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Quirky news links for the week of October 26th

There’s a hole in the moon and it just might lead to a tunnel (maybe even alien treasure?) Pretty soon you’re going to have to remember a password just to access your brain – new word of the day, neurosecurity Too bad, it’s just a mock-up but still fun to imagine the two most annoying [...]

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The 7th severed foot washes up just in time for Halloween

It’s a Fargo-esque mystery up here in the Pacific Northwest – disembodied feet in running shoes washing up on the shores of British Columbia.   Only one owner has been identified and there is no evidence of foul play so it has become something of an oddity – are they related or individual incidents? Why only [...]

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The golden age of air travel

You would have to really love something to recreate it using original parts in your garage.  I don’t quite see the appeal in the upper deck of the Pan-Am 747 but clearly this guy does and people should pursue their passions.  I can’t say as I’m surprised to read that he’s single but maybe he [...]

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5 reasons to love Romanian spam

Nurdle.Net hasn’t even been live for a full year but already the spam filter has fished out over 1500 junk comments.  So no wonder that I’ve been reflecting on the amazing resilience of spam to survive just about anything (sort of like cockroaches…)  but aside from the usual complaints I’ve decided I have a certain [...]

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LED-lit balloons are on their way

Ok, technically if you live in Great Britain they’re already here, but the rest of us get a ‘coming soon’ per the ILLoom website.  Apparently the LED lasts about 15 hours after the balloon is blown up and they’re turned on, which means someone is going to have be on balloon duty for a party [...]

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Quirky news links for the week of October 19th

They really mean it when they say to turn off your cell phone before the plane takes off… Test your knowledge of Muppet Show trivia – how much of this did you know? A garage-based museum of toilet seats is now officially the wackiest museum in America (I don’t think they knew about the barbed [...]

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Meerkats are hot?!

Not living anywhere near Britain, I was a little astounded by this news story that a talking meerkat is the new hot Christmas toy at Harrods Meerkats being so far off the popular list that spellcheck thinks it should be Meerschaum or merchant.  And then I was struck by the striking similarity with the American [...]

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Quirky news links for the week of October 12th

An entire site dedicated to pictures of disdainful rabbits Is there such a thing as a generic face, or is this something else? Individually branded cornflakes – how long before you can purchase ad space? Aliens pick Russia first? or is it just a weird cloud or science experiment?

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5 things Europe could stop keeping for itself

Much of the world seems to think that the United States is just a little too greedy and ought to share more – that’s everything from Hollywood to baseball and dental care, not to mention the recession.  I’m not going to debate that because there are plenty of people out there that do and they [...]

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Should karaoke require a license?

Even though it’s probably the most popular sport to combine with alcohol in the world, maybe it’s time to start restricting who takes the mike for their own safety.  A recent attack by six (under age) women on a another singing A Dios Le Pido.  After watching the music video, I can see how this [...]

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