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Re: Links to Amuse and Divert [message #11971 is a reply to message #11909 ]

Mon, 23 February 2009 14:00

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Re: Links to Amuse and Divert [message #12001 is a reply to message #5895 ]

Tue, 24 February 2009 13:43

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Although I think there're people who read LOLcats regularly, I pretty much had to post this one:

http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/funny-pictures-your-slippers-have-been-replaced-with-ferrets.jpg

Proper linky to the site

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Re: Links to Amuse and Divert [message #12002 is a reply to message #5895 ]

Tue, 24 February 2009 13:46

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snork, i like that how about you jodi?hehe.

Bonnie Holmes the faster ahead I go, the more behind I get

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Re: Links to Amuse and Divert [message #12004 is a reply to message #12001 ]

Tue, 24 February 2009 14:06

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shalea wrote on Tue, 24 February 2009 13:43

Although I think there're people who read LOLcats regularly, I pretty much had to post this one:

Yep! I've seen it!

I don't think they look very angry, though. I thought they looked more sneaky and cute, how ferrets usually look. And I kind of worry what will happen if someone actually does step on them, but I realize I also overthink anything related to ferrets. :)

Smooshes!

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Re: Links to Amuse and Divert [message #12007 is a reply to message #12004 ]

Tue, 24 February 2009 17:12

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jmeadows wrote on Tue, 24 February 2009 14:06

I don't think they look very angry, though...

I was wondering about that. My college roommate had a ferret in our dorm room for a while so I've had a certain amount of exposure to them, but those two didn't look particularly angry to me.

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Re: Links to Amuse and Divert [message #12010 is a reply to message #12007 ]

Tue, 24 February 2009 17:30

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shalea wrote on Tue, 24 February 2009 17:12

I was wondering about that. My college roommate had a ferret in our dorm room for a while so I've had a certain amount of exposure to them, but those two didn't look particularly angry to me.

Angry ferrets are usually pretty easy to spot. They've usually got someone scruffed and the other is screaming. :)

They don't get angry too often, not even during dominance fights. Ferrets are distressingly mellow -- when they're not hyperactive maniacs. :)

Smooshes!

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Re: Links to Amuse and Divert [message #12046 is a reply to message #5895 ]

Wed, 25 February 2009 11:06

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I can't stop watching this video!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_HXUhShhmY

"The center of every man's existence is a dream. Death, disease, insanity, are merely material accidents, like a toothache or a twisted ankle. That these brutal forces always besiege and often capture the citadel does not prove that they are the citadel."

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Re: Links to Amuse and Divert [message #12111 is a reply to message #5895 ]

Thu, 26 February 2009 19:57

Erika in Colorado
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I thought of you all while I looked at this art by Mercer Mayer: http://mercermayer.com/room3.html

I loved his books as a little girl and my son loves them now, but this artwork appealed to the adult me who loves fairytales and fantasy. The page I linked to is the Beauty and the Beast room, but you should check out all the others, too.

Erika in Colorado

"A person who's happy will make others happy; a person who has courage and faith will never die in misery!" -Anne Frank

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Re: Links to Amuse and Divert [message #12121 is a reply to message #5895 ]

Fri, 27 February 2009 00:01

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That's really beautiful - and really captures the fairy-tale-feeling. Thanks, Erika!

Why, I feel all thin, sort of stretched, if you know what I mean, like butter that has been scraped over too much bread.

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Re: Links to Amuse and Divert [message #12134 is a reply to message #12111 ]

Fri, 27 February 2009 04:47

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Ooh, these are lovely!

Smooshes!

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Re: Links to Amuse and Divert [message #12143 is a reply to message #5895 ]

Fri, 27 February 2009 12:11

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Very pretty! Must forward the link to several people...

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Re: Links to Amuse and Divert [message #12147 is a reply to message #5895 ]

Fri, 27 February 2009 16:00

Erika in Colorado
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I knew you were the right people to share this with! Wink

Erika in Colorado

"A person who's happy will make others happy; a person who has courage and faith will never die in misery!" -Anne Frank

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Re: Links to Amuse and Divert [message #12408 is a reply to message #5895 ]

Wed, 04 March 2009 15:17

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http://rolcats.com/

Must go here. It's like a variation of icanhascheezburger.com (lolcats) which Robin posted a long while back. But these are so much funnier (in a darker sort of way...er, at least in my opinion...) because they're from the perspectives of the cats of "the Russian socialist/communist party". Lots of jokes about proletariat life and being a good comrade and the such. I'm pretty sure the translations are not accurate but nevertheless, they're still funny.

[Updated on: Wed, 04 March 2009 15:24]

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Re: Links to Amuse and Divert [message #12409 is a reply to message #12408 ]

Wed, 04 March 2009 15:25

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sunday_morning wrote on Wed, 04 March 2009 15:17

http://rolcats.com/

Wow, that's great!!

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Re: Links to Amuse and Divert [message #12626 is a reply to message #5895 ]

Sat, 07 March 2009 19:54

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Some musical amusing-ness (don't worry... if you don't read sheet music, the directions are still hilarious):

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ch/150301671/sizes/o/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ch/150301737/sizes/o/

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Re: Links to Amuse and Divert [message #12633 is a reply to message #12626 ]

Sat, 07 March 2009 22:46

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Mori-neko wrote on Sat, 07 March 2009 19:54

*dies*

Oh that is priceless!! THANK YOU!

I've got a plan so cunning you could put a tail on it and call it a weasel ~ Blackadder

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Re: Links to Amuse and Divert [message #12641 is a reply to message #12626 ]

Sun, 08 March 2009 12:08

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Mori-neko wrote on Sat, 07 March 2009 19:54

*dies a thousand deaths from laughing*

Smooshes!

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Re: Links to Amuse and Divert [message #12642 is a reply to message #12626 ]

Sun, 08 March 2009 13:50

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Thank you! I haven't seen that in ages! Very Happy

"Purity of heart is to will one thing." Kirkegaard

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Re: Links to Amuse and Divert [message #12677 is a reply to message #8373 ]

Mon, 09 March 2009 12:21

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b_twin_1 wrote on Fri, 19 December 2008 00:37

Hehehe very much in the same vein as the Llama song:
http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/llama

which never fails to make me laugh Wink

And then there's the Obama llama song! Very Happy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0KyB5ri7is

And also from the vlogbrothers (the other brother) is the Shakespearean Insult video. Even for people not huge on Shakespeare (including, I suppose, myself), it's really good. And really funny.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xy1M5VHF3no

DON'T FORGET TO BE AWESOME!

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Re: Links to Amuse and Divert [message #12690 is a reply to message #12677 ]

Mon, 09 March 2009 20:28

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Brynne wrote on Mon, 09 March 2009 12:21

And then there's the Obama llama song! Very Happy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0KyB5ri7is

That was so bad, I had to make my husband watch it too! Very Happy

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Re: Links to Amuse and Divert [message #12823 is a reply to message #5895 ]

Wed, 11 March 2009 22:25

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If I was feeling clever, I'd come up with some witty description for this link:

http://jameskennedy.com/2009/03/06/america-emulate-this-man/

It does have bees in it, at least.

'night
Dawn in TN

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Re: Links to Amuse and Divert [message #13123 is a reply to message #5895 ]

Wed, 18 March 2009 06:01

Susan in Melbourne
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So, are you all signed up to turn your lights out for an hour on 28th March for Earth Hour?
http://www.earthhour.org/

And just to show what it is we're trying to save for the future, have a look at the gallery of photos here:
http://www.earthfromabove.com.au/

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Re: Links to Amuse and Divert [message #13186 is a reply to message #5895 ]

Thu, 19 March 2009 19:31

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A couple things for y'all:

Extreme Sheepherding - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2FX9rviEhw

and something to make the internet even -more- time consuming, entertaining, and random - http://thenethernet.com/

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Re: Links to Amuse and Divert [message #13197 is a reply to message #13186 ]

Thu, 19 March 2009 20:11

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Oh! *flails*
LOVE IT.

THANK YOU!!

I've got a plan so cunning you could put a tail on it and call it a weasel ~ Blackadder

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Re: Links to Amuse and Divert [message #13212 is a reply to message #5895 ]

Fri, 20 March 2009 05:18

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Loved the Sheepherding!

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Re: Links to Amuse and Divert [message #13291 is a reply to message #5895 ]

Sat, 21 March 2009 08:09

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I had a right giggle with the shepherds and their poor sleepless flocks Wink

_{“I have always imagined heaven to be a kind of library.” –Jorge Luis Borges}

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Re: Links to Amuse and Divert [message #13359 is a reply to message #5895 ]

Sun, 22 March 2009 14:40

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Absolutely amazing. It has given me an excuse to send e-mails to all my friends who keep sheep.

It kind of figures that the shepherds are Welsh ... a lot of creativity there.

Thank you, thank you!

"Winning a war is like winning an earthquake" Jeanette Rankin

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Re: Links to Amuse and Divert [message #14896 is a reply to message #5895 ]

Thu, 16 April 2009 00:21

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Holy Dog Wars!

http://nancyrommelmann.typepad.com/nancy_rommelmann/2009/03/ holy-dog-war.html

and

Peeples' Choice Awards

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/gallery/2009/04 /10/GA2009041001969.html

editted to correct link

[Updated on: Thu, 16 April 2009 00:40]

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The galaxy has a flavor: [message #15314 is a reply to message #5895 ]

Fri, 24 April 2009 00:41

boddhi_d
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Raspberries.

And it smells of rum.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2009/apr/21/space-raspberr ies-amino-acids-astrobiology/print

On the eighth day, God created the umbrella drink, then nipped off for a loll on the beach, and saw that it was good.

This brings such joy to my heart. I can only believe that, somewhere in the afterworld, Douglas Adams is laughing hysterically.

Dawn

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Re: The galaxy has a flavor: [message #15325 is a reply to message #15314 ]

Fri, 24 April 2009 10:56

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boddhi_d wrote on Fri, 24 April 2009 00:41

Perfection! Douglas Adams must truly be pleased.

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Re: Links to Amuse and Divert [message #15339 is a reply to message #5895 ]

Sat, 25 April 2009 07:02

Guest

For all the coffee drinkers out there

http://www.womansday.com/Articles/Food/Cool-Cappuccino-Foam- Art.html - Coffee Art

And a vid at the end showing you how to make your own

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Re: Links to Amuse and Divert [message #15345 is a reply to message #5895 ]

Sat, 25 April 2009 20:22

Guest

Hey Ferret peoples!

http://www.manitobaferrets.ca/funhouse/badferret.html (only works in IE)

Some examples:

Ferrets do not wear make-up. I do not need to investigate my human's make-up bag.

I am not Jacques Cousteau. The 125 gallon reef aquarium is not my personal scuba diving spot

I will not completely flatten myself so I can crawl underneath the bedroom door of the sleeping guest who is not fond of ferrets just so I can crawl into bed with her and lick her toes

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Re: Links to Amuse and Divert [message #15346 is a reply to message #15345 ]

Sat, 25 April 2009 20:39

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Alas, IE only. Maybe one day they'll upgrade to the future where not everyone is confined to that anymore. :)

Smooshes!

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Re: Links to Amuse and Divert [message #15707 is a reply to message #5895 ]

Mon, 04 May 2009 04:45

Susan in Melbourne
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http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com:80/

This one's currently doing the rounds at work. Cute story.

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Re: Links to Amuse and Divert [message #15788 is a reply to message #5895 ]

Wed, 06 May 2009 22:05

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I beg forgiveness if someone has already offered
http://lordofthepeeps.com
for consideration, but if not, then enjoy. I find this version of Tolkien particularly disturbing when dieting makes the hobbits look yummy.

[Updated on: Wed, 06 May 2009 22:07]

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Re: Links to Amuse and Divert [message #15790 is a reply to message #15788 ]

Wed, 06 May 2009 22:54

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Very cute! Thanks!

I've got a plan so cunning you could put a tail on it and call it a weasel ~ Blackadder

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Re: Links to Amuse and Divert [message #15814 is a reply to message #5895 ]

Thu, 07 May 2009 16:00

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Excellent!

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Re: Links to Amuse and Divert [message #15877 is a reply to message #15788 ]

Fri, 08 May 2009 23:06

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Some people have way too much time on their hands! Smile

But definitely cute.

Karen

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Re: Links to Amuse and Divert [message #15980 is a reply to message #15877 ]

Mon, 11 May 2009 21:28

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kfoster2047 wrote on Fri, 08 May 2009 23:06

Some people have way too much time on their hands!

No no, I'd call this time well spent! Smile

Doing involved projects purely for the amusement of others is an honored and noble calling. I wish I'd thought of this one myself...

_{"The time is always right to do what's right."--MLK Jr.}

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Re: Links to Amuse and Divert [message #15981 is a reply to message #15980 ]

Mon, 11 May 2009 21:33

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It's very silly--but I think I can say that any one of those peeps is as good an actor as Liv Tyler, anyway...

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