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Once again, I bring you the best, most entertaining tidbits I have spotted around the web via friends' blogs, CNN, your emails, and more.

Once again, in reverse chronological order:


1. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6327487.stm
Chance meeting solves baby mix-up
A Malaysian Chinese couple convinced they brought up the wrong child
find their son almost 30 years later.
(Via email from Emmie on Feb. 3, 2007.)


2. http://www.flickr.com/photos/33032196@N00/62027592/
"Breakfast Theory: A Morning Methodology"
A quick cartoon poking fun at postmodernism and more.
(Via email from Irvin on Jan. 29, 2007, after he spent a long time Googling to find this exact, ancient comic. This is a link to some guy's flickr!)


3. http://www.i-am-bored.com/bored_link.cfm?link_id=5013
Laugh-out-loud "Engrish" subtitles for Lord of the Rings.
(Via Googling to find a copy of Lord of the Rings in Spanish, which I posted about here.)


4. http://www.fodey.com/generators/newspaper/snippet.asp
A fake-newspaper clip generator!
(Via Derek on Jan. 5, 2007, after he sent a group of us this to tease me and Damon about our recent press coverage. Derek says: If you like that, you can also try this one.)


5. http://www.restorationhardware.com/rh/catalog/product/product.jsp?productId=prod1208091&navCount=2
Smittens!!
(Currently on sale--and going out of season fast.)


6. Gulp
Buffy's back.
(Via d_michiko_f's post from Jan. 7, 2007.)


7. http://www.betterthanyourboyfriend.com/?p=89
The outrageous story of a guy who tried to buy a penguin. A must read.
(Via email from Julie and Kevin on Dec. 10, 2006!)


8. http://hungryintaipei.blogspot.com/
If you're planning a trip to Taipei soon (I know, I know: I can think of at least five of you who just got back), check out Joan's coverage of places to eat.
(Via email from Emmie, and I'm connected to Joan through Karen, too!)


Love,
r


P.S.
I've (mostly) kicked the mass-email habit now I have a blog. Yet I continue to have mixed feelings about posting fun links like these here. I want to share them somehow, but a blog is turning out to feel more permanent than a mass email.

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Here's some fun for easing back into your Monday morning: Links I've collected over the past month and a half!

In reverse chronological order:

1. http://money.cnn.com/2006/09/29/technology/tech_future/index.htm
Tomorrow's hot tech gear today
A look at some of the coolest gadgets and technologies coming soon.

The Hug shirt: With the development of video conferencing and Web cameras, maintaining a long-distance relationship has never been easier. Now there's a way to bring touch into the picture.

The Hug shirt, using Bluetooth technology and embedded sensors, makes it possible to send a hug to another wearer of a Hug shirt over distance. An added bonus: The shirts are machine washable. But the cost of a hug can be pricey - the shirts are expected to retail for around $500 to $700 apiece.

The entire article is short. Check check check it out! It lists five weird inventions-in-progress, of which this was one.


2. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/5355546.stm
New recruit joins Terracotta Army
A German student briefly fools police by posing as one of China's
terracotta warriors at the world heritage site.
(via Emmie on 9/18)


3. http://youtube.com/watch?v=0qw7ByxX0X8
Two guys go way out their way to recreate the Bellagio fountain using Diet Coke and Mentos. Now that´s entertainment.
(Via Alvina Ling at Bloomabilities on 9/21!)


4. Chewbacca has a blog:
http://rrrrrrrrrrrrrnnnnnnnnnnhhhh.blogspot.com/
(Via Alvina's comment on A Fuse #8 Production)


5. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/4693520.stm
Husband eats 50-yr-old chicken
(Via a commenter on Mike and Maria's blog)


6. http://franklinavenue.blogspot.com/2006/08/there-are-do-ritos-and-then-there-are.html
You simply must look at this Japanese packaging for Doritos. With more info here:
http://accordionguy.blogware.com/blog/_archives/2006/7/11/2100500.html
http://accordionguy.blogware.com/blog/_archives/2006/7/13/2111701.html
(via comments on Franklin Avenue on 8/7, via JustJenn, via Japundit)


7. Can this be??
http://www.yale.edu/opa/newsr/06-05-23-01.all.html
Yale Shuttle Bus Powered by Recycled Cooking Oil From the Yale Dining Halls!!
Quoth the article:

Oil used for frying in the dining halls is collected by Yale Recycling and delivered to Sterling Chemistry Laboratory, where Johnson works with students to turn the waste oil into biodiesel.

(via Yale alumni e-newsletter)


8. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NhSQARojp0
This commercial for "March of the Emperor" is not only super dear to my heart, it made Damon laugh out loud.
(Via Greg at GottaBook on 8/23!)


And finally, though I have been slow to pass this particular goody on, it still rocks my world:

9. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pv5zWaTEVkI
The OK-GO Treadmills video!!
(via Felisa in email first, though everybody and their sister's neighbor has posted this since, along with links to their live performances!)


Originally I wanted to set up mini polls for every single one of these links, to get your easy feedback. But time grows short.

What did you think? :)
r

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