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Stuff White People Like (1)
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http://stuffwhite... am not on top of things. This blog and book have been around for a while and I first saw the book at Joe's bday party a few weeks ago - you will enjoy the website if you are just now discovernig it like me. Have any of you seen it before? Tell me what you think. I am white and I like it.Shared by Ken (3)Contribute comment -
A public forum in a religious context has no place in politics -- OrlandoSentinel.com (1)
permalinkAt the risk of heresy, let it be said that setting up the two presidential candidates for religious interrogation by an evangelical minister -- no matter how beloved -- is supremely wrong.Shared by Ken (3)
- Ken said: This is a great article about the interview with Obama and McCain by pastor Rick Warren. Religion has no place here.
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are those trees moving? (11)
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hey people, the past couple of weeks have been a bit hectic round here, hence the lack of posts. everything’s now back to normal so things should pick up. glad to see everyone enjoying and linking to the bridges post - seems you can never get too much of ‘em. a quick slice of awesome to begin the comeback. can you guess what’s going on with the trees in the photos below? yep, they’re revolving. ...Shared by dffrnt (27) Digg Boss (641) dobata (366) Eric Daams (292) Jay (69) Kaveh Dorafshan (21) Ken (3) Kevin Federline (286) Mich D (169) Tal Siach (474) Tommy Inglis (93)Contribute comment - wooden nickels: CVS raises the bar (1)
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Planet of the Cats (6)
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(YouTube link) The Cat House on the Kings is a no kill, no cage shelter for homeless cats. Lynea Lattanzio has cared for 16,000 cats since 1992. -via GigglesugarContribute comment - Office of Innovative Partnerships and Alternative Funding Innovative Partnerships Program (1)
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Michael Phelps Vs. Goldfish: Who is Faster? (11)
onWith his epic 8 Olympic golds, Michael Phelps is definitely one of the fastest swimmers in the world. But just how fast do you think he swims? And how does Phelps stack up to the world's fastest fish? Neatorama investigates: Though it's hard to measure the swimming speed of large fish in the wild, most sources believe that the fastest fish is the Indo-Pacific Sailfish (Istiophorus platypterus), that has been clocked in excess of 68 ...Shared by Chimpadink (3) DippinBits (19) GKB (14) James and Tom (12) Ken (3) KincaidKMF (5) Matt (20) paperback writer (2) Silvo (5) tayknight (2) Zahra HB (83)
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Oregon begins building first "solar highway" project (21)
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Filed under: TransportationJust over a year ago, we passed off a far-out proposal that would turn highways into wind farms. Now, however, the state of Oregon is proving that such feats are actually within reach as it breaks ground on the first so-called "solar highway" demonstration project. The project will be installed at the Interstate 5 and Interstate 205 interchange in Tualatin, where it will cover around 8,000 square feet and produce 112,000 kilowatt hours ...Shared by Alan (1) Andrew Ruess (121) Brandon LeBlanc (5) Chris Schrier (12) Creeva (41) David (6) Gat (35) Gonzo (23) Greg D (1) Javed (130) Ken (3) kskobac (17) Michael (28) Nathaniel Dean (21) Rex (152) Rolf (23) Ru> (15) rveguilla (5) rzklkng (136) the Baron of Bore (12) Travis (9)Contribute comment - Untitled (1)
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Know Your Meme: All Your Base (7)
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The Original ‘All Your Base’ Cut Scene from Zero Wing, Engrish, Execution In Process, Not Feel Well, Get Drunk, Sexual Harassment Company, There Is A Possibility…., All Your Base Animated GIF, Zany Video Game Quotes, All Your Base Overdub by Overclocked.org, Something Awful Forums, AYB Photoshops, The Laziest Men on Mars, Gabber Techno, “Invasion of the Gabber Robots”, Roflcopter, AYB on CNet, AYB in the SF Chronicle, AYB in The Register, The Daily Mirror, AYB ...Shared by Demi Pietchell (88) Justin Simonsen (36) Kellie Miller (9) Ken (3) NasirJumani (260) Neo2049 (7) wvpv (11)- Ken said: Have you heard "all your base are belong to us" but have no idea what it means??!Do you not really understand a "meme"??Watch this video, friend. It is a history of the original internet meme and will explain all!
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Historical Olympic Medal Count (3)
onThe New York Times has an interactive timeline/map/infographic that shows the medal count of each country for all of the Modern Games since 1896. At the link, select a year, then click on each country’s circle to see the medal count. Link -via DiggContribute comment
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Scientists Create Stem Cells for 10 Disorders (1)
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Scientists create disease-specific stem cell lines, could help in finding treatments.Shared by Ken (3)Contribute comment -
Sublime & Sensual Smoke Art [PICS] (50)
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"QUANTUM SHOT" #458linkSometimes "going up in smoke" can be a good thingNatural smoke (and its Photoshop variety) seem to become more and more a media of choice for artistic expression. Artists inherently like smoke for its flux and dynamic properties, and the public seem to enjoy asking the perennial question "What were they smoking?" when seeing a radical and challenging piece of art. Today, we'll feature some examples of "smoke art", and marvel at how ...Shared by $udhi™ (2) 1only (97) adam (1039) AJ Adoniz (2) Alec Perkins (6) Aleisha (7) Alex (24) ali (178) andrewcsfan (15) Anthony Muoio (0) Arik Litvin (2) brandon (4) Brian Cuban (1084) dagorret.digg@gmail.com (0) Darren (0) Deborah Petersen (36) Derek (0) Devolver (11) diego (22) Doug Adams (128) erick (1) Grace (114) guy (626) hikbi (109) J128 (20) Jonathan (16) Jordan (411) Katie Fellows (37) Ken (3) Kevin Federline (286) Leximo (512) LiquidLag (3) miasarmento (110) mr_gadget (152) Mr. BabyMan (366) primary0 (3) Reg Saddler (Zaibatsu) (249) RyneNelson (283) Sham (107) silpol (31) Steven M. Fick (0) Tal Siach (474) ted (6) Tino (6) tobalito (4) Tommy Van Damme (0) Trevor Wermund (147) Vasilescu (10) zukibusa (15)- $udhi™ said: wonderful article on high speed smoke photography
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the amazing house that always faces the sun (12)
on[note: apologies for the shit picture quality. there was very little to choose from] wow. it’s surprising that there’s so little (english) information available about this house as it seems to be such a piece of engineering brilliance and a building which, when designed, was way ahead of its time. it was built and lived in by an italian ship engineer by the name of angelo invernizzi (along with assistance from architect ettore fagiuoli) between ...Shared by Chetan Thaker (41) Geoff (5) GKB (14) harith (25) Ken (3) Kenny Eicher (0) Nickname unavailable (13) Ophir (9) Patrix (12) Peter D (4) Ryan Joseph (13) Wiking (12)
- Kenny Eicher said: Brandon, this is like that new Dubai skyscraper we read about, but built in the 1930s!
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Best Star Wars Wedding Ever: I Declare You Mon Calamari and Wife (11)
onI declare you Mon Calamari and wife! Photo: jwinokur [Flickr] The awesomest wedding cake EVAR! Photo: jwinokur [Flickr] All of the guests are in costume! Photo: jwinokur [Flickr] There are Star Wars fan wedding, then there are hardcore Star Wars fan wedding! Photographer Justin Winokur has a very neat Flickr photoset of what is undoubtedly one of the BEST Star Wars wedding ever! Congrats to the couple! Link - via Super Punch (And let me ...Shared by Ali T (20) Camtron 9000 (20) Kay (41) Ken (3) Kreg (3) Laura (2) rebrse (156) Rob (11) Rob (17) Todd (11) Walter DeFoor (33)
- Ken said: Holy crap! A Star Wars Wedding! Great pics!
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Awesome Martian Fighting Machine [PICS] (21)
onfollowing on from the nightmarish baby tower a couple of weeks back, here’s another surreal and incredible piece of public art that has the ability to scare pedestrians shitless. i hope you enjoy stuff like this as much as i do because i’ll be searching for more. without further ado, the coolest sculpture ever to grace a town centre… photo source it’s a fucking tripod from the war of the worlds and can be found ...Shared by Andy Wibbels (11) blackysky (0) Brian Cuban (1084) burkinaboy (142) Calculon (0) Casey (16) Chetan Thaker (41) David Eaves (0) Deborah Petersen (36) Felix Bredoteau (56) Geoff (5) Gregory (3) Inthenameofmine (406) Ken (3) Maki (0) maxyRO (482) Muhammad Saleem (246) Reg Saddler (Zaibatsu) (249) RyneNelson (283) Uzair (203) velociped (1)Contribute comment
