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Allison Keene
The Weekend Links
by Allison Keene - November 15, 2008 - 12:54 PM
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It definitely stinks to be on the list of 15 most famously filthy people in history. (Thanks Sami!)
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The long and the short of it – world’s tallest man meets world’s smallest man.
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At BU, a real Quidditch match is played. Really more Quidditch vs Gravity. Spoiler: Gravity wins.
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5 enormous fissures in the earth that I would stay well away from.
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From Jan, what’s the creepiest candy you can think of? It wouldn’t be Skittles, would it? Well it just might be after you’ve seen these commercials.
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If you’re still in a spooky mood, check out 5 Psychological Experiments That Expose Humanity’s Dark Side (cue the thunder, lightning, and an evil cackle)
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This site claims to be about ugly mailboxes, but I have to say, some of them are pretty darn rad.

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I’ve made a cake or two in my day, and I usually feel pretty good about it. Until I saw these pictures of fantastic cake art, anyway.
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On a similar topic: how to build a dish like a food stylist.
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Which way is the girl turning? Supposedly it’s an IQ test, but I could do it pretty easily both ways yet I still count on my fingers. Go figure.
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Amazing sidewalk art.

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I’m not entirely sure WHAT this site is, but it has some very Monty Python-esque animations.
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Anyone who’s lived in a cramped and loud apartment building can understand the frustrations brought up in this animation, although I would ultimately suggest a different solution …
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10 of the most outrageous opening lines in literature. A few made me chuckle. Any other favorites to add?
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Some of the most difficult words to translate, and even more of them here.
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Feeling nostalgic? Looking for a 90s overload? Here are 30 minutes of cartoon openings for you. Ok, I didn’t sit through the whole thing. But I was a little disturbed at how many I could sing along to …

Pictures? Videos? Cartoons? Intriguing finds of any kind, please send ‘em my way at FlossyLinks@gmail.com!

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Comments (6)
  1. There’s a BU vs. Emerson College quidditch match today from 2-4 at Boston Commons. (My friend is on the BU team. I’d be there now but I have too much work to do.)

  2. the cartoon openings definately took me on a trip down memory lane (Bonkers? Tail Spin? oh man.) i don’t think i saw Sailor Moon…

  3. …Bill and Ted had their own cartoon show?

    How did I miss this most excellent crumb of 90s animation history?

  4. The Korean word 한 (han) is difficult to translate, though Wikipedia makes a passable attempt. Even Koreans have trouble describing it in Korean.

  5. i guess i’m a genius. i could make the lady change directions rather easily without changing my gaze.

  6. I could get her to change directions by looking away and then looking back, but I was afraid I was going to give myself a stroke if I stared any harder.

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