Celebrating quirky

NurdleNet is a blog dedicated to finding and sharing quirky, nifty, and enjoyably odd people, places, and things.
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Quirky news links for the week of November 2nd

Could anything be sadder than a bald hedgehog?  Yes, the news that the universe is actually beige?!!! Alternate history can always be fun to contemplate but a U.S./British landwar in Canada?  Yikes. Sheep become victims of religious controversy in Ireland – does Amnesty International have a sheep division? The odd history of the word ‘guy’ [...]

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Random links for the week of September 14th

Norwegian cows get fancy beds for lounging by law -not all that surprising when you consider that the Norse origination myth features a cow, Audumla. Invariably it’s the low-tech solutions that make for a successful prison break. Canadian scientists have been studying sheep personalities since 1969 – the comments to that are so obvious and [...]

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Random links for the week of August 31st

Sheep prices approaching that of art masterpieces – And yet another story in the ever increasing news about sheep A bizarre static-electric effect – maybe explains one or two UFO’s ? Zoo gorillas try internet dating, and it appears this guy didn’t bother filling out his profile either A Lego cookie press – how come [...]

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Entertaining film-making when you combine aliens and sheep

There were no Google analytics or  blogging strategy behind the frequent references to aliens, UFOs, and sheep on Nurdle Net – although I would like to point out that it only took one post to be in the top ten sites for ‘tree octopus’, if you’re looking for a new blogging niche.  So, when you [...]

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Random links for the week of June 22nd

A tribute song to the inventor of chicken nuggets – I had no idea anyone was willing to take credit Hopefully this Canadian crime wave will cease before the Olympics There’s a sheep photography competition – a creative challenge if ever there was one Apparently carrots started out purple – who knew? UFO-spotting and alien [...]

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The controversy over belching sheep

So apparently all the world’s air quality woes can now be laid at the door of the poor table manners of sheep and cattle. They are so inconsiderate as to belch methane as they go about their daily business.  Of course, when the sheep take it upon themselves to try and change their diet, they [...]

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Sheep must be the new media trend

Although it’s considerably more low tech than the Samsung LED sheep video, there is now a UK trial run of sheep as billboards, which could spread to more sheep a lot faster than the LED jackets, even if it’s not quite as fun.  But maybe if it works, there will be a combo; LED illuminated [...]

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Why can’t a sheep be a hero?

It’s not really a movie, but wouldn’t it be fun if it were – sheep horror, a whole new genre. For all things Shaun the Sheep, visit his website. There are games, contests, e-cards and a noticeable lack of mention of the intended audience age.

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Creative lighting – orchestrated sheep

This video is just plain fun, I can’t wait for the documentary on how they came up with the idea and how many pints were consumed in the process.  In addition to the novelty of using LED-tricked out sheep like Lite-Brites it’s a testament to the amazing talents of the sheep dogs working in the [...]

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