Sunday, January 26, 2020

Sunday Links

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Snopes investigates an  Explosion' of Buttons In an Abandoned Button Factory Via MeFi

Here wander the otherwise virtuous souls who were forced into grievous errors by autocorrect programs. They sit in silent masturbation, only rising once every hour to chant eerie koans such as “ducking auto cat rectal.” Dante’s Nine Circles of Hell, Reimagined for Linguistic Transgressions  Via PfRC

You stay away from the village fete, do you understand? Your Guide to Not Getting Murdered in a Quaint English Village

Cross-Dressing Soldiers Man Anti-Aircraft Guns During World War II: “Still wearing their dresses the dancers rushed to their action stations—wolves in sheep’s clothing, so to speak.” *Oops it looks like Flashbak has removed this post. Thanks for letting me know, Bruce.

"Sandwiches are beautiful, sandwiches are fine -
I like sandwiches, I eat them all the time.
I eat them for my supper and I eat them for my lunch;
If I had a hundred sandwiches, I'd eat them all at once! - Fred Penner" My friend Trish Hennessy agrees and her blog is about 52 of her favourites. Yum!

18 Intriguing Comics With Unexpected Endings Via Memo Of The Air

Blogger: Nag on the Lake - Edit post

Inmates of high-security prison №44 in Russia have made a Snow Church with the help of a priest.

How to make redneck soda cheesecake You're welcome!

Because you like quizzes: What bird are you most like? (I'm a Northern Mockingbird) Via

“The Incredible Adventures Of Man Spider”  The story of a spider bitten by a radioactive man and imbued with the powers of being human. Via

Everything you want to know about the Canals of Amsterdam Via Blort

Why the mantis shrimp is my new favorite animal Thanks Bruce!

Are you looking for a home renovation show that's in very poor taste? This one is right up your alley: Murder House Flip Show  

Newspaper Clipping of the Day: "We don’t have any pants or evidence of pants. We have a male's bones and a dress."

Good Morning, Vietnam: How A War-Torn Country Became the Second Largest Producer of Coffee in the World Good story. Thanks Bruce!

An apartment in Le Corbusier’s iconic Villa Stein is for sale 

A combination of a 300-pound-plus man walking over the entire length of your body striking at various muscle bundles with a meat cleaver. You Haven't Lived Until You've Lived Through a Meat Cleaver Massage 

A puzzle: We want to line up our six children for a photograph, but we can’t put Sally and John next to one another because they fight. In how many ways can we arrange the photo with this constraint?  Answer at Futility Closet

How to Draw Like an Architect

10 Books Banned from US Prisons  Black authors and books about social justice are high on the list of literature banned in US prisons today, with many prisons withholding their reasons for the restrictions.

The Secret Society of Marmalade Makers  A Scottish friend of mine used to make Seville orange marmalade every year and he would share a jar with me now and again. He passed away a few years ago and I miss him and his marmalade.

Vivarium Official Trailer (2020) This looks good.

53 Super Bowl rings, 53 stories Thanks Bruce!

City Of ... These European cities are keeping old legacies alive and bring their traditions to the world.

 It is the centenary of the birth of Federico Fellini Watch a few of his films.

And lastly, I'll share something personal about myself: Blind date is my secret vice.

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