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August 22, 2008
Faring poorly
"In a potentially ominous sign for the presumptive Democratic nominee, a new poll shows Sen. Barack Obama trailing far behind GOP standard bearer Sen. John McCain among voters who identify themselves as racists.
Pundits and pollsters alike have wondered about the role racists might play in the 2008 presidential contest, but the new survey released today was the first concrete attempt to take the pulse of this key voting bloc.
The poll, conducted by Duh Magazine, suggests that Mr. Obama faces an uphill battle in his effort to win the votes of dyed-in-the-wool bigots..."
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From Technology Review - How Obama Really Did It: The social-networking strategy that took an obscure senator to the doors of the White House
7110 N Central Ave, Phoenix, AZ, the former home of John & Cindy McCain:
Bedrooms: 9.
Bathrooms: 8.
Price: $12,000,000.
(From TMP)
Some Bush gif from an old Daily Kos post
Much more about the 2008 Election. Also, the 2004 election and other Political Posts Here
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August 19, 2008
People Bucket
People Bucket, a physics-based adventure. Created by Dominik Hofmann. The purpose of the adventure is to get people into buckets. (From Michel Vuijlsteke’s weblog)
Dress-up Doggie - 3 seconds of YouTube
Zoom Service - If you know someone who claims to have been in Yankee Stadium on July 4, you just might be able to check for yourself. (From Poor Clio)
Rich's Incredible Pyro has added an "explosive" dimension to modern military and World War II simulated attacks at air shows throughout the United States and in fact the world. Hi-Res Pyrotechnics
The Best of Kermit Shafer - For Those Who Have Everything record cover
From Carl Zimmer's Tattoo Emporium, The Double Helix Torch Is Passed
Hotel door hangers collected by my grandfather
Hungry for love on flickr
Delta’s new ad. (From Cartoon Brew)
(.gif above from Kid Douche)
A Huge Depository of Unusual Games and Toys Here
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The importance of finding the right editor
A telegram sent to poet Robert Penn Warren by his William Morris agent in 1948, regarding a potential meeting with Sam Goldwin. Other telegrams from The Beinecke Digital Image database, at “Room 26”
Book sculptor Nicholas Jones, interviewed by Marty Weil of Ephemera
An archive of gay paperback artwork from the 50's and 60's
You’ve been hurt before. You want a man who will treat you right, but you don’t want to be hurt again…
Shakespeare's Editor, as performed by Hugh Laurie and Rowan Atkinson
Rev. Robert Shields was an English teacher and a diarist who lived in Dayton, Washington and who was afflicted with Hypergraphia, an overwhelming urge to write. He left a diary of 37.5 million words chronicling every 5 minutes of his life from 1972 until a stroke disabled him in 1997. (From Shelton Wet/Dry)
(Image above from The Authentic History Center)
A Huge Depository of Unusual Literary Links Here
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The Surrender
“I painted this for the 225th anniversary of the Battle of Yorktown when George Washington and the Continentals trounced the British. The county would not dignify it with a response, however, George Washington's Mount Vernon estate kindly wrote me an e-mail saying they would pass it along to the staff”. The surrender, by Joseph Griffith. (Thank you V.B.)
How Robert P. McCulloch bought a London Bridge in 1969 and transported it to the Arizona desert. (From Jeremy)
This is a category that depends on submissions from Grow-a-brain readers. Please send me some good links! A Huge Depository of American History Links Here
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Absence Request Form
Via a Freedom of Information Act request (which involved paying $700 and waiting almost 4 years), The Memory Hole has obtained blank copies of most forms used by the National Security Agency)
The original Zippo Lighter patent application
Please specify your reason for absence
Recommended storage times for refrigerators and freezers
Un-related: John Edward! The musical
A Huge Depository of Unusual Bits of Information Here
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Ferrari Magazine
The Official Ferrari Magazine is the new publication dedicated to all Ferrari enthusiasts worldwide. The volume, produced in collaboration with world lifestyle publications leader, Condè Nast, presents a lively and interesting mix of cars, racing culture, fashion and design seen from the point of view of the Ferrari world and the passionate individuals who buy these superb cars. Less than $400 for an annual subscription - free for Ferrari owners. (From Strange Attractor)
Zoomable Wonderbra ad featuring a mosaic of hundreds of women in their bras. (From Dooby Brain)
Also, here's a phrase I doubt you Latin scholars ever expected to translate, but does anyone know what "you'll never see a dead cat in a tree" would be in Latin?
A Huge Depository of Unusual Newspapers and Magazines Here
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August 16, 2008
Sugar cookie
“…I noticed a striking similarity between Obama's campaign logo and the official seal of the city of Chandler Arizona. I have lived in Chandler for all of my 24 years and I can attest to the fact that the city's logo has been exactly the same for as long as I can remember…”
Two weeks in front of the Republican National Convention, graffiti playing with the acronym G.O.P. is beginning to appear in the Twin Cities
Barack Obama is your new sugar cookie
Obama shakes McCain's hand
Un-related: The Chewbacca defense. Some background
Much more about the 2008 Election. Also, the 2004 election and other Political Posts Here
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We're No. 1
Lots of training video clips on Juggling with balls
Ashrita Furman currently holds more than 75 Guinness records, including the official record for holding the most records. Since setting his first record of 27,000 jumping jacks in 1979, Ashrita has broken more than 180 records overall. His records include "Pushing a 4150 lb. Van, the fastest mile" (21 min 8 sec.) and 'Rolling the Largest Hula Hoop", 16 feet 5 inches in diameter.
Also, Jim Mouth, another World Record Stuntman. (From Sataguini)
2008 European Cliff Diving Championship in Cavergno Vallemaggia,Switzerland. With music by Ennio Morricone
Design of the Olympic medals through the years
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A foam hand, also known as a foam finger, is a sports paraphernalia item worn on the hand to show support for a particular team. The most common version resembles an oversized hand with an extended index finger. Usually the surface displays a silk-screened team name, logo, or other graphic or slogan, such as "We Are #1." Foam hands are made of open-celled foam; slits in their bases allow them to be worn.
It was invented By Earl Whipple, who originally sported a giant finger, carved out of a sheet of wood, that resembled a raised index finger of the modern day "foam finger". (From Freakonomics)
A Huge Depository of Extreme Sports Links Here
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Aquatic Necromancy Filter
If you own apartment buildings, you know how disheartening it is when you discover that you got yourself a professional “No Payer” or a “Squatter” for a tenant. Here is how renters work the system to live for free in San Francisco
Here's how they were punished in the past
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"Combined, the cities of San Francisco, Oakland and Berkeley employ about 3500 uniformed police officers. Do they outnumber the army that could be raised by dark magic from the floor of the San Francisco Bay? Approximately how many entire sets of human skeletal remains are there in that body of water, considering disasters, shipwrecks, bridge jumpers, tidal movement of sediment, etc.?"
Huge Depositories of Unusual Links About San Francisco and About Los Angeles Here
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August 14, 2008
Sushi Wedding Cake
Sushi Lego set on flickr. (From Blort)
“Jef and Jin Yoon like sushi - a lot. We missed their wedding, but I promised them we'd have a festive reception for them in Boston when they got back from their honeymoon. Jef requested sushi, which was neither a surprise or a problem. I wanted to do something different, though, and a little more obviously wedding-y. Hence, the Sushi Wedding Cake”
Miss Cellania’s ho-made weapons grade jalapeno salsa - with pictures. Also, the Hottest Salsa in the World made out of dried bhut jolokia peppers
Welcome to the World's Largest Chinese Restaurant sits 5,000 guests & employs more than 300 cooks
A Huge Depository of Unusual Sushi Links Here
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Unicorns in the Bible
“Some people claim the Bible is a book of fairy tales because it mentions unicorns. However, the biblical unicorn was a real animal, not an imaginary creature. The Bible refers to the unicorn in the context of familiar animals, such as peacocks, lambs, lions, bullocks, goats, donkeys, horses, dogs, eagles, and calves (Job 39:9–12.1) In Job 38–41, God reminded Job of the characteristics of a variety of impressive animals He had created, showing Job that God was far above man in power and strength….” Blah blah blah…
Unicorns in the Bible. (From Fimoculous)
While I’m on the same subject: Some comedian fees
A Huge Depository of Unusual links about Unusual Gods Here
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August 12, 2008
It's getting stronger and stronger
Frida Kahlo Look-alike Model Open Audition
4 versions of Sexual healing on Muxtape, by Ben Harper, Hot Chip, Hot 8 Brass Band And Marvin Gaye. (From Anarchaia)
Cute couples (flickr show) by superbomba
Courthouse Confessions. Blogger Steven Hirsch camps out in front of the Manhattan Criminal Court and photographs the people leaving. He asks them for their stories. The photos are brilliant; the confessions occasionally very sad. (From Andrew Sullivan)
A poster of twelve different species of flowers of the Asteracea family: Yellow chamomile, Garland chrysanthemum, Coleostephus myconis, Marguerite, Sow thistle, Chicory, Treasure flower, Galactites tomentosa, Field marigold, Ox-eye daisy, Common hawkweed and Cape daisy. (Click to enlarge)
The Buster Keaton Museum in Piqua, Kansas
The art of Felice Varini
Baghdad Burning: Anybody knows whatever happened to the Iraqi blogger Riverbend? Her last post was on October 22, 2007, after she successfully left Baghdad & arrived in Syria...
A Huge Depository of Unusual Art and Artists Here
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Royal Blue Spandex
My God Bless Carlos by Gospel singer Carlos Day. Also From House Plant Studio - Carpet Cleaners, Mrs. Adler’s Fish Bits, Wedding Food. So much more inside
John Waters signing an autograph at Amoeba Music, San Francisco (NSFW)
More on flickr: Jimmy Olsen's giant horse weiner. And - Images created using the Escher Droste effect formula on flickr
Mike Hodge is jumping
Describe your costume and how you made it: “I'm wearing a really gay, royal blue, spandex rocker costume that is a combo of wrestling and music. I pieced it together from dance clothing”. One of Comic-Con's Costumed Crusaders. (From Peptide)
Beer billboard in New Zealand. Also, Invade New Zealand - "100 per cent there for the taking"
Leather Couch for Sale - $300. (By Jim Buckmaster)
Scary Bowling Girl Statue at The National Bowling Stadium in reno
The Vader Project
Time Warp Wives: Meet the women who really do live in the past
(gif above from Look at this)
Long Lists of Links That Will Waste Your Time or that are Simply Stupid Here
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August 09, 2008
How to blow it
The Democrats are the masters of blowing it. And they don't just simply "blow it" - they blow it especially when the electorate seems desperate to give it to them.
It's the most winnable presidential election in American history - but the Democrats are old hands at losing. Michael Moore offers some helpful hints on how they might gift it all to the Republicans.
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There are also similar versions of McCain and of Barack. This is “The Presidial” project by Jeremy Tubbs. The found images have been rotated cropped resized and/or had the background cloned to fill the frame for the correct alignment and positioning
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Much more about the 2008 Election. Also, the 2004 election and other Political Posts Here
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Motherboard Walls
Motherboard Walls, an old project by Chris Harrison
Meg chair by Oly. (From Kim Carney). Also, Dog Chair
For 30 years my Father painted billboards in the industrial section of town. This is the sink in the men's room. The faucet could not be turned off, and so ran perpetually. He said it had been running when he got there just after WWII. I shot this picture about 25 years ago. The building's still there, I wonder if the water's still running?
Also there, Grandma died at 102
Global Warming Rug by NEL for Nanimarquina
Far From Conservative - Roland Emmerich’s design of his new London house
Seen everywhere: Rich People Rooftops
25 "luxury" plastic bottle designs. (From Swiss Miss)
A Huge Depository of Unusual Design Concepts Here
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