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November 30, 2007
Lights Out
When the Lights Went Out in San Francisco
Alfredo’s photo tours of many San Francisco neighborhoods
A homeless man on 24th St. in Noe (taken by Andre Torrez)
The Taiko-Bashi Drum Bridge in the Japanese Tea Gardens
(Source of pix above)
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Colored pee
"As part of an art project, I need to produce some colored urine (Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet)…"
Ce n'est pas un chat - "I need a funny saying for a sign that will go in a window. It will hang over my fat cat, who hardly moves..."
Are you blind in one eye? Please give a newbie advice
Profile Photos of MeFite members. (Icon above is of member no. 1061 NicWolff)
EatMe on Mefi Wiki - The best food threads from Ask MetaFilter
Timeline of milestones in the history of MetaFilter
September 22, 2001 - MetaFilter is now neither meta nor a filter. Discuss.
A Huge Depository of The Best of Metafilter Here
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PIN’s Revealed
A virtual tour of four historic homes in the Atlanta - If These Walls Could Speak
Every teenager dreams of working in a giant warehouse full of discarded nuclear test equipment… The Los Alamos Laboratory Salvage Yard
Top 101 U.S. Cities, Counties, and Zip Codes Lists
Everybody's PIN Number Revealed: Someone actually wrote in requesting an explanation as to how this thing works.
"Sorry, we do not reveal our trade secrets."
How to wear a American Flag Pin
Jimmy Carter, cat murderer
A Huge Depository of Unusual Stories about America Here
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November 29, 2007
Video fractals
Brain Paint, a series of pictures that were generated from people's EEG brain patterns
Ferns are fractal in nature and can be modeled on a computer by using a recursive algorithm. A frond from a fern is a miniature replica of the whole: not identical, but similar in nature. Coils within coils
Also, Spiral aloe
Arthur C. Clarke explains fractals. (YT video. From Fractal Forums)
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Unusual books
Nietzsche et les fascistes. From Songs by Nietzsche: Lebensregeln
Cut thistles in May,
They'll grow in a day;
Cut them in June,
That is too soon;
Cut them in July,
Then they will die.
Mother Goose Alphabetical index
10 Book Titles That Have The Fockers In Them
The Most Unusual Books of the World
A Huge Depository of Unusual Literary Links Here
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ChairStoolBench
Aktuell by Yvonne Fehling and Jennie Peiz
The Young and the Restless upholstery fabrics
XKCD creator was thinking of getting a couch or something for his room, somewhere for guests to lounge around. He decided to make a ball pit in his room
Low energy light bulb at The Plumen project
Omega Steam Shower by Jacuzzi
A Huge Depository of Unusual Design Concepts Here
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At Uranus – Things come out a little differently
Play for us by Leo Burnett, Milan for Nintendo
Richard Burton reads from Dylan Thomas' Under Milk Wood - An ad for Volkswagen Golf. (YT. From Coudal)
Uranus corporation presents Brown 25 (more YT)
1960's Polaroid Pictures of Signs in Washington
An old Lisa ad with Kevin Costner. (From AdFreak)
What Happens Behind the Scenes
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November 28, 2007
Lincoln
The True Story of the Reincarnations of Abraham Lincoln: 5 Dollar Art Bills by Dutch artist Kamiel Proost
Medical History of American Presidents
Is that really Lincoln in 3-D?
Lincoln-Douglas debate monuments are a cottage industry. (From a Metafilter thread about the 7 debates between Lincoln and Douglas)
A Huge Depository of Unusual Links About Abraham Lincoln and About Richard Nixon Here
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Go ahead, make this prank. Your co-workers will be glad you did
Pickled dragon mystery. The author who was desperate to get his book published, staged the baby dragon hoax
Top Office Pranks, Part 3 at "Dark Roasted Blend". More ideas at AskMefi
J-Walk decided to blog less. The next day, he disclosed that the post was a copy from Scott Adams’s blog. Previous hoaxes by John Walkenbach: The 3rd Annual Nigerian EMail Conference & Web Designs and Writing by MYRTLE
10 Great Snake-Oil Gadgets. (From Optical Poptitude)
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What do bears do in the woods?
Thanksgiving dinner with Brutus the Bear. (First link YT. Via Friday fish wrap)
A photo of a Holoplatys, a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders)
Siamese Dream. (From Sarah Snippets)
Poor Hamster on YTMND. The original Poor Hamster as sung by Alma Gentile & Annika Kandil
Greenpeace’s Whale naming competition. More than 11,000 possible whale names were submitted but we are now down to the last 30 possible whale names. The clear winner with 71% of the votes Mister Splashy Pants. "Tomorrow’s headline: Greenpeace cancels poll to name whale. Claims a small but vocal group of internet users skewed the results"
A Huge Depository of Unusual Animal Stories Here
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November 27, 2007
Laptops for Africa
The $100 laptop project is working to boost education for children in the developing world
Dog Bark Wakes Baby Falling Asleep While Eating. (56 sec. YT)
I am not happy about this and I know that somehow this is all your fault
Chinese School in a cave. The school is built in a huge, aircraft hangar-sized natural cave, carved out of a mountain over thousands of years by wind, water and seismic shifts
A Huge Depository of Unusual Children Links Here
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Blooging gone wild
"Blogging isn’t that hot anymore" - Who Is Blogging And Why, by Alex Iskold
Blooging gone wild - Top Blogs Play Telephone with Nissan
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Murder in the Red Barn
Deserted Police Department in Michigan. (From Bell River Nation)
Tom Waits sings about the Murder in the Red Barn
The Look of Love: Portraits of Sex Offenders, by Jesse Wiedel
Jeffrey Deskovic served 16 years in prison for a murder and rape that took place in NY. All 16 years, he fought to prove his innocence. Last year he was exonerated of all crimes and released
Charges dropped against a man named Pheuk Kue, 37, a convicted sex offender
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November 26, 2007
Dreamed I was an eskimo
Frozen wind began to blow
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The $8 Billion Gift Card scam
Black kid’s computer desk at Target – Only $79.99
A brand new store has just opened in New York City that sells Husbands. When women go to choose a husband, they have to follow the instructions at the entrance…
Wenger Giant Swiss Army Knife™ V1.0. 85 Implements. 110 Functions. Price: $1,200.00
"We have done so much in the last two years, and it doesn't happen by standing around with your finger in your ear hoping everyone thinks, 'That's nice.'" Talking Donald Rumsfeld Doll with 28 different & famous phrases. (From Fire Dog Lake)
In case you had any doubt that human beings are irrational creatures, driven by stories, consider the case of the $8 Billion Gift Card scam
Zappos brings customer to tears
10 worthless products from the Holiday 2007 SkyMall catalog
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