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An illusion using a Dragon, and how to make one for yourself (seriously, I would not want that dragon looking at me everywhere I go, illusion or not!)
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From the Annals of Too Much Time … a Full Size Drivable Landspeeder and R2D2.
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The fiercest 10-year-old ever. Oprah’s expression makes this priceless. From the same site, but much more mellow: a sticky note extravaganza!
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This week we told you about life as a referee. But don’t take our word for it — check out the fake blog of famous NFL ref Ed Hochuli.
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From Jan, more funny, intriguing or just amazing advertisements.
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Looking for a side project? How about starting your own winery?
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The famous Mr. T “Treat Your Mother Right” video. Honestly, will we look back on our current decade with such shock, amusement and some horror as we do the 80s?
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Pedestrian art – making our streets (or, Canada’s at least) more interesting since 2001
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25 Banned Books available online.
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ESPN Page 2’s Tuesday Morning Quarterback never fails to disappoint (or digress) – this week he offers up his ideas for Fall TV shows, some of which sound familiar …
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I call this animation Opportunity Knocks.
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A strange, but cool (literally) computer mouse. Though they give instructions, by step 1 I had given up. I suppose it’s enough to admire it from afar!
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Erosion at its most artful – an Infinity ring made in the grass.
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Find out more about your yourself with these free personality tests.
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The best hula hoop performer ever? I’m lucky if I can get it to go around 5 times.
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You can feel better about rising gas prices as long as your city isn’t listed here in the 10 worst commutes.
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Sharpen your senses with this quiz from the BBC (I scored rather poorly … 8/20! Although I like how if you answer incorrectly it just says “Unlucky.” How polite!)
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My hometown made the commute list! I didn’t know Riverside was that bad. I knew it sucked, but top 10 sucky?
Also I took the BBC test. It’s tough. I got 11/20.
posted by Tricia on 9-20-2008 at 10:13 am
It seemed like at least half of those books were not only not banned at my school, but were required reading. What does this say about the most controversial and subversive books being the most influential? And how much was this influence aided by efforts to ban these books?
posted by Jim on 9-20-2008 at 10:47 am
the senses test is tough! i got 13/20.
i think the quetion with the piano keys is easier if you can remember that one song from “the sound of music” (if i’m recalling that correctly).
posted by sb22 on 9-20-2008 at 1:56 pm
sb22, I think everyone gets different questions. I didn’t get any about a piano.
posted by Tricia on 9-20-2008 at 11:38 pm
15/20! they were pretty difficult, though. i would say that some of those correct answers were purely guesses.
posted by kelly on 9-21-2008 at 12:29 pm
The “Which Famous Leader Are You?” test says I’m Saddam Hussein.
posted by Pointy-Hatted Geek on 9-21-2008 at 4:57 pm
Hoho, the test PHG took gave me Einstein. How appropriate!
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posted by Aemi on 9-22-2008 at 12:51 pm