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December 06, 2005
DSC00001.jpg
Bruce Damer, the world's leading expert in the subject of Avatars, got himself the top spot for his photo of this StarWar Vehicle at the 2004 Burning Man. When you search for "DSC00001.jpg" on Google Images, you'll find him. Many other random 001.jpg’s there are excellent too, like this one from a 2005 Rocky Convention
Arranged, a set of photos by Dutch artist Anneke Harmsen, “Sea cucumber”
A livejournal community for posting and sharing Vintage photographs. (From ”Sugar ‘n Spicy”)
Many More Unusual Photography Links Here
December 6, 2005 in Photography | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
Happy Birthday, Steven Wright
When I was little my grandfather asked me how old I was. I said, "Five." He said, "When I was your age, I was six." Steven Wright may look youngish, but he is very old, 50 years old today
Run to You (So Goes). A song
One time I went to the drive-in in a cab. The movie cost me $95.00. Demetrius Romeo interviews SW
"How young can you die of old age?" A large collection of Steven Wright One-liners and other comedians Here
December 6, 2005 in Comedians - Steven Wright | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack
Blood of heroes
Tom Perkins is one of the most famous Venture Capitalists of all time. With success like Genentech, AOL, and oh yeah Google, one wonders how he's had time to do anything. Here he tells you how he's gone from part-time Laser inventor, to boat designer, to author with a little bit of investing wedged in there
Percy Pringle, aka Paul Bearer, born William Alvin Moody April 10, 1954
Also, Poetry in motion at Obsessed with Wrestling. (From ”In-Sect”)
What the hell is this judge doing with his mic?! (Not as bad, I suppose, as Donald Thompson, the Pump Judge…)
Must have seem like such a good idea at the time…
What is Scientology? I’ve never seen “South Park”, so maybe now is a good time to start
Hooker Heroes - Prostitutes who changed the world (?)
"Consider the daffodil. And while you're doing that, I'll be over here, looking through your stuff". Many More Unusual People Doing Unusual Things Here
December 6, 2005 in Unusual People | Permalink | Comments (4) | TrackBack
December 05, 2005
Heroin Man
Frost drove an oil truck in Vermont, a big orange oil truck, through the Green Mountains. Sometimes he thought his customers were like junkies. They would call him in the middle of the night:
"We're out, Frost. We're bone-dry. We hate to bother you, but you gotta come over and give us some. I'm sorry Frost, but we're shivering. We won't make it till morning, buddy."
Sometimes Frost, for the fun of it, would mentally substitute the word heroin for the word oil during conversations with his customers.
"Say, we were wondering if we couldn't have our heroin delivered at a certain time each month, instead of having to call you in a major panic when we run out."
"Sure we can do that."
"The thing is, I'm not sure how much heroin we use. Probably quite a lot. Grandma's home all day and she really likes to crank it up."
Continue reading Tom Drury’s Heroin Man. (From One good move)
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Elsewhere: The Book Art of Richard Minsky
Nicholas Jones is an Australian artist who sculpts artwork out of old books he found at the bins of the University of Melbourne library. (From Neatorama)
The George Plimpton Project: Click George to Enter
Many More Unusual Literary Links Here
December 5, 2005 in Books & Literature | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
December 04, 2005
“Brinna man” in Sweden
Vandals Burn Swedish Christmas Goat, Again! It was the 22nd time that the goat had gone up in smoke since 1966. Previous stories are denied
Pssss… Want to make a billion dollars? Apply with The US Agency for International Development
What’s next? What’s next? What’s next? Tell it to me now! and other very intense stories by Drinking with Bob. (About to burst a vain soon)
“Negroes Attack police, demand special rights!” Defiant Wallace: “We will not negotiate with terrorists!” If Fox News Had Been Around Throughout History
Charges in Cemetery Wrestling Case coming up!
The guy who played the Old master at The Karate Kid died smiling from a hug
Two government employees were charged Tuesday with taking kickbacks on the purchase of 100,000 rolls of red tape. Put the “Con” back in congress - There must be a culture of bribery there
Radish in intensive care after murder attempt! A giant white radish that won the hearts of a Japanese town by valiantly growing through the urban asphalt was in intensive care at a town hall in western Japan on Thursday after being slashed by an unknown assailant
Many More Weird News Stories Here
December 4, 2005 in Current News | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack
Piranha street car
How to build the Redneck rollercoaster
60 different Fiat 500's
The 1967 AMT Piranha street car & The "Man from U.N.C.L.E." Car
London to Brighton Veteran Car Run, the world's longest running motoring event
Funny Used Car Ad: Very clean, only rolled once, less than 60k
The Mongol Rally, 8,000 miles, 2 deserts, 5 mountain ranges, roads ranging from bad to non-existent, no support crew and all this in a car you swapped for a bag of crisps
The transformation of a Vintage Mobile Sportsman Trailer
Apparently M3 dude was sleeping with ex-wife of psycho dude. Psycho dude goes to ex's house and takes out aggression on M3 dude's new M3
753 Videos of Motor Race Crashes
Crystal Cove Car Show meets every Saturday morning at Crystal Cove Shopping Ctr. on Pacific Coast Hwy in Newport Beach. Here’s the blog
Many More Unusual Automotive Links Here
December 4, 2005 in Cars | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack
December 03, 2005
Inside Bohemian Grove
Exclusive Bohemian Grove Photos. In July, documentary filmmaker Alex Jones infiltrated Bohemian Grove, becoming the first person to capture the bizarre occult activities of the all-male elite club membership on videotape. This footage recently aired in England, Ireland and Scotland on UK Channel Four as Part Three of a four-part special: The Secret Rulers of the World . More on Prison planet
Ten minutes in San Francisco at noon on 4/30/2003: Some background to the famous photo of the naked man in the Tenderloin
Homeless in San Francisco. (From Jaf Project)
Jerry’s throne could be yours
San Francisco in Jell-O, by artist Elizabeth Hickok
Suicides by location on the Golden Gate Bridge
How Craiglist is taking millions from Bay Area newspapers and causing layoffs that adversely affect coverage
Attack of the million-dollar condos
Many More Unusual Links About San Francisco and About Los Angeles Here
December 3, 2005 in San Francisco | Permalink | Comments (5) | TrackBack
December 02, 2005
Ask-A-Butcher
Ms. Epstein and her students. Other people willing to put Green Bananas on their head
Norwegian delicacy, smoked sheep's head. (With pictures)
Elk Carcass for sale on Amazon. Please read the comments of satisfied customers below
From a cow to a steak - a German site by Attila Hildmann with graphic photos. It includes the hideous PETA movie of animal abuse that you wish you never saw
Ask-A-Butcher discussion group
How many steaks maketh one cow?
The Vegetarian Auction - Terminated by eBay!
The menu at Kinta Vegan Restaurant. (From Asian Vegan blog)
Many More Unusual Vegetarians and Meat Eaters Here
December 2, 2005 in Food - Meat & Vegetables | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
December 01, 2005
Hacking voice mail
The IVR Cheat Sheet by Paul English. A handy cheat sheet to bypass phone systems and talk to a human
Do you like facts? Here’s a giant Alphabetical index of facts
Afraid to ask. Have you ever had a medical question that you were too embarrassed to ask a friend, family member, or even your doctor?
Not listed there: G virus, "The Phage" and Magnimus Obliviophallocytis - List of fictional diseases. (From Ben Yates’s Wikipedia Blog)
How to Spin a Pencil Around Your Thumb
Many More Unusual Bits of Information Here
December 1, 2005 in Information | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack