Celebrating quirky

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Quirky news links for the week of April 19th

You may have thought Cupid was a cherubic boy – turns out he’s a slug More odd animal pairings – horse with ducklings You know that thing you’ve always wanted to say to the most annoying person on your public commute?  Now it’s art A word that’s been missing is finally found  – recombobulate (after [...]

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Why spelling counts

I’ve never met anyone that actually liked learning to spell or practices it as a hobby. It is, simply, a necessary evil. Something that was brought home by a tiny news item this week regarding a cookbook with a recipe recommending ‘freshly ground black people’. People vs pepper is in fact only a two character [...]

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Quirkly news links for the week of April 12th

Seems that there’s been a banana museum out there for the last 30 years and now it’s been saved (‘course if it hadn’t would you have missed it?) More odd animal friends – let’s see how the tortoise feels about things when it’s a full grown chicken Bath bombs now come in actual bomb shapes [...]

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Quirky news links for the week of April 5th

Overall, a bizarre week in the odd news world and that’s saying rather a lot. Nobody reads the fine print – that’s not news but those that didn’t signed over their souls A hidden basement church/speakeasy discovered in England – why can’t my basement be this exciting? Iconic architecture in Legos -what have you built [...]

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Quirky news links for the week of March 29th

One of the most reviewed spots on Trip Advisor doesn’t even exist Never, ever block a toad crossing – the toads did not provide a statement, possibly because they had decided to leave in advance of an earthquake A business card that turns into a spirograph – would someone please hand me one of these!

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