Miss Cellania
Morning Cup of Links: Fried Coke
by Miss Cellania - January 9, 2009 - 4:24 AM
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The biggest full moon of 2009 will be visible this weekend. When the perigee moon is near the horizon, an illusion mixes with reality to produce a truly stunning view. Unless it’s snowing where you are.
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The Recently Deflowered Girl, an etiquette book for those awkward moments you hadn’t planned for. By Edward Gorey writing as social expert Hyacinthe Phyppe.
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The lowest blood oxygen levels ever recorded were taken by, and from, healthy doctors near the peak of Mt. Everest. Their findings could lead to savings patients who are at risk of sudden blood oxygen deprivation.
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Ricky Gervais inspires David Bowie to write a song about him. Too bad it’s not a song you’d ever admit to inspiring.
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The coolest test pattern ever! If you’re too young to know what a test pattern is, just take my world for it -this is cool.
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Six Kids Who Made the World a Better Place. Not just for their friends and family, but for everyone.
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Fried Coke (and other fried things inspired by Texas). Is there anything that can’t be deep-fried and made into a county fair hit?

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Comments (8)

  1. I love the test pattern. It’s so much more entertaining that most of the stuff on TV today.

    posted by Mike on 1-9-2009 at 11:34 am

  2. That Bowie song is so great. He sang it live at a Gervais show in NY a couple years ago (here’s my recap and a very blurry video I found on YouTube):

    jasonenglish1.com/2007/05/21/bowie-gervais-take-manhattan/

    posted by Jason English on 1-9-2009 at 1:37 pm

  3. I think kids today know what test pattern is just because of it’s appearance in pop culture, much like phone booths.

    posted by Zach on 1-9-2009 at 1:47 pm

  4. I think I’m just barely old enough at 18 to have seen – gasp! – actual test patterns. This totally beats that annoying whine!

    posted by Kat on 1-9-2009 at 6:22 pm

  5. What is the name of the song in the test pattern? I hear it everywhere but I can’t remember what it is. Anyone? Anyone?

    posted by TC on 1-9-2009 at 8:09 pm

  6. Does anyone know the name of the song that’s playing in the test pattern?

    posted by TC on 1-9-2009 at 8:13 pm

  7. What I want to know is, why did Miss Cellania not make the Most Awesome Mom’s On The Internet List?

    posted by gus on 1-11-2009 at 8:47 am

  8. Recently Deflowered Girl link is gone. Click my name for the new link.

    posted by Jasmine on 1-11-2009 at 2:57 pm

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