and cuts it out
Derren Brown’s Abandoned Wallet Trick: When I leave a cash-filled wallet on the pavement in a busy street all day, I am playing with people's perceptions. By drawing a line around it, I disconcert them even more by making it look 'official'