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Archive of posts filed under the Amusing/Interesting/Appalling category.

Various amusing or interesting topics, or things that shock and appall me. Kind of a miscellaneous bin.

Finally, Someone Who Understands!

Posted by Head Geek on 6 July 2007, 10:54 am

GoddessJ sent me a link to a review of the iPhone that finally said aloud the things that I’ve been thinking for the past few weeks. (Warning: if you’re an iPhone phanboi, or an Apple lover, this article will tick you off. The rest of the world — all six of us — will probably …

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Filed under Amusing/Interesting/Appalling, Science and Technology

“Sole competitor comes second in cake-baking contest”

Posted by Head Geek on 5 July 2007, 1:41 pm

In the “ouch, that’s gotta hurt” category: “A grandmother whose Victoria Sponge was honoured with runner-up spot in a village fete cake-baking contest was rather disappointed to discover she’d actually been the only competitor.“

Filed under Amusing/Interesting/Appalling

“Nude spree on fire engine ends in court”

Posted by Head Geek on 5 July 2007, 1:24 pm

Here’s something you don’t hear about every day.

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Cool, Interesting, and (Maybe) Useful Videos

Posted by Head Geek on 3 July 2007, 10:42 pm

Make Instant Hot Ice, or A Candle That Won’t Go Out. Tie a Knot That Can’t Be Untied, and see what happens when you Pour a Soda Under Water. It’s all pretty neat.

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“Inflated real-estate market goes ballistic (in space)”

Posted by Head Geek on 3 July 2007, 8:36 pm

Oh he’s got… hi-igh hopes, he’s got… hi-igh hopes…

Filed under Amusing/Interesting/Appalling, Science and Technology, Science Fiction and Fantasy

“Pensioner used live shell as doorstop”

Posted by Head Geek on 3 July 2007, 8:34 pm

This, on the other hand, is merely a big bang that could have been.

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“Loopy quantums reveal successive universes”

Posted by Head Geek on 3 July 2007, 8:30 pm

“Big Bang was Big Bounce“ I don’t know if I buy it, but it’s an interesting theory.

Filed under Amusing/Interesting/Appalling, Science Fiction and Fantasy

Where would we be without them?

Posted by Head Geek on 2 July 2007, 6:36 pm

You’ve got to love stupid criminals.

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“Illinois man files suit over lost love”

Posted by Head Geek on 2 July 2007, 6:27 pm

And he apparently won it, too.

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“‘Unusually frisky’ deer blow lid on marijuana plantation”

Posted by Head Geek on 2 July 2007, 6:13 pm

If you’re going to grow pot, make sure the local wildlife doesn’t steal it. Maybe you can keep it in your local tabernacle.

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