Cell phones have certainly come a long way when they start producing cover art for veteran magazines such as the New Yorker! When you see there’s an iPhone art exhibit at MOMA, I don’t want to know about it.
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“In the year 2000 ….” Amusing predictions by American fashion designers from the 1930s of what the well-dressed man and woman would be wearing in the year 2000. The portable phone was insightful! I also love the quote “the bride wears a dress made of glass. What the groom wears, other than a worried expression, is not mentioned.”
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From Flossy friend Jan, a way to enhance local green space with pops of color – guerrilla flowerboxes. Want to know more? Find out how to make your own out of empty newspaper stands.
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Another cute and clever way to be eco-friendly? Make your dress out of coffee filters.
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Why are rock stars so uncomfortable to chat with? Feel some empathetic awkwardness by watching these 6 Uncomfortable Interviews With Famous Musicians.
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Meet the man who has died 7 times … on TV. Mike Doyle’s characters keep getting killed off, and he doesn’t mind it. His mother always calls him afterward though just to make sure he’s ok (so sweet!)
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Extra! Extra! Read all about it – website confronted with the question “Are you Skynet?”

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It was only a matter of time – free hugs taken over by capitalist exploitation! Hilarious.
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Check out this truly amazing Sculptural Book Art. Now if only we could do something like this for the 4 million bound Reader’s Digests in my building’s library …
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Don’t allow children to have a safe and naive childhood! Let them be prepared for the bitter battles that are engaged upon daily in the animal kingdom. Buy them an Avenging Narwhel playset!
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Remember the Choose Your Own Adventure books? Now you can do it online! WARNING: This version not for kids (Thanks Alex!)
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I don’t usually post meal ideas, but this one was so smart, simple and tasty-looking I couldn’t resist. Behold: how to make fish in a bag!
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In the epic battle Rat versus Leopard, who do you think wins dinner? The result may surprise you!
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The dotty celebrity artwork of Paul Normansell.
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Apparently penguin poop has helped scientists locate groups of penguins heretofore unknown. And yes, the venerable publication National Geographic uses the phrase “poop stains” without pause in the video.
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Feeling sad and want to stay that way? Here are 20 books about shattered childhood for your rainy-day exploits.
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Who said the government’s all work and no play? Here are the CIA’s 5 Most Mind Blowing Experiments With LSD.
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An array of school lunches from China, Japan, Korea, USA, Sweden. The descriptions aren’t worth much, but the pictures will take you down memory lane!

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Thanks as always to everyone who sent in links – don’t stop now! Send your findings to FlossyLinks@gmail.com, or pick up some stray likes from FlossyAlli Have a great weekend!

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