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October 25, 2009

In 1996, a professional photographer named Charles O’rear took a photograph of a landscape around 3028 Fremont Dr. in Sonoma County, Northern California.  

The photograph, names “Bliss”, was later used as the default desktop image for the XP Windows ‘Luna’ theme, and became fairly popular.  

Later on it was planted with grapevines

October 25, 2009 in Internet | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack

 

Walking on Infinite Grass - 2006 grass walking piece. Filmed at CSAW Gallery. Metal with Plastic reinforced sodgrass belt

Also there: Pedal Shoes -

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Today’s wikipedia’s link: Cross section of oranges (Click to biggify)

 

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Classic Album Covers - New Stamps from Royal Mail

 

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One Hair

“Where’s Kojak?” - Passing stones

by Peter Serafinowicz

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Swimming in sewage

 

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Donaudampfschiffahrtselektrizitaetenhauptbetriebswerkbauunterbeamtengesellschaft (English: Association for subordinate officials of the head office management of the Danube steamboat electrical services) is an example of the virtually unlimited compounding of nouns that is possible in many Germanic languages; with 79 letters, according to the 1996 Guinness Book of World Records, it is the longest word published in the German language

 

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The Story of the Story of ________: Fertilizer, Sponges and Etc.

 

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Unsweetened Original Hemp Bliss - Certified Organic Hempmilk

 

October 25, 2009 in Fashion | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack

Ulica Kubusia Puchatka, a street in central Warsaw which is named after Winnie-the-Pooh

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Sand Dune Backflipper

Showoff, you're only doing that because it's really, really impressive

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“Girls are like square roots. If they're under 18 you just gotta do them in your head”

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United States ex rel. Gerald Mayo v. Satan and His Staff, was a court case in which a man attempted to sue Satan and his servants in United States District Court. It was dismissed on a technicality (.pdf)

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Russian bloggers tried to imagine how some famous celebrities could look without the face hair

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(I’ve never seen any episode of this show, but here’s) Every Kramer Entrance From Seinfeld

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Modern Yogurt Parfaits

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October 19, 2009

Here's a foreign song I learned in Utah…

Hava Negeilah Blues, Dylan’s Bootleg Series Vol. 1 - 09

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October 13, 2009

 

Top rated emails from an asshole (with many more in the archives)

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A cross Stitch of Fleetwood Mac's Rumours

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This pie fight was held the day before my sister's wedding to celebrate the occasion. In all, 78 pies (54 Lemon Meringue and 24 Boston Cream Pies) were disposed of in approximately 78 seconds

Laurel and Hardy's famous pie fight scene from ‘Battle of the Century’ (1927)

The Other Great Pie Fights in Movies

Candid Camera Pie Fight

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Christian cupcakes

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Mmm... Fabulous

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Salvador Dali walking his anteater

Dali’s stays in the Grand Hotels of Europe

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Dick Cavett interviews Ingmar Bergman, August 2, 1971

Also, Dick Cavett’s “Woodstock Show", August 18, 1969

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Secretary fired over meatball snack after 34 years on the job

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"Cliff" Young was an Australian potato farmer, best noted for his unexpected Westfield Sydney to Melbourne Ultra Marathon (875 kilometers, 544 miles) win at 61 years of age

(From Futility Closet)

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The 17 ingredients that make up Red Bull

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Another job well done

October 13, 2009 in Odd & Crazy | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack