Celebrating quirky

NurdleNet is a blog dedicated to finding and sharing quirky, nifty, and enjoyably odd people, places, and things.
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Personal Muppet Style

I guess ‘people that look like their pets’ is now passe.  It’s now all about styling to look like your favorite Muppet.  And the comments to that post prove that Sam the Eagle really does have an odd sort of sex appeal.
Also in the news: Beaker’s rendition of Ode to Joy (below) has been nominated [...]

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Feng shui for outer space

Even if it’s not your thing, it would be hard not to know that feng shui was out there.  For the Western world this fad turned trend has grown and twisted into all kinds of unpredictable permutations.  There is feng shui for your cat, feng shui for your office cubicle, and just about everything else [...]

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If in doubt, WWAMD? (what would a mountie do)

Whenever there’s upheaval in the news, and when isn’t there?, there’s something comforting in the black and white world of Benton Fraser, RCMP in the old series Due South
.  He always holds the door for women and stops his horse at a red light. It’s been a long time since it was on the air, [...]

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What’s in a funny name?

People think they’re being tolerant  of unusual names and being  multicultural by having enough spaces on the form and making a desperate attempt to sound things out without creating swear words inadvertently.  But what about people with well, funny names?  Legitimate, multi-generational family names like Pancake or Six? Turns out the discrimination is rampant and [...]

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