nourishing obscurity

[H/T Chuckles]

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You’ll get the film and probably the actor but can you also get the character? 1. You don’t understand! I coulda had class. I coulda been a contender. I could’ve been somebody, instead of a bum, which is what I am. 2. One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got in [...]

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As Mrs. Beeton might have said: “First catch your turkey in the wild:

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On 23 August 1994 the K Foundation (an art duo consisting of Bill Drummond and Jimmy Cauty) burned cash in the amount of one million pounds sterling on the Scottish island of Jura. This money represented the bulk of the K Foundation’s funds, earned by Drummond and Cauty as The KLF, one of the United [...]

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Well, it had to come, did it not?  [You might like to use the translator in the right sidebar here]: Le concept anglais de «charity shop» a débarqué en France en 2007, lorsque l’ONG Oxfam a ouvert une librairie d’occasion à Lille. Depuis, l’association a investi Paris, où deux «bouquineries» se sont installées dans le [...]

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There’ve been many comments from people over time about this site and the one which sticks in my mind is Pavlov’s Cat‘s when he said [* please see comments for clarification] I was doing myself a disservice with all the lighthearted topics. That’s interesting because at the same time, another reader wrote, “A bit less [...]

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[John Wigglesworth has made this post possible and most of the text below was written by him and the photos with the 20101101 prefix are his, on loan for now.  Fair use for blogs and other articles is all right but please attribute to John if you'd be so kind - James] He begins:

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Filed under: Art, History & Culture, Leisure, travel & sport, Technology & ideas, Wiggia

Don’t know if your life runs like clockwork or not, mine doesn’t … but it does run by a timer. On a work day, I used to try online alarms, real alarm clocks, all sorts.  For now, it works well using light.  If it is dark and no lamp is on, then it’s before 06:00.  [...]

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The angelic chorus you hear accompanying the sound of the crickets is NOT a synthesizer or a chorus singing, it’s the crickets themselves (slowed down) creating the effect. Really an amazing thing they’ve accomplished here. This recording can be played continuously in the background to create a natural soothing atmosphere for calming and healing.

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Thomas, a 70 year old, extremely wealthy widower shows up at the country club with an absolutely gorgeous, breathtakingly beautiful and very sexy 25 year old brunette. She hangs onto his arm and listens intently to his every word.  His usual playing partners and fellow members of the club are baffled and shocked. At the [...]

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From This is True who got it from RC/Yorkshire Post: “When I started taking my clothes off, a man said ‘You can’t do that in here!’,” says Ian Robinson, 43. The former mail carrier was at the Jobcentre in Bridlington, and his purpose was protest. “So I went over and glued myself to his desk,” [...]

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Still scratching the bonce over that.

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Just stunned by the comments at Zero Hedge about Farage:

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