
7 Things You Didn’t Know About Leprechauns. For starters, they have nothing whatsoever to do with St. Patricks Day, but it’s as good a time as any to learn about them.
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Mark Hogancamp created a fantasy world called Marwencol out of toys as therapy for his traumatic brain injury. Dolls representing the people he knows undergo dramas that we can follow in pictures. (via Metafilter)
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The Nightmare Before St. Patricks Day. Jack Skellington finds a new holiday to investigate. (via Gorilla Mask)
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This is not how you throw a bowling ball. In fact, this is the complete opposite of how you should bowl.
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Have a steampunk St. Patricks Day! The League of Steam tries to catch a leprechaun, with slapstick results.
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My Mom’s on Facebook. A hair metal song lamenting the bygone privacy of the original students-only social networking site.
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The Adventures of St. Patrick. He spread the gospel to the ends of the earth by converting the frightening barbarians of that obscure outpost known as Ireland.
I think I’m the last person in the civilized world *not* on Facebook.
The thought of my past lives, current life, professional, personal and family intersecting in one place gives me the shivers..
posted by Steve C. on 3-17-2010 at 1:43 pm
I remember seeing a bit on the This American Life TV show about Mark Hogancamp. The Cleveland International Film Festival is also showing the film next week.
posted by Sarah on 3-17-2010 at 3:36 pm
The Marwencol site is fascinating – thanks for the link, Miss Cellania!
posted by Jenn on 3-17-2010 at 8:02 pm