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A great find from my friend Ryan – hysterical Cleveland tourism videos. If the first take doesn’t have you loving Cleveland, than the second definitely will. Remember the Cleveland motto: Hey, at least we’re not Detroit! Any Cleveland denizens out there care to rebut?
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Learn your pre-history with the Paleobet – a really cute and informative paleontological alphabet!
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If you ding a parked car, you leave a note. But what if you burglarize one?
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Some extremely creative grave markers. Are some of these photoshopped? Maybe I’m just a cynic!
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Need to get away for awhile? Try being like the invisible man, and just become part of the scenery.
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Dating can be difficult and awkward, but how much more awkward is a Skype date? One brave columnist dared to find out (complete with video clips).
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You know what they say about hindsight being 20/20 … here are 5 disasters that could have been avoided. Let’s hope history doesn’t repeat itself on some of these!
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Utter poppycock – was there indeed a literary hoax so highbrow no one got it? In Twitter speak this would be followed by the hashtag #FAIL.
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Another life lesson: don’t park where you aren’t supposed to – one day you’ll pay!
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Off the wall: The astonishing 3D murals painted on the sides of buildings by a trompe l’oeil artist. These are different from the sidewalk chalkings that get passed around from time to time. Some of them took SEVERAL hard looks to figure out!
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From Daniel, a ridiculous clip (not the trailer) from the film “Mega Shark versus Giant Octopus.” It features the clip where the shark bites the plane in mid-air. Yeah. Well, it IS a mega shark!
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In the mood for murder? Rediscover some of the Top 20 Gangster Movies of the Last 40 Years
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Rather lovely – exquisite umbrellas to brighten up dull rainy days (and lighten your wallet, too).
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Step right up and buy some amazing healing snake oil elixir. I can’t believe it still exists!
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Er, Sauron? Is that you? Spiral galaxy found with black hole for an “eye.”
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An interesting find from the National Library of Medicine: Dream Anatomy. “Dream Anatomy shows off the anatomical imagination in some of its most astonishing incarnations, from 1500 to the present.”
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Did you know that if you zap garlic cloves in the microwave for 15 seconds and the skins slip right off? Or if you poke an egg with a small sewing needle before hard-boiling, and the egg will peel with ease? How about the fact that cottage cheese will remain fresher longer if you store it upside down in the refrigerator? Check out some of these kitchen hints.
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Can the complexities of genetics be summed up in one simple black and white picture? Apparently so.
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Some organizational tips from Life Hacker: Turn Gmail Into Your Ultimate GTD (Get Things Done) Inbox.
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Hope everyone has a splendid weekend! Just don’t forget to keep sending in those links – refer all sites, blogs, pictures and all manner of internet oddities to FlossyLinks@gmail.com, and for link extras during the week, I am on Twitter.
Some of those grave markers were astounding! The last one was surprising, to say the least.
posted by Sara in AL on 7-25-2009 at 12:42 pm
I think the HTML grave should be 1781-1849 instead of 1781 1849 but it’s still a great grave.
posted by Isaac on 7-25-2009 at 1:01 pm
Dang I meant the whole lifespan should be in the tags instead of the death being outside.
posted by Isaac on 7-25-2009 at 1:03 pm
I’m originally from Cleveland and I know many people in the Cleve who think these videos are hilarious. Moses would be proud.
posted by Jen on 7-25-2009 at 1:27 pm
The murals are fantastic! I have personally seen the Acadame (CSU Chico) mural, and also read that that mural caused several fender-benders from people stopping to look. There was once even a call to Chico State from a woman across the street asking when they were going to fix the wall (she was not there when it was being painted).
posted by KWildman on 7-25-2009 at 2:27 pm
We all need to flee to the Cleve
posted by uh huh on 7-25-2009 at 2:57 pm
Thanks for the link to the murals! I live in Calgary and am so excited to see what he is working on here!
posted by Sarah on 7-25-2009 at 4:23 pm
the “I told you I was sick” is from Spike Milligan (though his was in Welsh as a compromise to the priest of the church where he was buried).
posted by cotton on 7-25-2009 at 9:10 pm
the human sculpture grave markers are absolutely beautiful.
posted by m on 7-26-2009 at 9:30 am
I have a confession: The Weekend Links are my favorite. Don’t tell Miss Cellania.
posted by Lynnie on 7-26-2009 at 11:03 am
hugs to you, Lynnie!
posted by Allison Keene on 7-31-2009 at 2:35 pm