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Entries Tagged as 'Odd'

SupersizedMeals.com

March 13th, 2006 · No Comments · Odd, Off topic

SupersizedMeals.com - Foodstuffs of Epic Proportions
Maybe I should categorize this one as “useful” as well as “odd.” The usefulness is that looking at photos of grossly gigantic meals may kill your appetite and prevent you from over-eating. Then, again, maybe not.
Odd it is.

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NEWS of the WEIRD

March 10th, 2006 · No Comments · Odd, Off topic, Websites

NEWS of the WEIRD - Current News
This site collects odd little stories, often amusing, such as the one about the price of Australian whale vomit (if you have to ask, you can’t afford it) and this one:
After Seattle police chased a carjacking suspect into a tree in February, bystanders gathered around and laughed, but the […]

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Breaking German Wehrmacht Ciphers

March 10th, 2006 · No Comments · Odd, Websites

Frode Weierud’s CryptoCellar | Breaking German Wehrmacht Ciphers
If you’re like me, you probably think there is little point in decoding German military messages from World War II. Apparently, we would be wrong.

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The Flinty Gaze

March 3rd, 2006 · No Comments · Me, Odd, Uncategorized, Websites

The Flinty Gaze
This is my other blog. I finally wrote something new for it, after a couple months off. It takes more thinking because I am not writing it as me. It’s a work of fiction, but open ended.

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