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National Geographic has an interactive look at The Brain. You can study it, stimulate it, and scare yourself over its possible malfunctions.
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Jabberwocky Daddy. There are many dad-related words and phrases in popular use, including news ones you don’t know (yet).
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The Invasion of the Christmas Island Red Crabs. 150 million of them, every year, right on schedule.
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Should you buy a hybrid car? You have to analyze your motives, and crunch the numbers, too.
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Tips for becoming an everyday environmentalist. It’s easier than you may think to get into these habits, once you know how important they can be.
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Top Ten Concept Phones. They all look cool, but their success depends on how easy they are to use.
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Grand Entrances (or) How I Got to the Prom. The bar is set pretty high for unusual prom transportation.
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Killer asteroids are no joke. But worrying about them isn’t going to help at all.
My friends and I rented a school bus to take us to the prom…
I guess it wasn’t that inventive after all, haha.
posted by Laura on 1-30-2008 at 11:48 am
You know, based on the number of these that are from the UK, an article on “Weird Modes of Transportation You Can Rent in the UK” would be a terrific contribution. It wouldn’t have to be geographically limited either, but those Brits seem to be more into it.
posted by kate on 1-30-2008 at 12:21 pm
That firefighter is from a department about 5 miles from me!
I have a friend who let his son take his silver Plymouth Prowler to the prom. That would be an uber-sweet ride for a 17 year old.
posted by Ken on 1-30-2008 at 3:54 pm